Detailed Syllabus & Weekly Breakdown

Module 1: Introduction to C & Logic Building (Weeks 1–3)

Focus: Laying the programming foundation and syntax.

• Week 1: Introduction to C: Environment setup, compiling, variables, data types, and operators.
• Week 2: Control Flow: If-else conditions, switch cases, and logical operators.
• Week 3: Loops & Functions: For, while, and do-while loops. Creating user-defined functions and understanding scope.

Module 2: Advanced C & Memory Management (Weeks 4–6)

Focus: Understanding how computers handle data.

• Week 4: Arrays & Strings: 1D and 2D arrays, string manipulation, and standard string functions.
• Week 5: Pointers: Understanding memory addresses, pointer arithmetic, and passing pointers to functions.
• Week 6: Structures & File Handling: Grouping different data types into structs and reading/writing to external files.

Module 3: Object-Oriented Programming in C++ (Weeks 7–9)

Focus: Transitioning from procedural to object-oriented thinking.

• Week 7: Intro to C++: Differences between C and C++, input/output streams (cin/cout), and inline functions.
• Week 8: Classes & Objects: Encapsulation, constructors, destructors, and access specifiers.
• Week 9: Inheritance & Polymorphism: Reusing code via inheritance, function overloading, and virtual functions.

Module 4: Data Structures & STL (Weeks 10–12)

Focus: Organizing data efficiently using C++.

• Week 10: Basic Data Structures: Implementing Stacks and Queues using arrays and pointers.
• Week 11: Linked Lists: Creating, inserting, and deleting nodes in a dynamic linked list.
• Week 12: Standard Template Library (STL): Introduction to Vectors, Maps, and sorting algorithms in C++. Final Project.

Learning Outcomes

• Syntax Mastery: Write clean, compile-ready procedural code in C and object-oriented code in C++.
• Memory Proficiency: Understand how memory allocation works using pointers and dynamic memory (malloc/new).
• Algorithmic Thinking: Break down complex problems into logical steps and implement them using appropriate data structures.

Assessment Weightage

Assessment Type	Weightage
C Programming Logic Tests	30%
C++ OOP Assignments	30%
Data Structures Implementation Project	40%

The WhiteCollar Advantage

C and C++ are the mother languages of modern computing. By starting here, you aren't just learning how to code; you are learning how computers actually work under the hood. This fundamental knowledge makes learning any other language (like Python, Java, or JavaScript) incredibly easy, setting you up for a versatile software engineering career.