Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) systems are computer-based tools that
support collaborative activities. They should meet the requirements of normal collaborative …

Integrating narrative elements into a game is a key element in designing an immersive
experience. Narrative has been hypothesized to improve engagement, motivation, and …

Researchers have proposed various metrics based on measurable aspects of the source
code entities (eg, methods, classes, files, or modules) and the social structure of a software …

This paper reports the experiences in the design and execution of an object-oriented
programming (OOP) laboratory course. In this course, the students are required to …

First-year students in CS/IT curriculum are often overwhelmed by the introduction to
programming module, which is a mandatory component for the whole study program. In this …

Modern information technology and computer science curricula employ a variety of
graphical tools and development environments to facilitate student learning of introductory …

In this paper, results of an empirical comparison of objects-first vs. objects-later are
presented and discussed. The study was carefully designed to align the two approaches so …

The dissertation identifies and discusses impact of a model-based approach to teaching and
learning introductory object-oriented programming both for practitioners and for computer …

This paper presents the results of an investigation into the various ways in which pre-service
and in-service teachers experience learning to program in an object-oriented language …

To build, manage and apply reusable components easily and efficiently are an ideal of
software developers. Service-oriented architectures provide more hopes for reusable …