A design-first curriculum for teaching Java in a CS1 course

Authors:
Sally H. Moritz;Glenn D. Blank
Affiliations:
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania;Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Venue:
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
Year:
2005

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Abstract

Pedagogies for teaching object-oriented programming in an introductory course are still under much debate. We present a design-first approach, which teaches problem-solving techniques using elements of UML. Objects are still introduced early in the curriculum. We also present two tools to support our curriculum: multimedia courseware to help students learn the basic concepts of objects and classes, and an IDE that includes both a UML interface and interactive tools to allow easy experimentation.