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Code101x Course Handout

Course Details Flowchart Symbols

No Prerequisites Required
You’ll see us using quite a few flowcharts to explain coding concepts
Course Dates during the course. This information will help you to understand the
This course is self-paced. symbols used within these flowcharts.
Start Date: 30th September 2015
0:00 AM UTC
An oval represents a ‘terminator
Finish Date: 31st March 2016
0:00 AM UTC shape’.
All flowcharts begin with a START
Time Commitment symbol.
Between 2 to 3 hours per week.

Assessment Due Date

This course is self-paced so you The parallelogram represents
can complete your assessments either an ‘INPUT’ or ‘OUTPUT’
when it suits you. operation. This includes some
form of data, materials or
Grading Scheme
components. E.g. Input: text,
Pass (50% or higher)
Fail (under 50%)
integers, peripherals such as
mouse input or keyboard input,
etc. Output: sound, text, integers,
visual, etc.

The rectangle represents a

process to be carried out, such as
a task or an action.

The diamond represents a

decision (branch) to be made. The
program then continues along one
path. E.g. IF/THEN/ELSE.

The flow line (arrow) represents

the direction of logical flow
through a program. The arrow will
branch where decisions are made
in a program.
 This is the symbol used for any
process step that stores data.

This step indicates a process step

where information is displayed to
a user.

This is a ‘terminator shape’.

All flowcharts end with a terminate
(END) symbol.

This symbol is used where users

are requested to input information
manually.

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