Title
Revitalizing the introductory programming course
Source of Publication
2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011
Abstract
In this paper we present our approach to revitalizing the introductory level programming course at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This course has been re-designed to make computer programming fun and accessible to female students who sign up for the IT program with no background in computing and in particular analytical and problem solving skills. The approach has been used at other universities and represents a marked departure from the use of a single programming language to employ multiple programming tools. The results we have obtained confirm the viability of the approach and is inspiring students to spend more time learning how to design and develop interesting applications that appeal to female students. In addition, ZU students have expressed a great deal of satisfaction and responded positively towards the new approach of learning how to program. © 2011 IEEE.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
ISBN
['9781612841199']
First Page
545
Last Page
548
Publication Date
6-9-2011
DOI
10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752575
Recommended Citation
Mahmoud, Qusay; Talib, Manar Abu; Maamar, Zakaria; Bataineh, Emad; and Jololian, Leon, "Revitalizing the introductory programming course" (2011). Scopus Indexed Articles. 2118.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/scopus-indexed-articles/2118