A first course in programming

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A first course in programming

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin archive
Volume 19 , Issue 2 (June 1987) table of contents

Pages: 48 - 50

Year of Publication: 1987

ISSN:0097-8418

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Doug Bell	Computer Studies Department, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Pond St., Sheffield, England
Peter Scott	Computer Studies Department, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Pond St., Sheffield, England

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Many of us have grappled with the design of a first course in programming - what language to use, how to sequence topics, how to encourage practical experience, how to assess. This paper explains the rationale behind a course that has matured over several years, and that we feel is sucessful.

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	1	Elliot B. Koffman , Philip L. Miller , Caroline E. Wardle, Recommended curriculum for CS1, 1984, Communications of the ACM, v.27 n.10, p.998-1001, Oct 1984 [doi>10.1145/358274.358279]
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	Sukhen Dey , Lawrence R. Mand, Current trends in computer science curriculum: a survey of four-year programs, ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, v.24 n.1, p.9-14, March 1992
	C. L. Ezell, Creating pedagogical programming environments, ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, v.22 n.2, p.42-46, June 1990