Introducing practical experience into curriculum 68 through integration of courses

Authors:
Larry D. Menninga
Affiliations:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington
Venue:
SIGCSE '74 Proceedings of the fourth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
1974

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Abstract

A course which will give students some practical experience with large programming problems is described, The course combines the material from five separate courses from Curriculum 68. The material is presented in conjunction with a major programming project which is the unifying ingredient of the course. The project provides the student with immediate and realistic applications of the ideas and topics presented in the course.