What Do CS1 Syllabi Reveal About Our Expectations of Introductory Programming Students?
Windsor University - Programming for Beginners
Country: | Canada |
University: | Windsor University |
Course code: | 60-106 |
Course title: | Programming for Beginners |
Date of Syllabus: | |
Source: | Manual search |
Associated Degrees: | Computer Science |
Prerequisits: | no |
Course for Majors: | yes |
Course stage: | |
Semester: | |
Programming language: | None |
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URL: | http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/registrar/calendars/undergraduate/cur.nsf/7b931822c9d4f50a85256df70044c1e7/fb6695172a9a1ba385257364004a8752/$FILE/60-106%20(Programming%20for%20Beginners).pdf |
Explicit or !Explicit LOs: | Explicit |
Learning Outcomes: |
Explain programming and software development in a modern computing system environment. Write modular computer programs in a high-level programming language. Debug computer programs. Use tools for top-down design approaches to problem solving, such as structure charts, flow-charts, test and verification tools and tracing tools. Create algorithmic and program solutions to a wide variety of problems Practice file operations like file creation, modification, deletion, search, etc. using contemporary operating systems. Demonstrate general programming skills through program creation, debugging and successful program execution. Document and comment programs for future maintenance. Assess program source code and documentation for ease of reading |
LO categories: |
Writing programs Designing Algorithms Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking) Generating clear documentation File handling & I/O Testing & Debugging code Tracing execution of Program |