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SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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15 years 3 months ago
Scavenger hunt: computer science retention through orientation
This paper describes Scavenger Hunt, a team-based orientation activity for incoming freshmen in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaig...
Jerry O. Talton, Daniel L. Peterson, Sam Kamin, De...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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15 years 10 months ago
Methodology for successful undergraduate recruiting in computer science at comprehensive public universities
This paper presents a methodology for increasing undergraduate Computer Science (CS) major enrollment at comprehensive public universities, particularly those that have first gene...
Patricia Morreale, Stan Kurkovsky, George Chang
SERVICES
2008
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14 years 11 months ago
Using Characteristics of Computational Science Schemas for Workflow Metadata Management
Computational science workflows are generating an ever-increasing volume of data products. Metadata for these workflows is communicated using one or more discipline-specific schem...
Scott Jensen, Beth Plale
SIGCSE
2004
ACM
86views Education» more  SIGCSE 2004»
15 years 3 months ago
A CS1 course designed to address interests of women
Literature on women in computing points out that computer science is not being effective at attracting and retain
Lauren Rich, Heather Perry, Mark Guzdial
CANDC
2009
ACM
15 years 4 months ago
Musicomputation: teaching computer science to teenage musicians
While algorithms have existed in math, music and other fields for over one thousand years, the use of algorithms to solve problems has become easier than ever before due to the a...
Adam L. Meyers, Marilyn C. Cole, Evan Korth, Sam P...