abstract
- © 2019 IEEE.Computer programming is one of the basic abilities developed in computing science students, but it is important to note that programs are the product of generating code from software design. This work presents the results of examining the design products of students in different stages of their degree program. We have replicated some experiments reported in the literature but a difference between these works and ours is that we analyze the design work of students at all levels of their degree programs. We find results that indicate that the design abilities do not necessarily show a continuous improvement during the passage of time in their studies and we explore possible causes of this and outline future research in this line of investigation.