Pedagogical aspects of teaching programming in C# by means of creating a multi-module project

Abstract

The profession of a programmer at the height of the development of the IT industry is one of
the most demanded in the labor market. Working in an IT company helps to ensure social security
and a decent standard of living. Many people would like to learn programming, but this process is
complex and ambiguous. There are different approaches to teaching programming. The authors
present a brief analytical review of existing methods and technologies for such training. It is
concluded that there are a variety of similar approaches that differ both in the field of application
(school, university, courses, etc.) and in orientation (from theoretical to practical). The analysis of
existing approaches allowed the authors to suggest their own method of teaching programming,
based on the use of a multi-module project. Each module of the project includes the solution of a
separate task, starting from simple linear calculations and ending with the work with files and
databases. At the same time, pedagogical principles of instruction are observed, such as the
sequence of the course, the systematic nature of scientific knowledge, the gradual transition from
simple to complex. However, each of the gradually more complicated tasks implies a solution not
in a separate small project, but looks like an integral part of a large general project. Therefore, the
development of such a project during laboratory studies allows students to learn the syntactic
constructions of the programming language, to do practical programming activities, to develop
skills in project activity and algorithmic thinking. In the future, the development of a software
component of a multi-module project and an experimental study of the effectiveness of the method
are suggested.