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Recommended Citation: Rufinus, J and Y Kortsarts.  Teaching an Introductory Programming Course for Non-Majors using Python.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2005, v 22 (Columbus OH): §3362. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 4(104). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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Teaching an Introductory Programming Course for Non-Majors using Python

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Refereed6 pages
Jeff Rufinus    [a1] [a2]
Computer Science Department
Widener University    [u1] [u2]
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Yana Kortsarts    [a1] [a2]
Computer Science Department
Widener University    [u1] [u2]
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

In this paper we present an innovative approach to teaching an introductory programming course for non-majors using the Python programming language. Lecture structure and suggestions of topics (course outline) on developing and designing the course are briefly presented. This teaching approach could be easily adapted to teach introductory programming courses to majors, including Information Systems majors.

Keywords: pedagogy, innovative teaching approach, teaching tips, Python programming language

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