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In this paper we describe our experiences with multi-programming (pair and tri programming) in a second level course. The course, “Application Software Development” is a second year course, which has a heavy emphasis on java programming in the labs as well as the development of a full-fledged project. The objective of the course is to build an entire project that comprises of various software engineering activities that span across the semester. In general, we observe that multi-programming improves the students’ ability in analytical thinking and communicating the conceptual ideas. It also raises certain issues when this approach is adopted in the educational context. In this paper we discuss some of these issues. Overall, multi-programming experience has been a rewarding experience for the students in spite of certain problems that were encountered.
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Purvis, M., Purvis, M., Roy, B.T., George, S.M., Cranefield, S. (2005). Experiences with Pair and Tri Programming in a Second Level Course. In: Khosla, R., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3682. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11552451_96
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