Introductory programming languages at Australian universities at the beginning of the twenty first century

de Raadt, Michael and Watson, Richard and Toleman, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-8103 (2003) Introductory programming languages at Australian universities at the beginning of the twenty first century. Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology, 35 (3). pp. 163-167. ISSN 1443-458X

Abstract

Introductory programming instructors in Australian universities are choosing the programming language they teach primarily based on a perception of industry demand. This paper examines if this perception is justifiable, and offers instructors of all programming languages an insight into the issue of academic and industry balance, now and into the future.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Maths and Computing (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Maths and Computing (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 01:20
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 22:49
Uncontrolled Keywords:	programming languages; introductory programming; industry demand
Fields of Research (2008):	08 Information and Computing Sciences > 0803 Computer Software > 080308 Programming Languages 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation
Fields of Research (2020):	46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 4612 Software engineering > 461204 Programming languages 39 EDUCATION > 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy > 390113 Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy 39 EDUCATION > 3904 Specialist studies in education > 390402 Education assessment and evaluation
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9303 Curriculum > 930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/3100

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