Kyle Harms received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2017 at Washington University in St. Louis. Under the supervision of Dr. Caitlin L. Kelleher, he investigated leveraging completion problems to help enable middle school students to learn computer programming independently. He has completed and published research on a variety of topics relating to young learners and learning how to code, both through structured programs and through self-taught methods. His software work is available on the novice programming environment, Looking Glass, and the open source program github.
COURSE OVERVIEW
In this course, you will practice writing simple instructions for a computer. Through the use of a blocks-based programming language, you will implement instructions in code to create programs that complete an action. You will practice using repetition and variables to provide more flexibility and simplicity to your program. In the project, you will build a form that can use variables and basic arithmetic expressions to generate a report in HTML. Through these exercises, you will explore good programming habits and debugging techniques on your way to writing JavaScript syntax.
KEY COURSE TAKEAWAYS
- Instruct a computer to complete tasks by making a plan for a program then coding that plan
- Code and run a valid JavaScript program using blocks or syntax
- Use variables to represent data and perform complex actions on that data
- Analyze and describe what a program does and how it does it by tracing code
How It Works
Course Length
2 weeks
Effort
5-7 hours per week
Format
100% online, instructor-led
Course Author
Lecturer, Cornell Information Science
Who Should Enroll
- Novice and self-taught programmers
- Web development career starters
- Small business owners managing a website
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