The course will also be of benefit to people who know another programming language like Scheme, Pascal, C, or Basic, and want to learn Java and/or object-oriented programming (OOP). I expect the class to include some computer science majors, some computer science minors, and some people here for just one or two courses.
If you want to learn how to use a computer (for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, Web browsing, email, etc.) and perhaps create your own Web page, but not write full computer programs yourself, you should probably take CSC 170, ``Introduction to Computers and Their Applications'', instead.