Well, i know a a bit of programming, so i can tell you that you should listen to everything about the programming language you'll use. One of the easiest would be C++, but anyways. Look for tutorials and examples in Internet if you still find something amiss even when you asked, tough asking yet again would be the best.
Programming is basically to know what an instruction in the code will do, so pay attention to those. Good luck with your programming course and if you want any help I could provide a bit.