Programming Stream

Programming Stream | Market Demand | Course Content | Work in Progress | Members | Issues

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

Introduction

This wiki describes curriculum developments within the programming stream at the School of Computer Studies

• The scope of the currently active projects is driven by
  • the general need to train professional programmers for direct entry into the workplace
  • the growing knowledge-based industries
    • digital game programming industry
    • open source communities for software developers
• The information reported here is being provided to
  • inform members of the status quo
  • solicit member comments and criticisms

What can I do right now?

• add your name to the list of active members and identify your interest here
• add your project(s) to the list of projects under development here
  • add descriptions of your project(s) in detail on the wiki along with current state
• add information to any section of this wiki - quotes, data, testimonials, suggestions
• discuss any project described in this wiki

Current Issues

1. marketing
   • what is the market saying
   • what do we market and how
   • how do we attract the best and the brightest to our programs
2. content
   • is our language content up-to-date ?
   • do we need to change emphasis on the material covered in these courses
3. techniques and tools
   • how early should students be exposed to open source tools
   • how early should students work with repositories
4. collaboration
   • should students work in teams in OOP344, BTP300
5. what is the impact of social media
   • how will we interface with social media
   • personal learning environments