C Programming Fundamentals
Write portable C programs with explicit memory ownership, bounded input, modular design, and verification evidence.
- Level
- beginner
- Duration
- 40 hours
- Access
- free
- Languages
- English
Price and billing
- Price
- Free
- Billing basis
- Not applicable
Learning outcomes
- Compile and run a portable C program with typed values and checked input and output.
- Build terminating control flow and functions with explicit preconditions and results.
- Manipulate bounded arrays and strings while proving pointer and length validity.
- Model related data with structures and split behavior across stable module interfaces.
- Allocate and release dynamic memory with single ownership and failure-safe cleanup.
- Read and write bounded data while checking every operation and preserving recovery paths.
- Implement measured C algorithms that remain correct across compilers and platforms.
- Deliver a modular C utility with strict input bounds, owned memory, tested IO, and release evidence.
Requirements
- Prior knowledge
- No prior experience is required; learners should be comfortable using a computer.
- Devices
- A computer with a modern web browser is recommended for practical work.
- Software
- A modern browser with JavaScript enabled; coding tools run inside the course.
- Equipment
- No additional physical equipment is required unless a course activity explicitly states otherwise.
- Connectivity
- Internet access is required to load course content, save progress, and submit work.
- A modern browser and reliable internet connection
- Time for four to six hours of practice per week
- Completion of each server-scored unit assessment in order
Curriculum
8 units
Assessments and completion
Each of the eight units includes a server-scored assessment. Learners must score at least 70% to pass a unit; up to three attempts are allowed per assessment.
Access period
- Duration
- No fixed expiry
- Access starts
- Enrollment
Certificate
- Offer
- No certificate is currently offered.
- Issuer
- Not applicable.
- Fee policy
- No certificate
- Verification
- Not advertised.