I ¿ Programming foundations and techniques 1. Programming fundamentals 1.1. Computer architecture 1.2. Information representation in a computer 1.3. Programming languages 1.4. Program compilation and execution 1.5 Impact of programming in my business: Case studies 2. Programming techniques 2.1. Program elements: data and algorithms 2.2. Basic programming tools: algorithms, flow diagrams and pseudocode. 2.3. Programming paradigms 2.4. Object-oriented programming 2.5 Programming techniques for my business II ¿ Data type definition and operations 3. Data types 3.1. Basic data types 3.2. Arrays 3.3. Enumerated 3.4. Objects 3.5. Basic Input/Output 3.6. Comments 3.7. Operators 3.8. Conversions III ¿ Flow control and subprograms 4. Control structures 5. Methods: functions and procedures IV ¿ Implementation of programs with the Java programming language 6. The Java programming language 6.1 Success case studies of Java in business domains 7. Debugging and tracing programs 7.1. Common programming errors 7.2. Debugging techniques 7.3 Source code Quality as a driver for successful businesses