A Block-based Programming Approach

Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2022 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved.Simple computer activities have been used for a long time for cognitive and physical training in the context of rehabilitation or mental stimulation. An example is training the skills needed by users with special needs to access the computer through scanning access, which is an access method used by persons with major motor difficulties. The increased availability of less expensive mobile devices with large displays provides an ideal platform for these applications. This work-in-progress paper presents an ongoing work to empower rehabilitation therapists and special education teachers with no previous computer programming experience with a set of highly configurable apps supporting several types of activities for scanning access training. The apps are made available as open projects written in a block-based programming language. This way, they may be configurable by non-programmers while also allowing further changes depending on the programming skills of each rehabilitation therapist or special education teacher. This study intends to validate this approach among this group of users and formulate a set of guidelines concerning software architecture and organization and user interaction, to be used in the development of this kind of application.publishersversionpublishe

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 7, 2006

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education New Course Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences New Course Prerequisite Change Department of Nutrition and Food Science Title Change, Course Number Change Delete Course College of Business New Course School of Accountancy Remove University Studies Designation Course Description Change Department of Business Information Systems Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Course Description Change Reactivate Course Department of Economics Delete Course Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development New Course Title Change, Course Description Change Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation New Course Prerequisite Change Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation New Course Department of Psychology Credit Hour Change Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation New Course Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Number Change Department of Engineering and Technology Education Prerequisite Change Course Prefix Change Department of History New Course Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning New Course Title Change, Credit Hour Change Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change Prerequisite Change Delete Course Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication New Course Delete Course Department of Military Science Title Change, Prefix Change, Course Description Change Prefix Change Prefix Change, Prerequisite Change Prefix Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Department of Music Course Number Change Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology New Course Department of Watershed Sciences Prerequisite Change Delete Course Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Prerequisite Change Department of Computer Science New Course Title Change Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Number Change Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Prerequisite Change, Course Number Change Delete Course Department of Mathematics and Statistics Prerequisite Change Other Offering an Educational Specialist degree (EdS) in School Psychology Changing all BIS course prefixes to MIS course prefixes Course Approval Action

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 2, 2006

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education New Course Prerequisite Change College of Education and Human Services Credit Hour Change Department of Elementary Education New Course Credit Hour Change Prerequisite Change Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation New Course Department of Instructional Technology Delete Course Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Credit Hour Change Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Add Multiple List College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Pass/Fail Only Intensive English Language Institute Pass/Fail Only Department of Aerospace Studies Pass/Fail only Department of Art Title Change, Course Description Change Pass/Fail Only Prerequisite Change Inactivate Course Delete Course Department of Journalism and Communication Course Number Change Department of Political Science New Course Department of Theatre Arts University Studies Request Department of Aquatic, Watershed, and Earth Resources Title Change, Course Description Change Delete Course Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Prerequisite Change Change to Letter Grade Department of Computer Science New Course Credit Hour Change Other Offering a Master of Science Degree: Plan C Engineering and Technology Education Degree Offering a Master of Science in Computer Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering Curriculum Changes memo Study Abroad course, HASS 4910, and the assigned grade of SP (satisfactory progress) College of Natural Resources courses taught only on a Pass/D/F basis College of Science courses taught only on a Pass/D/F basis Pass/Fail Only courses from the College of Education and Human Services Discontinuing College of Science participation in the Liberal Arts and Sciences major Changing the name of the Liberal Arts and Sciences major offered through HASS to Liberal Arts majo

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 3, 2011

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change Credit Hour Change Department of Music Prerequisite Change Title Change, Prerequisite Change Department of Theatre Arts New Course Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Inactivate Course School of Teacher Education and Leadership Add Multiple List, Change Administrative Responsibility Credit Hour Change, Add Repeatable for Credit Title Change, Add Multiple List, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Delete Course Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Prerequisite Change Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Prefix Change Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation New Course Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Corequisite Change, Course Description Change, Grade Mode Change, Add Repeatable for Credit Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Prerequisite Change Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering New Course Department of Engineering and Technology Education Prerequisite Change Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering New Course Department of Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication Reactivate Course Department of Political Science Grade Mode Change Department of Biology New Course Department of Computer Science New Course Department of Physics Prerequisite Change USU-CEU Course Changes New Course Prefix Change Other Suspending the Biotechnology Emphasis of the Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences BS Degree Offering a Bachelor of Arts in Global Communication Creating a Health Science emphasis in Health Education and Promotion, BS Degre

