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

面向服务的编程(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变得无处不在，SOP变得更加关键，但并未在美国本科计算课程中取得重大进展。该项目是一项经过深思熟虑的努力，旨在通过开发SOP课程来解决这一缺陷，以确保美国学生在这项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。该项目由三个不同的参与机构联合开展：华盛顿特区的霍华德大学、纽约州立大学奥斯威戈分校和纽约州罗切斯特的罗切斯特理工学院。SOP中的三个可重复使用的课程模块正在为不同的本科计算机课程设计-一年级的编程入门课程，二年级的课程和高级课程。这些课程材料是在一个精心制作的平台上构建的，该平台提供范例和可视化帮助实现有效的学习。正在使用模块化的方法，以确保开发的课程材料将对美国各地的各种本科生机构有用。项目成果正通过各种渠道广泛传播，包括区域和国家讲习班、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.