This course introduces you to fundamental concepts and techniques of programming, software development and project management. You will be introduced to the software development lifecycle. You will analyse a problem and collect information required to ideate, choose and plan a software solution. You will develop and code the solution using a general-purpose programming language. Following validation and testing, you will evaluate and reflect on their success of your solution and your project management skills. Throughout the process you will consider and comment on the risks and legislature associated with the collection, gathering and storage of information.