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Revision as of 08:29, 6 January 2011
Programming Stream | Market Demand | Course Content | Work in Progress | Members | Issues
Welcome to the Programming Stream Group at the School of Computer Studies
Contents
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
- create your own project page describing your own approach or strategy
- add descriptions of your project(s) in detail to this wiki along with current status
- list the work that needs to be done
- add any testimonials you have received here
- add information to any section of this wiki - quotes, data, testimonials, suggestions
- discuss or comment on any project described in this wiki
Current Issues
marketing
- what is the market saying
- what do we market now and how
- how do we attract the best and the brightest to our programs
our courses
material
- is our language content up-to-date ?
- do we need to change emphasis on the material covered in these courses
techniques and tools
- how early should students be exposed to open source tools
- how early should students work with repositories
collaboration
- should students work in teams in OOP344, BTP300
what is the impact of social media
- how will we interface with social media
- personal learning environments
should CPD students be given a professional option
- to take introductory game programming
- GAM666/DPS901 brings together programming and systems for the first time
- top CPD students who enroll often do well in this course
