Programming Stream

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Welcome to the Programming Stream Group at the School of Computer Studies

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Programming Curriculum at Computer Studies

• This wiki describes some of the curriculum development surrounding the programming stream in the School of Computer Studies
• A variety of threads are currently active and driven by
  • the general need to produce professional programmers ready to enter the workplace
  • the growing digital game programming industry
  • the growing open source communities for software developers
• Most of the work reported here is initiated and sustained by faculty
• Much of the information here is provided to inform members and to solicit comments and criticisms

Questions for Discussion

• should students be exposed to open source tools early on, if so when
• do we need to change emphasis on the material covered in these courses

C++ Programming

• should students work with repositories
• should students work in teams in OOP344, BTP300

Game Programming

• what are the minimum requirements for game programming students ?
• are those requirements being met ?
• GAM666/DPS901 brings together programming and systems for the first time
• should enrollment in the introductory course be capped
• should CPD students be given the option to take introductory game programming
  • top CPD students who enroll often do well in this course
• should workshops be added to these courses
• should we issue game programming certificates

Open Source

• what are the minimum requirements for open source students ?
• are those requirements being met ?