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, November 3, 2005

General Education Change to PF grade Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Prerequisite Change Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Change Multiple List Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences New Course Change Multiple List School of Accountancy Delete Course Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Credit Hour Change Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development New Course Delete Course Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Delete Course Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Credit Hour Change Title Change, Course Description Change Delete Course Department of Psychology Delete Course Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University Studies Request Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Multiple List Change Department of English New Course Prerequisite Change Department of History New Course University Studies Request Interior Design Program New Course Department of Political Science New Course, New Prefix New Course Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology New Course Department of Theatre Arts Prerequisite Change Course Number Change Department of Biology Change Multiple List Department of Computer Science Prerequisite Change Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Other Suspending the enrollment in the Culinary Arts/Food Service Management Emphasis General Studies Major (BA or BS) Degree Establishing an interdisciplinary Undergraduate Minor in Latin American Studies Changing the name of Management Accounting Specialization in the Master of Accounting to Finance Prerequisites for Computer Science courses New PhD in Geology Curriculum Subcommittee Handbook draf

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, February 5, 2015

Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Prerequisite Change New Course, Pass/Fail School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education Prerequisite Change Course No Change Art and Design Delete Course New Course, Restriction, Prerequisites Inactivate Course Restriction Restriction, Repeatable Restriction, Prerequisites, Credit Hour Change, Repeatable Prerequisites, Restriction Remove Repeatable Music Prerequisite Change Title Change, Course Description Change, Restriction Inactivate Course Credit Hour Change Description Change, Prerequisite Change, Info Item Course Description Change, Restriction Prerequisite Change, Restriction Restriction, Credit Hour Change, Repeatable Theatre Arts Restriction Credit Hour Change Health, Physical Education and Recreation New Course Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Course Description Change Course Description Change, Grade Mode Change Special Education and Rehabilitation New Course Title Change School of Teacher Education and Leadership New Course, Prerequisites Remove Restriction New Course Biological Engineering New Course Civil and Environmental Engineering New Course Title Change Computer Science New Course History Title Change Course Description Change Language, Philosophy and Communication Studies New Course, P/F, Repeatable Prerequisite Change Political Science Course Number Change, Discontinue Multi-List, Prerequisite Change Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Prerequisite Change Wildland Resources Course Description Change, Restriction Other Renaming the Master of Education degree to the Master of Education in Educational Technology and Learning Sciences Discontinuing all specializations affiliated with both the Education Specialist and Master of Science degree programs Approving a specialization in Higher Education/Student Affairs within the existing Master of Education degree Offering a Landscape Management Certificate Offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Outdoor Product Design and Development Curriculum Committee deadlines and submissions Language to define Prerequisite(s) vs. Restriction(s

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, October 6, 2011

Center for Women and Gender Dual List Change Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change, Add University Studies Designation Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning New Course Department of Plants, Soils and Climate Title Change Title Change, Course Description Change Delete Course Department of Art New Course Course Number Change, Title Change, Course Description Change Department of Economics and Finance New Course Add University Studies Designation Title Change, Course Description Change Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Inactivate Course Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education Title Change Credit Hour Change Course Description Change Elementary and Secondary Education Program(School of TEAL) Title Change, Course Description Change Course Description Change Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation New Course Prerequisite Change Department of Biological Engineering Title Change, Course Description Change Prerequisite Change Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering New Course Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Course Description Change Delete Course Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering New Course Department of Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication Course Description Change Title Change, Course Description Change Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology University Studies Designation Reactivate Course Department of Environment and Society New Course Delete Course Department of Biology Course Description Change Remove University Studies Designation Prerequisite Change Department of Computer Science Prerequisite Change Department of Geology Title Change Other Bachelor of Arts in Art History Changing the English master’s degree specialization in Technical Writing Plan B to a Plan C specialization Restructuring the Department of Engineering and Technology Education Enforcement of the rule that CI courses must be upper divisio

