Subj : Re: Good examples of programming course lecture notes
To   : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer
From : clemenr
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 04:07 pm

Duane Bozarth wrote:
> clemenr@wmin.ac.uk wrote:
> >
> > Well, in the places I have taught in there is typically a mixture of
> > formal lectures, and set laboratory work. It is "fashionable" to say
> > that it would be better to have 100% tutorials. But in reality that's
> > just too inefficient.
> ...
>
> The (again I only had one prof w/ a British background and this was
> roughly 40 years ago) chap ( :) ) we had implied simply a syllabus was
> provided and we were expected to "read" the material.  Office hours were
> posted.

Hmmmm.... I have heard stories of experiences very similar to yours. I
more or less quote "here's what you have to learn, go away and learn
it." I don't like naming the university involved, but it was an
extremely well-known university in the UK. So rather than being UK
academic culture, it may be a UK academic sub-culture.

Cheers,

Ross-c

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