Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course is designed to take you from a complete beginner to understanding the fundamentals of C# and .NET. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in C# programming, from setting up your development environment to writing, debugging, and troubleshooting your code. You will begin by exploring what C# is, setting up Visual Studio Code, and diving into your first program. As you progress, you'll learn how to work with variables, arrays, and different data types in C#, such as text, numbers, and booleans. Understanding operators in C# will be your next step, where you’ll master the basic types, including unary, mathematical, assignment, comparison, and conditional operators. In the following sections, you'll dive deeper into control flow with selection statements (if, if-else, switch) and iterative statements (while, do-while, for, foreach). You'll practice these concepts with hands-on demos and assignments that will help you build a strong understanding of how C# works in different scenarios. This course is perfect for absolute beginners who have no prior programming experience. It’s also suitable for those who want to learn the basics of C# to further develop skills for more advanced programming topics. There are no prerequisites, and the course is beginner-friendly with step-by-step tutorials.

Syllabus

Course Introduction

In this module, we will introduce you to the course, guide you through the setup of your C# development environment, and walk you through writing and executing your first C# program.

Understanding C# Variables

In this module, we will explore the concept of variables in C#, learn how to work with text, numbers, and Boolean data types, and see how arrays can be used to manage collections of data.

Understanding C# Operators

In this module, we will dive into the various types of operators in C#, including unary, mathematical, assignment, comparison, and conditional operators. You will also see demos to help you understand how each operator works in practical scenarios.

Understanding C# Selection Statements

In this module, we will explore how program flow works in C#, focusing on selection statements such as "If" and "Switch" statements. You will also see practical demos of how to apply these decision-making constructs in your code.

Understanding C# Iterative Statements

In this module, we will introduce the concept of iteration and demonstrate how to use various iterative statements in C#, including "While," "Do While," "For," and "Foreach" loops, to efficiently process data in your programs.

Understanding Debugging in C# .NET Environment

In this module, we will introduce the concept of debugging in C#, covering essential tools like breakpoints and debugging windows. You will also have the opportunity to debug an actual C# program and fix common issues within the .NET environment.