community outreach (on 9/19/14) by: jeffrey cain
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Community Outreach(on 9/19/14)
By: Jeffrey Cain
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The Program
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What the program does
This program gives the player 2 randomized playing cards and shows 1 randomized dealer card. If the player’s cards don’t equal 21 and the player wants another card, he/she can ask for as many cards as they want. If their total is greater than 21, then they lose and the dealer wins. If the dealer has a higher total than the player then the dealer wins. If the player has a higher total than the dealer then the player wins
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The point of the outreach
With the many different types of variables, imports, loops, methods, and if-else statements to show students some basic coding syntax used in a program. Also talk about the theory behind some of the complex coding.
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My experience
Speaking in front of many people about programming was very weird. I had to explain everything that I was doing, which is very different compared to programming by myself. I have read that I should definitely slow down and not talk too fast. They were all very helpful and many of the students learned some new things (Array’s, loops, text based).
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Survey results
84% male 16% female
Mostly Sophomore and Senior (40%, 32%)
Most of the students said they wanted to learn Java and C++, many even said they wanted to learn other languages
My teaching was between fine and amazing
Most knew a tiny bit of what I was saying (44%)
92% of students learned something new
68% said they would be fine with another class taught by a caps student
Some are interested in continuing programming ( 16% in caps, 28% in college