C++ Programming Curriculum Outline

C++ Programming: Structured Programming

Overview/Description
To provide the student with structured programming concepts used in C++

Target Audience
Students with knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites
Some experience of C or another structured programming language

Expected Duration (hours)
3.7

Lesson Objectives

C++ Programming: Structured Programming

Identify the steps involved in creating a C++ program and itemize the elements of a typical program.

Identify integer and character datatypes.

Use arrays and pointers in C++.

Identify structures and unions in C++.

Give a brief account of the if/else selection statement.

Describe the structure of a switch statement.

Identify loop types.

Outline how to construct a loop.

Describe how C++ functions are constructed and implemented.

Give a brief account of library functions and user-defined functions in C++.

Outline how to create and call a user-defined function.

Course Number:
116671_eng

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C++ PROGRAMMING: CLASSES AND DATA ABSTRACTION

Overview/Description
To provide students with the skills required to create and instantiate classes

Target Audience
Students with knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites
Some experience of C or another structured programming language

Expected Duration (hours)
4.0 Hours

Lesson Objectives
C++ Programming: Classes and Data Abstraction

• define the C++ concepts of encapsulation and data hiding.


• outline how classes can be defined and declared.


• recognize how member functions are defined in a class.


• outline how C++ uses the access control specifiers public, private, and protected.


• identify the scoping rules used in a C++ class.


• outline the ways that C++ classes use static members.


• describe how C++ classes use friend classes and functions to gain access to protected class members and outline how the const keyword is used in C++ classes.


• outline how to code a program that implements a simple time object in C++ and write a code for a simple object.


• outline how constructor and destructor functions work in a C++ program.


• code a constructor and a destructor program.


• identify the uses of inheritance and derived classes.


• describe the difference between single inheritance and multiple inheritance and identify the major programming considerations that concern multiple classes.

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C++ Programming: Manipulating Objects

Overview/Description
To provide the student with the skills required to use dynamic memory allocation in C++

Target Audience
Students with knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites
Some experience of C or another structured programming language

Expected Duration (hours)
3.3

Lesson Objectives

C++ Programming: Manipulating Objects

Give a brief account of pointers.

Identify how arguments are passed to called functions in C++.

Outline how a this pointer is used to reference objects.

Outline how the new and delete keywords can be used to allocate memory dynamically.

Recognize a program that uses a dynamically created object and outline how to write a program using dynamically allocated memory.

Give an account of linked lists and fixed arrays and outline how pointers are used in creating and maintaining a linked list.

Outline how nodes can be added to the head of a linked list.

Identify methods of traversing and deleting a linked list.

Outline how to implement a linked list and write code to add or remove nodes of a linked list.

Create a linked list in C++.

Course Number:
116673_eng

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C++ PROGRAMMING: OVERLOADING

Overview/Description
To provide the student with the skills required to use polymorphism and overloading

Target Audience
Students with knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites
Some experience of C or another structured programming language

Expected Duration (hours)
3.5 Hours

Lesson Objectives
C++ Programming: Overloading

• define polymorphism and give an account of how it is implemented using virtual functions.


• demonstrate the use of polymorphism in an application.


• implement a simple program using polymorphism.


• state the function of operator overloading and outline its implementation as either member or friend functions.


• outline the rules for implementing operator overloading.


• give an account of overloading unary and binary operators.


• identify the functions of casting operators and conversion constructors and outline how they are implemented.


• give an account of how function templates are used.


• outline how to use a function template to sort an array.


• implement a simple function template in a program.


• give an account of class templates.

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C++ PROGRAMMING: FILES AND STREAMS

Overview/Description
To provide the student with the skills required to create C++ programs that use files

Target Audience
Students with knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites
Some experience of C or another structured programming language

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5 Hours

Lesson Objectives
C++ Programming: Files and Streams

• give a brief account of streams and devices.


• identify the classes used in stream and file processing.


• outline how formatting is carried out on I/O streams.


• outline the basic C++ program structure used in file processing.


• identify how data is transferred to and from a file.


• create a C++ program that takes in order details and writes them to a file.


• outline how to create a random access file.


• outline how to read from and write to a random access file.

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C++ PROGRAMMING: PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES

Overview/Description
To give the student an appreciation of advanced concepts in C++ programming

Target Audience
Students with knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites
Some experience of C or another structured programming language

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0 Hours

Lesson Objectives
C++ Programming: Programming Techniques

• identify approaches to dealing with errors in C++.


• outline the use of try blocks, the throw keyword, and catch blocks for catching exceptions.


• create code for an exception handler.


• identify the actions of the C++ preprocessor.


• give an account of the use of directives for the conditional compilation of C++ programs.


• recognize the advantages and disadvantages of using inline functions.


• give an account of abstract classes in C++, virtual functions, and destructors.


• maximize program reusability.


• outline how to use C modules in C++.

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TestPrep Final Exam: C++ programming

Overview/Description
Generally taken near the end of a program, Final Exam: C++ programming enables the learner to test their knowledge in a testing environment.

Target Audience
Individuals seeking practice in a testing environment, covering the skills and competencies being measured by the courseware.

Prerequisites
The associated SkillSoft content should be completed before attempting this test. This will maximize the effectiveness of the simulated preparation exam.

Expected Duration (hours)
0.0

Lesson Objectives

TestPrep Final Exam: C++ programming

C++ Programming: Manipulating Objects

C++ Programming: Structured Programming

C++ Programming: Classes and Data Abstraction

C++ Programming: Overloading

C++ Programming: Files and Streams

C++ Programming: Programming Techniques

Course Number:
FE0015_eng

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