Authors :
Adene, Gift; Mbonu, Chinedu Emmanuel; Alade, Samuel Mayowa; Mba, Chioma Juliet
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 4 - April
Google Scholar :
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Scribd :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6499700
Abstract :
This paper focuses on accessing the
programming language preference among Computer
Science and Computer Engineering undergraduate
students in two Nigerian tertiary institutions. Its aim is
to understand and bring to light, the reason behind the
programming language choice and how it affects the
design output and problem-solving ability of the
students. Questionnaires were administered via Google
docs and 410 Computer Science and Computer
Engineering students of AkanuIbiam Federal
Polytechnic, Unwana, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka, responded. The researcher asked questions based
on curriculum, lecturers’ influence, design goal,
component reusability, platform consideration, and ease
of debugging, code portability and more. The
respondents revealed that they have personal favorites
and that they would prefer a language that is stated in
the curriculum and taught to them in addition to
considering the complexity of the language elements,
target platforms and suitability for the problem at hand
and lecturers’ influence. The researcher recommended
that modern programming languages that can solve
different real-life problems be incorporated into
Computer Science and Computer Engineering
curriculums in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Lecturers
were also urged to learn and master modern
programming languages.
Keywords :
Programming, Students, Computer Science, Nigeria, Preference
This paper focuses on accessing the
programming language preference among Computer
Science and Computer Engineering undergraduate
students in two Nigerian tertiary institutions. Its aim is
to understand and bring to light, the reason behind the
programming language choice and how it affects the
design output and problem-solving ability of the
students. Questionnaires were administered via Google
docs and 410 Computer Science and Computer
Engineering students of AkanuIbiam Federal
Polytechnic, Unwana, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka, responded. The researcher asked questions based
on curriculum, lecturers’ influence, design goal,
component reusability, platform consideration, and ease
of debugging, code portability and more. The
respondents revealed that they have personal favorites
and that they would prefer a language that is stated in
the curriculum and taught to them in addition to
considering the complexity of the language elements,
target platforms and suitability for the problem at hand
and lecturers’ influence. The researcher recommended
that modern programming languages that can solve
different real-life problems be incorporated into
Computer Science and Computer Engineering
curriculums in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Lecturers
were also urged to learn and master modern
programming languages.
Keywords :
Programming, Students, Computer Science, Nigeria, Preference
