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Secules, Stephen; Lawson, Wesley – Advances in Engineering Education, 2019
This paper compares an innovative approach to teaching a required introductory C programming course to a traditional C programming course for electrical engineering (EE) students. The novel course utilizes hardware-based projects to motivate students to master language syntax and implement key programming concepts and best practices. In a mixed…
Descriptors: Programming, Introductory Courses, Required Courses, Engineering Education
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El-Zein, Abbas; Langrish, Tim; Balaam, Nigel – Advances in Engineering Education, 2009
Many engineering schools include computer programming as part of a first-year course taught to large engineering classes. This approach is effective in rationalizing resources and improving the cost-effectiveness of course delivery. In addition, it can lead to wholesale improvements in teaching and learning. However, class sizes and the variety of…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Engineering Education, Web Based Instruction, Programming