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An Assessment Of Methods Of Teaching Computer Courses To Computer Science Major In Selected Nigerian Polytechnics
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education is an important sector which cannot be fun with any serious
country, state, organization or individual and that is why an
individual, organization or government uses every means to make sure a
good education is provided for her citizens (Adibe, 2001).
One of the means of this provision is the introduction of computer science in polytechnics, as a course of study.
Computer science is the study of the design and use of computer
systems. One goal of the computer science department is to provide the
student with the tools to identify those problem that are best solved by
means of a computer and to design and implement effective, economical,
and creative solutions.
Computer science as an academic
discipline systematically includes three domains: Theory, and
abstraction, and design.
The curriculum’s required
courses give the students a strong foundation in both the software and
hardware aspects of computing, as well as the mathematics and science
that underline the discipline. The electives in the later years allow
the student to study more deeply some particular area of computer
science. The department courses and programmes continue to respond to
changing g requirements for professional employment in computer science.
It is the responsibility of the student to understand and fulfill
polytechnic, and Department requirements. These requirements are
described is the polytechnic has gone a ling way to keep those
individuals (computer operators) in various way:
i. To acquire formal education in computer science
ii To register fully as members in Nigeria computer society.
Iii to reduce non-professionals in the field.
Computer is an electronic device, which is capable of receiving,
sorting and retrieving information with tremendous speed, if computer is
effectively used, it can help teachers teach computer science students
visually in all the computer courses.
This study based
on the assessment of the methods of teaching computer courses to
computer science major in selected Nigerian Polytechnics is trying to
find out those teaching methods use in teaching computers courses.
According to McCathy (1989) common teaching methods are lecture method,
lecture with Discussion, panel of experts, Brainstorming, video tapes,
class Discussion, case studies, Role playing, Report-Back sessions,
worksheets/surveys, index card exercise, Guest speaker, values
clarification exercise.
IPSJ Journal (2001), state that
the method of teaching computer science in a department of liberal Art
is from technique (concretion) to theory (abstraction), of from
practices to lecture.
In a physical classroom these is a
standard, set of equipment and tools, this usually includes audio-visual
equipment such as textbook, a chalkboard, video-visual video player
and tape recorder.
1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The aims and objectives of the study are to assess the methods of
teaching computer courses to computer science major in selected Nigeria
polytechnics.
1. It investigated whether textbooks and
chalkboard the only teaching and learning tools in teaching
computer courses.
2. It investigated whether
multimedia instructional aids are used for both teaching and
learning in computer science courses.
3. It investigated whether E-learning is used in teaching introduction to computers.
4. To investigate the most common teaching methods for computer courses to computer science majors.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study focuses on the methods of teaching computer courses to computer science major in selected Nigeria polytechnics.It examines the background, methods of teaching, tools and equipments use in teaching computer courses to computer science major. The primary data for the study were generated from well structured question broadcasted to random samples of 70 out of 200 NDII students from federal polytechnic Nekede and Abia State Polytechnic and supported with interviews. Frequency labels, simp ... Continue reading---
