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A software engineering approach to introductory programming courses

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M. Alford,

P. Hsia,

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SIGCSE '77: Proceedings of the seventh SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

Pages 157 - 161

https://doi.org/10.1145/800104.803381

Published: 01 February 1977 Publication History

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This paper describes an approach that can introduce some of the concepts of software engineering to general business, engineering, and science students in an introductory FORTRAN programming course. The approach integrates the notions of top-down design, stepwise refinement, structured flowcharting, test case description, and analysis in the context of a methodology for systematically developing and documenting programs. Qualitative results from teaching these concepts are presented.

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Marrero WSettle ACunha JFleischman WProulx VLourenço J(2005)Testing firstProceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education10.1145/1067445.1067451(4-8)Online publication date: 27-Jun-2005
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Hosch FBonette DWalker T(1977)Whither flowcharting?Proceedings of the eighth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/800106.803437(66-73)Online publication date: 2-Feb-1977
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A software engineering approach to introductory programming courses
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
2. Software and its engineering

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SIGCSE '77: Proceedings of the seventh SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

February 1977

187 pages

ISBN:9781450374071

DOI:10.1145/800104

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Richard H. Austing

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 9, Issue 1
Special issue seventh technical symposium on computer science education
Feb 1977
187 pages
ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/382063
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Marrero WSettle A(2005)Testing firstACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/1151954.106745137:3(4-8)Online publication date: 27-Jun-2005
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1151954.1067451
Marrero WSettle ACunha JFleischman WProulx VLourenço J(2005)Testing firstProceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education10.1145/1067445.1067451(4-8)Online publication date: 27-Jun-2005
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Hosch FBonette DWalker T(1977)Whither flowcharting?Proceedings of the eighth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/800106.803437(66-73)Online publication date: 2-Feb-1977
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Hosch F(1977)Whither flowcharting?ACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/382175.8034379:3(66-73)Online publication date: 2-Feb-1977
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/382175.803437
Alford MHsia PPetry FCarter D(1977)Use of software engineering methodologies in a computer science curriculumProceedings of the 15th annual ACM Southeast Regional Conference10.1145/1795396.1795461(470-482)Online publication date: 18-Apr-1977
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