1. Qatar University Exemplary Online Course Award
Object-Oriented Programming Course
Dr. Saleh Alhazbi
Computer Science and Engineering Dept.
College of Engineering

2. Contents Challenges of Teaching Computer Programming.
Objectives of Online Support.
Pedagogical facets of Our Online Course.
Our Online Course Features.
Evaluation and Results

3. Challenges of Teaching Programming
Students lack solving-problems skills
Subject nature:
Difficult to imagine programming notation because no similar items in real life
Teaching Methods

4. Objectives of Online Support
Increase students motivation and satisfaction
Improve students participation in learning process outside the classroom
Increase level of interaction:
student-instructor.
student-student.

5. Pedagogical facets of our approach
Multiple instructional strategies.
Single teaching style only meets certain students’ learning preferences, while multiple strategies makes all students feel part of learning environment
Highly interactive environment.
Students who are more engaged with online system report better perception of learning
Iterative learning
Timely formative assessment
It is informal assessment used to provide feedback to both teacher and learner about course progress.

6. Online Course Features: Main Page
The menu is ordered alphabetically
Creates sense of student ownership

7. Online Course Features: Case Study
Objectives:
1-link the subject to real problems.
2- Reinforce programming concepts to enhance students learning.
3-Apply separated concepts to form a real solution.
4- Help students to use this case as a model when to solve their project assignment.

8. Online Course Features: ClassTube

9. Online Course Features: Discussion Board

10. Online Course Features: Games

11. Online Course Features: Student’s Journal

12. Online Course Features: Student’s Opinion

13. Online Course Features: Project

14. Online Course Features: Weekend Test

15. Online Course Features: Evaluation
Students Satisfaction Q1
I am very satisfied with learning experience I have gained in this class Q2
I am happy that I enrolled in this course Q3
Online materials are very organized and ease to be used Q4
I have feeling of accomplishment from the work I have done in this class. Q5
Online materials very helpful tool to support my learning. Q6
I feel concepts of OOP are clear to me now.

16. Online Course Features: Evaluation
Interaction with instructor
The interaction between students and instructor in this course was
Excellent
100%
Good 0%
Normal
Bad
No interaction
During this course, I think best way to interact with the instructor was
Through “My Journal”
40%
During class discussion
Through 0%
During office hours
20%
I had no interaction

17. Online Course Features: Evaluation
Students’ Access to Online Materials During the Week