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, January 11, 2007

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science New Course, Dual List Course Description Change, Add Dual List Delete Course Department of Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology (Climate) Title Change, Prefix Change Prefix Change Delete Course College of Business Change to Pass/Fail Only, Repeatable for credit Prerequisite Change Department of Business Information Systems New Course Department of Secondary Education Title Change, Course Description Change Department of Instructional Technology Course Description Change Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Title Change Delete Course Department of Engineering and Technology Education Title Change Prerequisite Change Course Number Change Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Delete Course Department of English Prerequisite Change Department of History New Course Prerequisite Change Religious Studies Program New Course Department of Journalism and Communication Delete Course Department of Biology New Course Course Description Change Prerequisite Change Delete Course Department of Computer Science New Course Delete Course Department of Geology Credit Hour Change Department of Mathematics and Statistics Prerequisite Change Other Adding a specialization in Speech-Language Pathology to the PhD Program in Disability Disciplines Flexibility in establishing effective dates for items on the agenda Representative for the Libraries Course Approval Actions Changing the name of majors, minor, emphasis, and specialization from “Business Information Systems” to “Management Information Systems

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, February 5, 2015

Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Prerequisite Change New Course, Pass/Fail School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education Prerequisite Change Course No Change Art and Design Delete Course New Course, Restriction, Prerequisites Inactivate Course Restriction Restriction, Repeatable Restriction, Prerequisites, Credit Hour Change, Repeatable Prerequisites, Restriction Remove Repeatable Music Prerequisite Change Title Change, Course Description Change, Restriction Inactivate Course Credit Hour Change Description Change, Prerequisite Change, Info Item Course Description Change, Prerequisite Change, Restriction Prerequisite Change, Restriction Restriction, Credit Hour Change, Repeatable Theatre Arts Restriction Credit Hour Change Health, Physical Education and Recreation New Course Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Course Description Change Course Description Change, Grade Mode Change Special Education and Rehabilitation New Course Title Change School of Teacher Education and Leadership New Course, Prerequisites Remove Restriction New Course Biological Engineering New Course Civil and Environmental Engineering New Course Title Change Computer Science New Course History Title Change Course Description Change Language, Philosophy and Communication Studies New Course, P/F, Repeatable Prerequisite Change Political Science Course Number Change, Discontinue Multi-List, Prerequisite Change Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Prerequisite Change Wildland Resources Course Description Change, Restriction Other Renaming the Master of Education degree to the Master of Education in Educational Technology and Learning Sciences Discontinuing all specializations affiliated with both the Education Specialist and Master of Science degree programs Approving a specialization in Higher Education/Student Affairs within the existing Master of Education degree Offering a Landscape Management Certificate Offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Outdoor Product Design and Development degree Curriculum Committee deadlines and submissions Language to define Prerequisite(s) vs. Restriction(s

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 6, 2011

Center for Women and Gender Dual List Change Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change, Add University Studies Designation Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning New Course Department of Plants, Soils and Climate Title Change Title Change, Course Description Change Delete Course Department of Art New Course Course Number Change, Title Change, Course Description Change Department of Economics and Finance New Course Add University Studies Designation Title Change, Course Description Change Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Inactivate Course Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education Title Change Credit Hour Change Course Description Change Elementary and Secondary Education Program(School of TEAL) Title Change, Course Description Change Course Description Change Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation New Course Prerequisite Change Department of Biological Engineering Title Change, Course Description Change Prerequisite Change Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering New Course Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change Course Description Change Delete Course Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering New Course Department of Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication Course Description Change Title Change, Course Description Change Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology University Studies Designation Reactivate Course Department of Environment and Society New Course Delete Course Department of Biology Course Description Change Remove University Studies Designation Prerequisite Change Department of Computer Science Prerequisite Change Department of Geology Title Change Other Offering a Bachelor of Arts in Art History Changing the English master’s degree specialization in Technical Writing Plan B to a Plan C specialization Restructuring the Department of Engineering and Technology Education Enforcing the rule that CI courses must be upper division Electronic approval process for the course approval from Archiving previous Course Approval form