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Get to grips with programming by learning C – the foundational language behind many modern tools and systems. Ideal for beginners or those transitioning to low-level programming.

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    • Duration: 8 weeks
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    • Fees: £530 (£477 with discount) (no VAT)

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    • Occurs: Tuesday
    • Course code: CS1576
    • Location: Online
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  • Starting date:

    • Duration: 8 weeks
    • Time: to
    • Fees: £530 (£477 with discount) (no VAT)

      Save £53 – book by 31 Aug 2026

    • Occurs: Tuesday
    • Course code: CS1576
    • Location: Online
    • Booking deadline:

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  • Simple, effective handouts, makes it easy to learn.

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  • It’s a good course. It delivers exactly what you expect.

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  • The course gives a good introduction whilst stretching your abilities.

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C/C++ Part 1 – Introduction to Programming Using C Course overview

This introductory Programming with C/C++ online training short course starts with programming basics, then focuses on applying programming practice to the C programming language.

You will spend a lot of time developing coding skills so that by the end of the course you will be able to write applications in C.

The online c++ oop course teaches key features of imperative programming using C and is an ideal preliminary to the Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ short course.

Who is it for?

Part 1 of using C and C++ languages is a great way for beginners with a good level of computer literacy to learn programming skills. It is also ideal if you wish to move to DevOps or areas such as hardware or electrical engineering.

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Timetable

This course takes place one evening

w the academic year, delivering courses over three terms. These include:

  • Autumn - October
  • Spring - January
  • Summer - April

Benefits

  • Gain a certificate from a London university
  • We teach our virtual classes in the evenings, allowing you to continue with full-time employment
  • Taught by industry professionals

What will I learn?

On the Introduction to Programming Using C/C++ course, you will learn

  • Language Overview, Development Environment Overview
  • Comment Lines. White space. Key words. Statement separators Functions: main, print, scan. Variables and variable declarations. Variable types I/0 field types and escape sequences used with print and scan
  • Assignment operator. Arithmetic operators. Priority, Associatively, Left values
  • Relational operators, Logical operators. How to avoid logical operator side effects. Ternary operator. Unary operators. How to avoid unary operator side effects
  • Bitwise operators. Combined operators. Casts. The 'if' and if-else' statements. The 'while' and 'do. while' loops. The 'for' loop
  • Nested loops. The 'continue' and 'break' statements. The 'switch' statement. Arrays and pointers
  • Arrays and pointers continued Strings Nested pointers. How to avoid pointer side effects
  • Functions. Standard functions, User defined functions (given time) Pointers to functions. Functions returning pointer. Linked lists

By the end of the course, you will be able to

  • write a program in C
  • compile and run it on a PC computer
  • debug it
  • write so as to avoid the worst side effects of bugs.

You will be exposed to programming problems and solutions that highlight key features of imperative programming. You will be given numerous examples and gain transferable knowledge for any programming domain you may wish to progress on to.

Some of the teaching covers the common integrated development environments (IDEs) popular on Windows operating systems; however, all the examples are compatible with compilers running on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X environments.

Assessment and certificates

You will be awarded an official City St George's, University of London certificate if you attend over 70 per cent of the classes. The course is not formally accredited.

Assessment

Informal assessment will take place through group discussion, class room activities, and questions and answers sessions as guided by your tutor.

Eligibility

Computer literacy.

English requirements

Applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English.

Recommended reading

Handouts will be given in class.

Background reading:

  • Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie C. (1988) Programming Language. Prentice Hall PTR
  • Byron S. Gottfried (1996) Schaum's Outline of Programming with C. McGraw-Hill

Tutor

  • Kosmas Kosmopoulos

    Kosmas Kosmopoulos

    Kosmas Kosmopoulos has broad experience in teaching a range of computing-related courses, from Business Information Systems to web development.

    Kosmas is currently teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in a number of institutions including City St George's, University of London, Huron University, Middlesex University and the University of Westminster.

    Kosmas's research interests are in the areas of Sensor Networks, Global Computing, Mobile Learning and Mobile Commerce.

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