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SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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14 years 9 months ago
CS 0.5: a better approach to introductory computer science for majors
There are often problems when students enter a course with widely different experience levels with key course topics. If the material is covered too slowly, those with greater exp...
Robert H. Sloan, Patrick Troy
WSC
1996
14 years 10 months ago
Simulation for computer science majors: a preliminary report
The author is revising and restructuring an existing simulation course designed primarily for senior computer science majors by: 1) developing an integrated set of laboratory exer...
Ruth Silverman
TAPIA
2005
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Preliminary analysis of factors affecting women and african americans in the computing sciences
The current paper presents research that investigates those factors that affect the recruitment and retention of women and African Americans in the computing sciences. We begin by...
Jamika D. Burge, Tiki L. Suarez
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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14 years 9 months ago
Inspiring blind high school students to pursue computer science with instant messaging chatbots
Blind students are an underrepresented group in computer science. In this paper, we describe our experience preparing and leading the computer science track at the National Federa...
Jeffrey P. Bigham, Maxwell B. Aller, Jeremy T. Bru...
SIGCSE
2010
ACM
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15 years 2 months ago
Expanding the frontiers of computer science: designing a curriculum to reflect a diverse field
While the discipline of computing has evolved significantly in the past 30 years, Computer Science curricula have not as readily adapted to these changes. In response, we have rec...
Mehran Sahami, Alex Aiken, Julie Zelenski