撰寫有效率而結構化的程式(如運用迴圈、條件式敘述與函式)，是統計學家處理原始數據的基本技能。本課程以C語言教授，課程進行以程式撰寫與除錯練習為主，以及介紹讀入檔案與基本資料處理應用。

Writing efficient and constructive programs (such as using circles, conditional statements and functions) is the basic skill of technicians to handle raw data. This course is taught in C language, and the course focuses on programming and correction practice, as well as introduce reading files and basic data processing applications.

本課程主要以循序漸進的方式，教導學生利用軟體撰寫程式語言，修習本課程後，學生將可瞭解程式設計之基本原理、具備撰寫程式的基本技能，並且能夠培養學生利用程式設計來解決問題的能力。課程內容主要包括：程式語言的基本知識、變數、運算式與運算子、條件處理、程式重複執行的方法、陣列、函數、指標、陣列及指標的應用、各種資料型態、及檔案的輸入與輸出等。

This course mainly teaches students to use software to write programming language. After taking this course, students will understand the basic principles of programming, have basic skills in writing programming, and can cultivate students' ability to use programming to solve problems. The course content mainly includes: basic knowledge of the program language, variables, formulas and operators, condition processing, method of program repetition, arrays, functions, indicators, arrays and indicators application, various data types, and file input and output, etc.

C語言教學手冊(第四版)，洪維恩著，旗標

C Language Teaching Manual (Fourth Edition), written by Hong Weien, Flagmark