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provide apprenticeship — Students "think along" as the expert designs the solutions to complex programming problems by
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identifying decisions,
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justifying choices among alternatives, and
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evaluating the consequences of these decisions.
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make large programs accessible — Students can
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study and work with larger programs.
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see good examples of program design and style.
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learn how to deal with complexity.
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learn the use of language constructs, data structures, algorithms, and applications.
- respond to specification changes by designing and implementing program modifications and extensions.
- experience "real world" programming.
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work in teams.
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provide a context for assessment — AP CS exam questions
- do not need to specify the case study framework.
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only need to specify the additional question-specific context.
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assist AP CS Teachers — Case studies
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emphasize process over product.
- provide ready-made materials for classroom use.
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provide a framework for an application driven curriculum.
- provide a basis for in-depth analysis of program organization, data structures, and algorithms.
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aid in the transition to new languages by providing case study commonality:
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Pascal to C++ — Large Integer / BigInt
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C++ to Java — Marine Biology / Marine Biology Simulation
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aid in the transition to new programming paradigms:
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Object Based Programming — Marine Biology (C++)
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Object Oriented Programming — Marine Biology Simulation (Java)
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