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CE
2010
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13 years 3 months ago
Computer-game construction: A gender-neutral attractor to Computing Science
: Enrollment in Computing Science university programs is at a dangerously low level. A major reason for this is the general lack of interest in Computing Science by females. In thi...
Mike Carbonaro, Duane Szafron, Maria Cutumisu, Jon...
PROCEDIA
2010
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13 years 4 months ago
Introductory computational science using MATLAB and image processing
We describe a new course designed to introduce engineering students to computational thinking. One of the most significant challenges in teaching an introductory-level applied co...
D. Brian Larkins, William Harvey
VL
2007
IEEE
132views Visual Languages» more  VL 2007»
14 years 16 days ago
A Study on Applying Roles of Variables in Introductory Programming
Expert programmers possess programming knowledge, which is language independent and abstract. Still, programming is mostly taught only via constructs of a programming language and...
Pauli Byckling, Jorma Sajaniemi
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
146views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
13 years 12 months ago
Using image processing projects to teach CS1 topics
As Computer Science educators, we know that students learn more from projects that are fun and challenging, that seem “real” to them, and that allow them to be creative in des...
Richard Wicentowski, Tia Newhall
SIGCSE
2010
ACM
181views Education» more  SIGCSE 2010»
14 years 1 months ago
Teaching the principles of the hacker curriculum to undergraduates
The “Hacker Curriculum” exists as a mostly undocumented set of principles and methods for learning about information security. Hacking, in our view, is defined by the ability...
Sergey Bratus, Anna Shubina, Michael E. Locasto