Title :
Rationale of students´ failure in comprehending theoretical computer science courses
Author :
Qureshi, Muhammad Aasim ; Hassan, Mohd Fadzil ; Sammi, Rabia
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Inf. Sci. Dept., Univ. Teknol. Petronas, Tronoh, Malaysia
Abstract :
Being a good IT solution provider one require good programming background. For a good programmer one need to have a solid back ground of algorithms i.e. theoretical aspects of the computer science. Most of the students of computer science do not understand the importance and do not give proper attention to Theoretical Computer Science (TCS) courses. As a result perform bad in these specialized courses. Intention of this research is to find the reasons of students´ failure in grasping the subject matter in the light of the feedback of currently studying students as well as well experienced teachers and professionals. The study resulted in a set of suggestions including the usage of better simulation tools, better environment, visualization, etc.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; TCS courses; simulation tools; student failure rationale; theoretical computer science course comprehension; visualization; Abstracts; Algorithm design and analysis; Complexity theory; Education; Materials; Programming; Algorithms Analysis; Computer Science; Learning; Survey; Teaching; Theoretical Computer Science;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Sciences (ICCOINS), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4391-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCOINS.2014.6868436