Problem-solving

Another new Open Education Resource (OER) has been made available by the School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton. C Programming Click here for the resource:  http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/19192 Author:  Dr Scott Turner Created:  11 August 2014,  by  School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton In this material you will be introduced to some of the principles of programming, and specifically learn to write fairly simple programs using a programming language called C. An idea central to this material is that programming is about problem solving; you write a program to solve a particular problem. It is hoped that at the end of the material you should see that there is nothing magical or mysterious about programming. One of the features some people like about programming is you are making the computer do what you want. During the programming exercises, do not worry about making mistakes. In this material you will b...

  Another new Open Education Resource (OER) has been made available by the School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton. Problem-Solving Author: Dr Scott Turner http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/19001 Details These mini lectures are intended for undergraduate computing students, for providing simple steps in problem solving before the students learn a programming language. Problem-Solving and Programming is a common first year undergraduate module on the BSc Computing Programme at the University of Northampton. This material was taken from the problem solving part of the module and provides an introduction to five topics in problem-solving. The resource can be found at:  http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/19001 After one week on JORUM  93 downloads  and  12 views  of the OER.

Taken from  Computing in Northamptonshire: Gary Hill: solving problems : "Referencing within Code in Software Engineering Education! Computer Education 05/2012; 10(166):1. ABSTRACT Traditionally computer sciences courses will assess software code. It is common and accepted good practice (as in written reports) to reference other sources of appropriate material. However there appears to be no explicit method, recommendation or advice available to computer science tutors and students on a referencing approach! This paper aims to stimulate discussion from peers involved in software engineering education. By discussing the apparent lack of ‘referencing within code’ advice to students and proposing suggestions for appropriate solutions. This will be based on the authors’ experience of assessing code and the current advice given to their students." Is it Visual? The importance of a Problem Solving Module within a Computing course Computer Education 05/2012; 10(166):5...

A member of the School of Science and Technology helped a local primary school look at ways they could add some programming into some of their ICT lessons. The Greenfoot software ( http://www.greenfoot.org/overview ) and tutorials ( http://www.greenfoot.org/doc ) were used to demonstrate some possible ways this could be done. This type of activity is similar various people are trying around the country to persuade children that programming is fun and not as hard as some people may tell them (see  Coding for kids is as easy as Pi   for another example) This Greenfoot work forms part of the on-going out-reach activities the School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton is actively working in partnerships with schools. Other examples include: Junkbots Outreach during Science and Engineering Week 2012 Girls into Engineering  summary BeSwitched On - Taster Day for computing Dancing robots For more details on any of these please contact Dr Scott ...