Software Engineering Java Curriculum with Alice and Cloud Computing
Joseph Shanahan, Daniela Marghitu · 2013
Project Expression is a course designed to attract students into the field of computing. Participants are trained in Java programming and the art of multimedia production. By implementing a wide range of apps they learn cloud communication techniques in a software environment. The course focuses on a digital film project and participants are challenged with creating a movie that expresses an idea, opinion, or belief relative to society. The film project is a landscape for learning cloud-computer-programming and reaches across the computer spectrum with engaging activities that stimulate creative design. This study examines the curriculum's approach and measures its effectiveness to teach the cloud-computing mentality. It emphasizes the importance of empathy in a technology-based society. Furthermore, it investigates whether or not such a course is an effective method for attracting students into the field of computing.