{"id":3257,"date":"2023-09-25T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2023-10-23T00:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T19:20:17","slug":"guest-lecture-on-coding-and-computational-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/guest-lecture-on-coding-and-computational-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Lecture on Coding and Computational Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Guest Lecture on Coding and Computational Thinking was conducted in association with the Subject ITC 1171 Computational Thinking for Problem Solving on 25 September 2023. This was conducted with the intention of improving the student\u2019s knowledge on how to solve problems by means of computational thinking with creating programming applications. The facilitator for the session was Mr. Chamil Jiwantha, Software Architect at Multiplier and a Visiting Lecturer from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ruhuna. The session was coordinated by Dr. Shashikala Subashini, the coordinator of ITC 1171, and the assistance of other staff members in the department. Therefore, the session was successfully carried out with the participation of 60 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3258\"  src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745-255x191.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000562745.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3259\"  src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267-255x191.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565267.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3260\"  src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687-255x191.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698000565687.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Guest Lecture on Coding and Computational Thinking was conducted in association with the Subject ITC 1171 Computational Thinking for Problem Solving on 25 September 2023. 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