Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Student Publications

Document Type

Poster

Publication Title

Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase

Abstract

Current Challenge: Understanding the execution of an object-oriented program is challenging for students beginning their undergraduate CS degree

Common Issue: Students learn syntax but fail to see the underlying behavior of object creation, reference assignment, and method calls

Unified Solution: bridge the gap between abstract concepts and concrete understanding by animating the process of object instantiation, reference assignment, and results of method

Advisor

David Luginbuhl

Publication Date

4-24-2026

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