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ITICSE
2003
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
2003
ACM
The high variability of students’ backgrounds typically found in introductory programming courses creates additional difficulties to foster motivation and ensure the desired co...
FECS
2007
13 years 10 months ago
2007
- This paper describes a Software Engineering Option (SEO) within the current BS in Computer Science program at UMASS Dartmouth. The SE Option reuses significant portion of the exi...
ACE
2004
13 years 10 months ago
2004
This paper describes the integration of the Personal Software Process (PSP) into an introductory database course in an MIS curriculum. PSP is a highly disciplined, process-based a...
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
2005
ACM
An introductory CS1 course presents problems for educators and students due to students’ diverse background in programming knowledge and exposure. Students who enroll in CS1 als...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
2006
ACM
Many incoming college freshmen have accumulated a significant number of hours of experience playing computer games. Extending that experience to actual game creation activities ca...