A Survey of Introductory Programming Courses in Ireland
Brett A. Becker · 2019
Between January and April of 2018, a comprehensive survey of introductory programming courses was undertaken across all sectors of Irish third-level institutions (universities, institutes of technology, and private colleges). The survey instrument was based on - and nearly identical to - recent surveys in the UK and Australasia. In total we report on 39 introductory programming courses at 25 third-level institutions. This includes 6 of 7 universities and 13 of 14 institutes of technology, representing 90% of all publicly funded institutions. We also report on 4 private colleges representing 80% of colleges in the Irish Higher Education Colleges Association that offer computing degrees.