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Structured programming for computer science majors

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Computer Science majors come from various interdisciplinary backgrounds. Some have had programming jobs in industry; others are just normal students following a normal course schedule. Teaching students, with various educational and job backgrounds, presents problems of a technical and a personal nature. Structured programming with its incumbent radicalism is not normal for either group, and is not readily accepted by either group. Both groups view it with suspicion.An instructor's job is to alleviate confusion by showing students how to accomplish this technique. He also has a responsibility to set programming standards and enforce them strictly. In addition, he has the obligation of verifying the readability and maintainability of student programs. The programming classroom shouldn't solely be a problem solving class; it should stress and demand these other aforementioned features.This tutorial will stress technical aspects of structured programming, enforcing standards, verifying readability, and making students realize the importance of deadlines.

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      cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
      ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 10, Issue 1
      The papers of the SIGCSE/CSA technical symposium on computer science education
      February 1978
      296 pages
      ISSN:0097-8418
      DOI:10.1145/990654
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        SIGCSE '78: Papers of the SIGCSE/CSA technical symposium on Computer science education
        February 1978
        311 pages
        ISBN:9781450374767
        DOI:10.1145/990555
        • Conference Chair:
        • Kenneth Williams

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