Title :
An introduction to computer programming for students with no programming experience
Author :
Davis, Glynda Jones
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The Department of Freshman Engineering at Purdue teaches a one-credit computer literacy course for students with no pre-college programming experience. The eight-week course, offered twice during the fall semester, serves as an introduction to computing on the Purdue campus. Students with a high probability of performing unsatisfactorily in a course that will satisfy the freshman requirements are recommended to take the literacy course. In its first two years, 80% of students who took the course were able to earn a C or better in a programming course that satisfied engineering requirements
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; Department of Freshman Engineering; Purdue University; computer literacy course; computer programming; fall semester; students; Application software; Computer science education; Costs; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Investments; Programming profession; Registers; Scientific computing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1991. Twenty-First Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education in a New World Order.' Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
West Lafayette, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0222-2
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1991.187592
