Incorporating an object-oriented programming language into the first year of a software engineering education

Author

Ophel, John

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Comput. Eng., La Trobe Univ., Bundoora, Vic., Australia

fYear

1996

fDate

24-27 Jan 1996

Firstpage

317

Lastpage

322

Abstract

Describes how the object-oriented implementation language C++ has been incorporated into the first year of the software engineering curriculum in the School of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at La Trobe University. The reasons for choosing an object-oriented language are discussed, as well as the reasons for selecting C++ in particular. A revised course structure is presented that is based on an exercise in evaluating both the strengths and weaknesses of C++ as a first-year language. The resulting course structure provides a better learning framework for software engineering students

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; engineering education; object-oriented languages; software engineering; C++ language; School of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, La Trobe University; course structure; first-year software engineering curriculum; learning framework; object-oriented programming language; software engineering students; Australia; Automotive engineering; Computer science; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Object oriented programming; Programming profession; Software engineering; Systems engineering and theory; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering: Education and Practice, 1996. Proceedings. International Conference

Conference_Location

Dunedin

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7379-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SEEP.1996.534016

Filename

534016