DOI: 10.7763/IJCTE.2014.V6.886
Computational Modeling and Simulation for Learning an Automation Concept in Programming Course
Abstract—Computational thinking is a fundamental skill for
living in the 21st century. The essence of computational thinking
is abstraction and automation. Computer science and the
concept of automation is affecting various parts our lives. The
concept of automation can be improved through the
programming activities to design an algorithm, and to
implement using a programming language. In this paper, we
propose modeling and simulation steps in a programming
activity that can learn the concept of automation. And, we are
trying to see how modeling and simulation steps can help in the
process of modeling practical problems and how they can solve
them.
Index Terms—Computational thinking, programming,
automation, computational modeling, simulation.
The authors are with the Department of Computer Science Education,
Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea (e-mail: {yongcheon.kim,
daiyoung.kwon, lee}@inc.korea.ac.kr).
Cite:Yong Cheon Kim, Dai Young Kwon, and Won Gyu Lee, "Computational Modeling and Simulation for Learning an Automation Concept in Programming Course," International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 341-345, 2014.