Collaborative Research: Developing Course Modules to Teach Service-Oriented Programming through Exemplification and Visualization

面向服务编程（SOP）是一种使用web上提供的服务作为构建块来构建软件应用程序的编程技术。随着云计算和移动设备的普及，SOP变得更加重要，但还没有在美国的本科计算机课程中取得重大进展。这个项目通过在SOP中开发课程来解决这个缺点，以确保美国学生在这一关键技术方面做好准备，从而在全球软件开发市场上具有竞争力。该项目由三家不同的参与机构联合开展：华盛顿特区的霍华德大学、位于奥斯威戈的纽约州立大学和位于纽约州罗切斯特的罗切斯特理工学院。SOP中三个可重用的课程模块被设计用于不同的本科计算机课程——第一年的编程入门课程、大二的课程和大四的课程。这些课程材料是在一个精心设计的平台上构建的，提供了示例和可视化，以帮助实现有效的学习。采用模块化方法确保开发的课程材料对美国各地的各种本科院校都有用。项目成果正在通过各种渠道广泛传播，包括区域和国家研讨会、机构网站和国家STEM分布式学习资源中心。

Service oriented programming (SOP) is a programming technique to build software applications using services provided on the web as the building blocks. With cloud computing and mobile devices becoming ubiquitous, SOP is becoming even more crucial, but has not made significant inroads into the U.S. undergraduate computing curricula. This project represents a well-conceived effort to address this shortcoming by developing coursework in SOP to ensure that U.S. students are prepared in this crucial technology, thus competitive in the global software development marketplace.This project is being jointly conducted at three diverse participating institutions: Howard University in Washington, DC, the State University of New York at Oswego, and the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Three reusable curricular modules in SOP are being designed for different undergraduate computing courses - a first year introductory programming course, a sophomore course, and a senior-level course. These curricular materials are being constructed on a carefully crafted platform that provides examples and visualization to help achieve effective learning. A modular approach is being used to ensure that the developed curricular materials will be useful for a variety of undergraduate institutions across the United States. Project results are being broadly disseminated through various channels, including regional and national workshops, institutional websites and the National STEM Distributed Learning Resource Center.