Be competent with using basic constructs provided by high-level imperative programming languages: sequencing, selection, and iteration

Be familiar with algorithmic thinking

Be familiar with simple media manipulation algorithms and how to apply them to solve interesting media manipulation problems.

Be familiar with using basic data structure interfaces such as arrays or lists in simple programs.

Be familiar with procedural composition.

Be familiar with many of the possibilities available for creative combination in programmed interactive animations

Be familiar with working in a window-based computing environment.

Be familiar with using a modern interactive program development environment.

Be exposed to the virtual machine model of modern computer systems.

Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking)

Control Structures & logic (if/else etc)

Repitition & loops (for/while etc)

Arrays, Lists, dictionaries, vectors, sets

IDE use

Simple Graphics & GUIs