1. Week 1 
1. Introduction to the course
2. Week 2 
1. Social and ethical issues – bad men, GIU v CLI, first program (excel),Timeline exercise (internet or computer devt), licence agreements + types, ergonomics in software, inclusivity.
3. Week 3 
1. Hardware and software – computer elements, input devices, output devices, (not too in depth)
2. Storage + processing + control (not too detailed) Software – operating systems, user interface, various management (eg file), utilities
4. Week 4 
1. Application packages, Programming languages – generations, High level, declarative, event driven v sequential, translation, compilation, interpreters
5. Week 5 
1. Fetch execute cycle (interrelationship between hardware and software), programs running and hardware needed
6. Week 6 
1. software development approaches  , prototype, agile, RAD,
7. Week 7 
1. software development approaches – structured approach
8. Week 8 – 
1. structured approach in greater detail - understanding the problem
9. Week 9 
1. planning a solution – DFD’s
10. Week 10 
1. Data types –binary, hex, integers, floating point, string,
11. Week 11 
1. Data structures – arrays, records, files, data dictionaries

Term 2

1. Week 1 - Structured algorithms methods and control structures
2. Week 2  - Structured algorithms – examples of iteration, selection, pre and post test,
3. Week 3 – subroutines, modularity, parameters,
4. Week 4 – Standard algorithms – loading and printing arrays adding data to an array, Deskchecking,
5. Week 5 – Standard algorithms continued
6. Week 6 – Implementing software solutions – coding in a programming language, metalanguages Railroad diagrams and ebnf simple examples
7. Week 7 – ebnf and railroad diagrams for iteration, pre and post test, selections,
8. Week 8 – examples using py thon or javascript

Term 3

1. Week 1 – Error detection and correction techniques flags, debugging output statements,
2. Week 2 - libraries and standard subroutines
3. Week 3 – calling modules, procedures, functions,
4. Week 4 – User interface, design features etc
5. Week 5  - Documentation, Then testing
6. Week 6 – Testing, test data, deskcheck revisited,
7. Week 7 – evaluating solutions,
8. Week 8 – Maintaining solutions – features that add to maintainability
9. Week 9 – Developing software solutions – prototype approach revisited in depth
10. Week 10 -  Project time