Restricted to students in the School of Information Studies. Introduction to common concepts and constructs of modern computer programming such as classes and objects, methods, inheritance, data types, variables, operators, procedures, and code libraries. Development of programmatic solutions to specific computing problems and design applications for modern computing platforms such as desktop, tablet, mobile, and the World Wide Web. Intended for students with no significant prior programming experience. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Information Studies 380P, 383P, 385T (Topic: Introduction to Programming). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.