What Do CS1 Syllabi Reveal About Our Expectations of Introductory Programming Students?

University of MISSISSIPPI - Computer Science 1

Country: USA
University: University of MISSISSIPPI
Course code: CSCI 1111
Course title: Computer Science 1
Date of Syllabus:
Source: Manual search
Associated Degrees: Computer Science
Prerequisits: no
Course for Majors: yes
Course stage: 1
Semester:
Programming language: Java
Language of Instruction: English
URL: https://john.cs.olemiss.edu/~lawhead/csci111/syllabus.html
Explicit or !Explicit LOs: Explicit
Learning Outcomes:

Use Lego Mindstorm Robotics Kits to create robots that can be programmed in Java using a package called TinyVM

Have a focus on event programming

Use Java "Tiny VM" to control a programmable RCX Brick

Use interactive input/output statements

Use arithmetic operations that illustrate operator precedence

Use the selection statements; if, nested-if and switch.

Use the repetition statements; while, for and do-while.

Use array-processing techniques to solve a programming problem.

Use classes and methods to accomplish code reuse.

Perform simple sequential file I/O processing.

LO categories:

Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking)

Classes & objects

Control Structures & logic (if/else etc)

Repitition & loops (for/while etc)

Functions, methods and procedures

Arrays, Lists, dictionaries, vectors, sets

File handling & I/O