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2006
ACM
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Computing Curricula 2005: The Overview Report
Russell L. Shackelford, Andrew D. McGettrick, Robe...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Computing in context: integrating an embedded computing project into a course on ethical and societal issues
A hands-on embedded computing project is introduced into an undergraduate social sciences course. In the pilot module, nine student teams created working prototypes, using the tec...
Fred G. Martin, Sarah Kuhn
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Personality types, learning styles, and an agile approach to software engineering education
This paper describes an initiative at North Carolina State University in which the undergraduate software engineering class was restructured in layout and in presentation. The cha...
Lucas Layman, Travis Cornwell, Laurie A. Williams
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Digital gaming as a vehicle for learning
Ursula Wolz, Tiffany Barnes, Ian Parberry, Michael...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Accessibility first!: a new approach to web design
This paper proposes an accessibility first pedogogy for web design, in which the course is organized around the requirement of implementing web pages accessible to visually impai...
Brian J. Rosmaita
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Women catch up: gender differences in learning programming concepts
Laurie Murphy, Brad Richards, Renée McCaule...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Can graduating students design software systems?
This paper examines software designs produced by students nearing completion of their Computer Science degrees. The results of this multi-national, multi-institutional experiment ...
Anna Eckerdal, Robert McCartney, Jan Erik Mostr&ou...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Turning automata theory into a hands-on course
We present a hands-on approach to problem solving in the formal languages and automata theory course. Using the tool JFLAP, students can solve a wide range of problems that are te...
Susan H. Rodger, Bart Bressler, Thomas Finley, Ste...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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A data mining course for computer science: primary sources and implementations
An undergraduate elective course in data mining provides a strong opportunity for students to learn research skills, practice data structures, and enhance their understanding of a...
David R. Musicant
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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A UNIX concurrent I/O simulator
Steven Robbins