A breadth-first introductory course for computing majors in the College of Engineering

Author

Bagert, Donald ; Marcy, William M. ; Calloni, Been A.

Author_Institution

Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

6-9 Nov 1993

Firstpage

640

Lastpage

644

Abstract

The Texas Tech Department of Computer Science has created a introductory course for its computer science majors. This course has a purpose similar to the introductory courses in traditional engineering programs. Unlike previous computing courses, it takes a “breadth-first” approach rather than teach only programming, and has structured, “closed” laboratory sessions on a weekly basis. This course has significantly increased both the retention and passing rates for the next computer course (which still emphasizes programming), and the computer science graduation rates

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; programming; student experiments; USA; breadth-first approach; computer science; education; engineering programs; graduation rates; introductory course; laboratory; passing rates; programming; retention; Computer Society; Computer science; Data engineering; Data structures; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Machinery; Professional societies; Programming profession; Software algorithms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1993. Twenty-Third Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education: Renewing America's Technology', Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1482-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1993.405444

Filename

405444