Programming in C Language course - Teaching & Learning Methods and Guidelines for Course Instructors to teach C Programming course in a effective manner within 12 weeks and methods to assess the Learners

1. TEACHING & LEARNING
TEACHING & LEARNING
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ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Presented by
Dr. THAMBA MESHACH W,
HOD /CSE & ITES
FIRST YEAR COURSEDELIVERY
2025 - 2026
PROGRAMMIN IN COURSE
PROGRAMMIN IN COURSE

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C- CourseDelivery Structure
C Programming
 Fundamentals → Structured problem solving →
Real-world applications.
 Teach C as a foundation skill (not just syntax)
Focus on problem-solving, memory management,
efficiency, and algorithmic thinking.
 Balance theory and practice
Every concept taught in class should be reinforced in labs
and assignments.
 Encourage self-learning
Point students to problem-solving platforms and
open-source code.

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 Teaching Order of Topics
1) General problem Solving concepts
2) Introduction
3) Basic Syntax
4) Control Structures
5) Arrays & Strings
6) Functions & Modular Programming
7) Pointers
8) Structures & Unions
9) File Handling
10)Advanced Concepts

4.  12-Week Teaching Plan for C Programming.
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C Programming
Period Topics
Week 1 Introduction to C
Week 2 Variables, Data Types & Operators
Week 3 Input/Output & Control Statements
Week 4 Functions & Modular Programming
Week 5 Arrays (1D & 2D)
Week 6 Strings
Week 7 Pointers (Basics)
Week 8 Pointers (Advanced) & Dynamic Memory
Week 9 Structures & Unions
Week 10 File Handling
Week 11 Advanced C Concepts
Week 12 Mini Projects & Assessment

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 Practical & Lab Course Structure
• Hands-on from Day 1:
Introduce coding right after basics.
• Lab Methodology:
– Faculty first demonstrates a program (10–15 mins).
–Start with tracing code manually (flow of execution).
– Students replicate and modify (hands-on).
– Debugging existing buggy code.
–Use peer learning (pair programming).
– End with a challenge problem.

6.  Monitoring Student Progress
• Weekly Progress Check:
– Small quizzes (MCQ + coding snippet analysis).
• Code Submissions: Students push code to GitHub
/Gclass
• Peer Review:
Students explain solutions to classmates.
• Observation :
Track students struggling with syntax vs logic.
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C Programming

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C Programming
Level Duration Topics Assessment
Beginner Weeks 1–4
Syntax, I/O,
operators,
control
statements.
o
Write a program
to compute
simple problems.
o
Identify errors in
given code.
 Assessment of Programming Skills
• Level-wise and Topic-wise Mapping

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Level Duration Topics Assessment
Intermediate Weeks 5–
8
o
Functions,
Arrays,
Strings,
Pointers,
Recursion.
o
Solve moderate
problems (string
reversal, sorting,
searching).
o
Modular code with
functions.
o
Debugging
assignments.

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C Programming
Level Duration Topics Assessment
Advanced Weeks 9–12
o
Structures,
File
handling,
Dynamic
Memory
allocation,
Bitwise
operations
o
Mini-projects
(student database,
file encryptor, text-
based game).
o
Code optimization
challenges.

10.  Progress Monitoring via Online Platforms
• Beginner Level (Weeks 1–4):
– HackerRank basic problems.
• Intermediate Level (Weeks 5–8):
– HackerRank + GeeksforGeeks arrays, strings, pointers.
• Advanced Level (Weeks 9–12):
– CodeChef contests + mini projects.
• Faculty Monitoring Tools:
– HackerRank/CodeChef provide leaderboards - track
submissions.
– GitHub Classroom - students push weekly code.
– Weekly online quizzes (MCQs + coding).
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C Programming

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C Programming
 Beginner Level (Weeks 1–4)
Focus: Syntax, basic problem solving, code tracing.
Assessment Tools:
• Lab tasks (Hello World, interest calculation).
• Short quizzes (MCQs, output prediction).
• Online practice (HackerRank beginner problems).

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C Programming
 Intermediate Level (Weeks 5–8)
Focus:
Functions, arrays, strings, pointers, recursion.
Assessment Tools:
• Assignments (matrix operations, string reversal, pointer-
based swapping).
• Debugging exercises.
• Weekly quizzes (array-based problems).
• Online practice (GeeksforGeeks + CodeChef beginner
problems).

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• Mini projects (file-based systems, text-based games).
• Hackathon-style lab test.
• Online contests (HackerRank timed challenges,
CodeChef long challenges).
• Faculty evaluation of project repo (GitHub).
 Advanced Level (Weeks 9–12)
Focus:
Structures, file handling, dynamic memory,
advanced concepts.
Assessment Tools:

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 Mark Grading
• Continuous Assessment (40%)
•Weekly labs, quizzes, small assignments.
• Mid-Level Assessment (30%)
•Lab tests, debugging exercises.
• Capstone/Final Assessment (30%)
•Mini project + viva + coding challenge.

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 Faculty Preparation
• MOOCs:
 NPTEL C Programming (IIT Madras/IIT Bombay).
 MIT OpenCourseWare: "Practical Programming in C".
 Harvard CS50 (first part uses C extensively).
• Industry:
 GeeksforGeeks C tutorials, TutorialsPoint,
 W3Schools (for quick lookups).
•Faculty Checklist:
Solve problems before teaching them.
Prepare concept maps showing how topics connect.
Keep lab examples ready and aligned with lectures.
Maintain a GitHub repo of solved examples for students.

16. THANK YOU !
THANK YOU !
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