To teach the unteachable class: an experimental course in web-based application design

  • Authors:
  • Kevin Treu

  • Affiliations:
  • Furman University, Greenville, SC

  • Venue:
  • SIGCSE '02 Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

In the current Web-dominated computing environment, it is increasingly important that students learn the principles of Web-based application design. But this topic is so broad and includes so many different technologies that it is virtually impossible to design an effective class around the traditional lecture-based model. This paper describes a successful approach to teaching the subject that uses a seminar format and features faithful simulation of real world development processes, meaningful case studies and flexibility in terms of coverage as its central themes.