Level 4 Award in Programming (C#)
The purpose of the Level 4 Award in Programming (C#) is to give learners the knowledge and skills to support progression into employment in a programming role, specialising in the C# language. This qualification is designed for learners who want to increase their knowledge, looking to progress their knowledge of programming and learn practical skills which can be used to seek work or proceed into study at level 5.
Aims of the course:
- understand and use the fundamentals of programming
- focus on the study of programming in the digital sector
- understand the factors involved in application development in C#
- Offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge or programming fundamentals
- Apply these with the fundamentals of programming to plan, develop and review a web application using C#
- Understand and mitigate issues with connectivity
- Understand the significance of emerging technology when working in programming
- Provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical skills, including planning and creating a program, and debugging and testing code
- plan, create and review a program in their chosen programming language
Structure:
To be awarded the Level 4 Award in Programming (C#), learners must successfully complete 2 mandatory units.
Mandatory units:
- Unit 01 The fundamentals of programming
Key Areas Covered:
o Understand how code runs
o Understand data types, statements and syntax
o Understand functions, objects, classes and libraries
o Understand debugging and testing
o Understand emerging technology in programming
- Unit 02 Developing an app in C#
Key Areas Covered:
o Understand C# specifics as used in application development (mobile and desktop)
o Plan a project using C#
o Create an application using C#
o Review the plans and application
How the course is delivered:
- Entry requirements
- There are no specific prior skills/knowledge a learner must have for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they have already achieved a level 3 qualification.
Career Progression Opportunities
The Level 4 Award in Programming (C#) may support progression into employment in the following roles:
• programmer
• backend developer
• web developer
• app developer
• data scientist
• software engineer
• software developer
• game developer
• computer systems analyst
• network systems administrator
What kind of support do I get during the course?
- 24/7 online access to resources
- Practical exercises, short case studies and examples that will help you recognise different facets of Programming and language and prepare you for the final assessment.
- A subject expert who will give you feedback on your formative assessments and report.
- Access to library facilities for books, journals, whitepapers etc.
Certification:
After successful completion learners will be awarded OFQUAL recognised qualification – NCFE Level 4 Award in Programming C#.
Fees
Total Course Fee: £650.00