Title :
Work in progress - moving away from an introductory programming sequence
Author :
Hislop, Gregory W.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA
Abstract :
This WIP describes an effort to create a better starting course sequence for computing degrees. This effort, the entrypoint project, focuses primarily on the first two years of the undergraduate program. As such, a key aspect of the effort relates to the traditional introductory programming sequence, and an attempt to move beyond that approach. A three dimensional model, CAP (content, application, and process), is used to organize the discussion of introductory courses.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; software engineering; application dimension; content dimension; educational course; entrypoint project; introductory programming sequence; process dimension; software engineering education; three dimensional CAP model; undergraduate program; Application software; Computer science; Education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Information science; Programming profession; Robot programming; Software engineering; Software engineering education; computing education; introductory programming;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008. FIE 2008. 38th Annual
Conference_Location :
Saratoga Springs, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1969-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2008.4720517