ISECON 2001 Workshop on
Delivering Introductory Programming Courses Online;
The Experience at Kentucky State University

Ashok Kumar1
and
James M. Carigan2
Division of Computer and Technical Sciences, Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY  40601, USA


Keywords:  programming, online, Internet course, computer science, web-only course


Abstract

During the past two academic years, Kentucky State University (KSU) launched two separate courses to deliver computer science content to web-only classes.   Both had been and continue to be taught in the traditional lecture hall and lab.  The courses are:
* Introduction to Computer Science for majors, taught in C++, and
* Introduction to Programming for general science majors, taught in Visual BASIC.

The workshop presenters and participants will:
* Focus on observations from both the teaching and the administrative perspectives.
* Identify and analyze special issues of programming courses taught solely on the Internet, comparing to the classroom versions of those courses.
* Compare experiences between on-campus students and distance learners in the same courses.
* Explore methods for evaluating the effectiveness of Internet courses.
* Explore methods for evaluating the effectiveness of Internet curricula.


1 akumar@gwmail.kysu.edu
2 jcarigan@gwmail.kysu.edu