IFIP WG3.2 “Working Conference on Informatics Curricula, Teaching Methods and Best Practice ” - ICTEM 2002

Florianópolis - Brazil

10-12 July, 2002

Paper Title:

A COMPLEX APPROACH ON INFORMATICS CURRICULA UNDER THEMATIC ORIENTED METHODOLOGY

Clara Amelia de Oliveira

INE - CTC - Federal University UFSC

Cx. P. 476 - Cep. 88040-900 - Florianopolis - SC - Brazil

Phone: 55(48)3319739 Fax: 55(48)3319770

clara@ inf.ufsc.br http:// www. inf.ufsc.br

Abstract:

The present paper describes a teaching practice with Object Oriented modeling in Informatics fresh man curricula. The context is an Introductory Computer Programming discipline, at Santa Catarina University, Brazil. The resultant pedagogic proposal is a synthesis from several ideas of SI authors like Malvino, Nygaard and Meyer. The proposal, titled Thematic Oriented Methodology, represents, somehow, the union of those authors’ visions. The central question is, how this proposed pedagogic perspective affects Informatics curricula? Some conclusions are derived after a long experimental period, pointing out a discussion about this methodology application, not only at fresh man specific discipline but, if possible, to a whole Informatics curricula. Teaching practices examples illustrate the methodology construction and implementation.

Key Words: Teaching Methods, Thematic Modeling, Object Oriented Modeling.