Core outcomes

Without help, students can write programs for basic business computing tasks. The reference task is to compute statistics (mean, highest, etc.) on a data set, with input filtering, and an unknown number of data elements.

Apart from working correctly, students' programs should:

• Show evidence of decomposition and encapsulation.
• Be readable, with comments, meaningful variable names, and indentation.

Optional outcomes

• Enjoy programming, or at least don't hate it.
• A growth mindset.
• Get to know some other students.