Here's a course syllabus for a 20-hour introductory C++ programming course:

Course Overview

Class 1: Introduction to C++

• Overview of the course and its objectives
• Explanation of the C++ programming language and its uses
• Installation and setup of C++ on your computer
• Running your first C++ program
• Introduction to C++ syntax
• Basic input/output in C++
• Exercises and homework

Class 2: Variables and Data Types

• Recap of previous class
• Declaring and initializing variables in C++
• Different types of data in C++: fundamental and compound
• Type conversion in C++
• Understanding the scope of variables
• Exercises and homework

Class 3: Operators and Expressions

• Recap of previous class
• Different types of operators in C++: arithmetic, relational, logical, bitwise, and assignment
• Order of precedence in C++
• Understanding expressions in C++
• Exercises and homework

Class 4: Control Statements

• Recap of previous class
• Conditional statements in C++: if, else-if, else
• Loops in C++: for, while, do-while
• Nested loops in C++
• Iteration and range function
• Exercises and homework

Class 5: Error Handling

• Recap of previous class
• Understanding the concept of exceptions
• try-catch block and exception handling
• Custom exceptions and exception hierarchies
• Debugging techniques and tools
• Exercises and homework

Class 6: Functions

• Recap of previous class
• Writing functions in C++
• Parameters and arguments in functions
• Return statements in functions
• Function overloading in C++
• Exercises and homework

Class 7: Arrays and Strings

• Recap of previous class
• Creating and initializing arrays in C++
• Accessing and modifying array elements
• Using arrays in loops
• Strings in C++
• Exercises and homework

Class 8: Pointers and References

• Recap of previous class
• Introduction to pointers and references in C++
• Pointers and arrays
• Dynamic memory allocation
• Pointers to pointers
• Exercises and homework

Class 9: Object-Oriented Programming

• Recap of previous class
• Introduction to object-oriented programming in C++
• Abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
• Using access modifiers in classes
• Understanding constructors and destructors
• Exercises and homework

Class 10: Classes and Objects

• Recap of previous class
• Creating classes and objects in C++
• Object initialization and destruction
• Member functions and data members
• Accessing class members using dot and arrow operators
• Exercises and homework

Class 11: Final Project

• Recap of previous classes
• Final project assignment and instructions
• Working on the final project in class
• Submission and presentation of final project in class

Here's a course syllabus for a 20-hour Advanced C++ programming course:

Course Overview

Class 1: Advanced C++ concepts

• Review of C++ basics
• Templates and generic programming
• Namespaces
• Standard Template Library (STL)
• Exercises and homework

Class 2: Advanced classes

• Inheritance and polymorphism
• Virtual functions
• Abstract classes and interfaces
• Virtual destructors
• Exercises and homework

Class 3: Memory management

• Pointers and references
• Dynamic memory allocation and deallocation
• Smart pointers
• Memory leaks and memory safety
• Exercises and homework

Class 4: Operator overloading

• Overloading arithmetic and comparison operators
• Overloading the subscript and function call operators
• Creating custom operators
• Exercises and homework

Class 5: Input/output

• File handling
• Streams and formatting
• Console input/output
• String streams
• Exercises and homework

Class 6: Templates and generic programming

• Template classes and functions
• Generic programming techniques
• Type deduction and type traits
• Exercises and homework

Class 7: Advanced algorithms

• Sorting algorithms: bubble sort, selection sort, insertion sort, quicksort, mergesort
• Searching algorithms: linear search, binary search
• Graph algorithms: depth-first search, breadth-first search, Dijkstra's algorithm
• Exercises and homework

Class 8: Concurrency

• Multithreading
• Synchronization
• Parallel programming with OpenMP
• Thread safety and race conditions
• Exercises and homework

Class 9: Debugging and testing

• Debugging techniques: breakpoints, watches, stack trace
• Unit testing: testing frameworks, test suites, test cases
• Test-driven development
• Exercises and homework

Class 10: Advanced topics

• Move semantics and perfect forwarding
• Lambda expressions and closures
• Variadic templates and parameter packs
• Exercises and homework

Class 11: Final project

• Students will work on a final project, applying the skills and concepts learned throughout the course
• Project ideas will be provided, but students are also encouraged to come up with their own project ideas
• Students will present their projects in the final class of the course

By the end of the Software Development course students will have usable knowledge of the following:

• Intro C++ Course objectives.
• Intermediate C++ Course objectives.
• Advanced C++ Course objectives.
• Project & test.

By the end of the Software Engineering course (C++ + 1 other programming language of choice), students will have usable knowledge of the following:

• Intro C++ Course objectives.
• Intermediate C++ Course objectives.
• Advanced C++ Course objectives.
• Project & test.
• Intro of programming language 2 (your choice) fundamentals
• Intermediate programming language 2.
• Advanced programming language 2 objectives.
• Project & test.