de Raadt, Michael and Watson, Richard and Toleman, Mark (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
Official URL: https://www.acs.org.au/jrpit/JRPITVolumes/JRPIT35/...
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) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Depositing User: | Prof Mark Toleman |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Maths and Computing |
| 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 : | 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 |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | 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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