1. Article - How to Think Like a Programmer by Richard Reis
2. Video - How to Think Like a Programmer by Andy Harris
3. Article - 9 Things I Learned as a Software Engineer by Manuel Ebert
4. Articles - Software Engineering Basics by Viking Code School (Read the whole thing if you can or just the following articles if you're strapped for time)
   1. Basic Principles of Software Engineering
   2. Approaching Complex Problems
5. Video - [Basic Programming Techniques](Basic Programming Techniques) (YouTube Link)