Experiences with teaching design patterns

Authors:
Sylvia Stuurman;Gert Florijn
Affiliations:
Open University, Heerlen, Netherlands;SERC, Utrecht, Netherlands
Venue:
Proceedings of the 9th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Year:
2004

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Abstract

In this paper, we present an assignment for a course on Design patterns at the masters level, where students have to adapt an existing program to meet additional requirements. We describe the basic program, discuss the reasons why we decided for such an assignment, and show the results. The assignment proved to be very effective both to train students to work with design patterns and to assess that students have reached the learning goals. This was true both for students with a professional background and for students with academic interests.