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A Project Based CS/IS-1 Course with an Active Learning Environment

Author 1: Dr. Suvineetha Herath Author 2: Dr. Ajantha Herath Author 3: Mr. Mohammed A.R. Siddiqui Author 4: Mr. Khuzaima AH. El-Jallad
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA) · Vol. 4, No. 3 · Published 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2013.040306

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Abstract

High level programming languages use system defined data types and the user defined data types in computations. We have developed a project-based CS/IS-1 course to substitute the traditional lecture based classroom to help students design and use at least two user defined data types in their computations to solve real world problems. Abstract data types and basic programming constructs are introduced efficiently to the students in an active learning environment using games. To assess and evaluate the changes made we distributed the course module among our students and other instructors. This paper describes our experience in developing the project based active learning environment.

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I/O arithmetic expressions if-else and switch conditional operations for-while iterative computation inheritance polymorphism recursion searching and sorting algorithms IDE.

How to Cite this Article

Herath, D. S., Herath, D. A., Siddiqui, M. M. A., & El-Jallad, M. K. A. (2013). A Project Based CS/IS-1 Course with an Active Learning Environment. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2013.040306

Herath, Dr. Suvineetha, et al.. "A Project Based CS/IS-1 Course with an Active Learning Environment." International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, vol. 4, no. 3, 2013, https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2013.040306.

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  title     = {A Project Based CS/IS-1 Course with an Active Learning Environment},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {4},
  number    = {3},
  year      = {2013},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Dr. Suvineetha Herath and Dr. Ajantha Herath and Mr. Mohammed A.R. Siddiqui and Mr. Khuzaima AH. El-Jallad},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2013.040306},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2013.040306}
}

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