Sciweavers

87 search results - page 1 / 18
» Design process for a non-majors computing course
Sort
View
FECS
2006
102views Education» more  FECS 2006»
13 years 6 months ago
Improving Student Motivation in a Computing Course for Non-Majors
- This paper focuses on introductory computer science courses offered to students not majoring in computer science. In particular, the issues of student motivation and engagement i...
Stan Kurkovsky
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
122views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Design process for a non-majors computing course
There is growing interest in computing courses for non-CS majors. We have recently built such a course that has met with positive response. We describe our design process, which i...
Mark Guzdial, Andrea Forte
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
117views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Integrating science and research in a HCI design course
Undergraduate computer science students have few opportunities to experience scientific investigation and computer science research. A human-computer interaction (HCI) course can ...
Robert Pastel
PERCOM
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
Proselytizing Pervasive Computing Education: A Strategy and Approach Influenced by Human-Computer Interaction
A course on pervasive computing should be structured around key functions throughout a systems development process to cover common underlying concerns throughout science and engin...
D. Scott McCrickard, Christa M. Chewar
SIGCSE
2002
ACM
218views Education» more  SIGCSE 2002»
13 years 4 months ago
Participatory design in a human-computer interaction course: teaching ethnography methods to computer scientists
Empirical evidence shows the ability for computer technology to deliver on its promises of enhancing our quality of life relies on how well the application fits our understanding ...
Jerry B. Weinberg, Mary L. Stephen