What Do CS1 Syllabi Reveal About Our Expectations of Introductory Programming Students?
Macquarie University - Introduction to Computer Programming
| Country: | Australia |
| University: | Macquarie University |
| Course code: | COMP 115 |
| Course title: | Introduction to Computer Programming |
| Date of Syllabus: | |
| Source: | Manual search |
| Associated Degrees: | Bachelor of Information Technology |
| Prerequisits: | no |
| Course for Majors: | yes |
| Course stage: | 1 |
| Semester: | |
| Programming language: | None |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| URL: | http://handbook.mq.edu.au/2018/Units/UGUnit/COMP115 |
| Explicit or !Explicit LOs: | Scraped |
| Learning Outcomes: |
providing a practical introduction to basic computing and programming concepts Students gain an understanding of, and practical experience in, computer programming; practical experience in implementing informal prose descriptions of problem solutions using an imperative language an understanding of, and practical experience in, designing, coding, testing and debugging simple algorithms and an understanding of the principle of incremental development Other topics include: the concept of program correctness; the differences between high-level languages, assembly languages and machine languages |
| LO categories: |
Designing Algorithms “Fundamentals of Programming” Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking) Program Comprehension Testing & Debugging code |