Redesigning an Introductory Programming Lecture for Mechatronics Students

Jean Denise Hallewell Haslwanter

doi:10.1109/REM.2019.8744097

Redesigning an Introductory Programming Lecture for Mechatronics Students

Jean Denise Hallewell Haslwanter

Research Center Wels

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Abstract

Programming languages are taught to a broad variety of students. The needs of our mechatronic students differ from those of many other students in a number of important ways. In this paper, we describe the way an introductory programming course has been adapted to their specific needs and our experiences with this new approach. The main change is centering the presentation on specific examples rather than on programming constructs. At the end, we compare the new teaching method to recommendation from computer science, engineering and didactics. Our first experiences with this “example-based presentation style” are quite positive, and we believe this approach can be recommended to others teaching introductory programming courses to engineering students.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019
Editors	Peter Hehenberger
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538692578
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-9257-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/REM.2019.8744097
Publication status	Published - May 2019
Event	20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM 2019) - Wels, Austria Duration: 23 May 2019 → 24 May 2019 https://www.fh-ooe.at/en/kongresse/2019/rem-2019/

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Name	Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019

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Conference	20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM 2019)
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Wels
Period	23.05.2019 → 24.05.2019
Internet address	https://www.fh-ooe.at/en/kongresse/2019/rem-2019/

Keywords

teaching programming
engineering education
teaching approach
Teaching approach
Engineering education
Teaching programming

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Hallewell Haslwanter, J. D. (2019). Redesigning an Introductory Programming Lecture for Mechatronics Students. In P. Hehenberger (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019 Article 8744097 (Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/REM.2019.8744097

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Hallewell Haslwanter, JD 2019, Redesigning an Introductory Programming Lecture for Mechatronics Students. in P Hehenberger (ed.), Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019., 8744097, Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019, IEEE, 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM 2019), Wels, Austria, 23.05.2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/REM.2019.8744097

Redesigning an Introductory Programming Lecture for Mechatronics Students. / Hallewell Haslwanter, Jean Denise.
Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019. ed. / Peter Hehenberger. IEEE, 2019. 8744097 (Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019).

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Hallewell Haslwanter JD. Redesigning an Introductory Programming Lecture for Mechatronics Students. In Hehenberger P, editor, Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019. IEEE. 2019. 8744097. (Proceedings of the 2019 20th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics, REM 2019). doi: 10.1109/REM.2019.8744097

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