14 Weeks of Java – A Novel Approach for Teaching Java

Abstract: Understanding the basic concepts of programming is hardly possible without actually programming. Likewise, producing source code is difficult or actually impossible without a fundamental understanding of programming. This vicious circle makes learning to program to a complex and often frustrating task. The aim of the present project is to develop and implement a novel approach for learning an object oriented programming language, viz. Java, during a one semester course with a special focus for non-technical oriented students. The major deliverable of the present project is a new textbook ready to be submitted to an international publisher including widespread accompanying material (in particular, video tutorials to enable students to imitate software development tasks and potentially help to break the vicious circle defined above).