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ITICSE
2004
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Use of large databases for group projects at the nexus of teaching and research
Final year, group (capstone) projects in computing disciplines are often expected to fill multiple roles: in addition to allowing students to learn important domain-specific knowl...
Richard C. Thomas, Rebecca Mancy
ACE
2003
180views Education» more  ACE 2003»
13 years 9 months ago
Managing the managers: Collaborative virtual teams with large staff and student numbers
Virtual teaming involving online presentations and peer reviews support the notion of collaborative student learning, whilst preparing them for the virtual work environment. Howev...
Kathy Egea
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
150views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
14 years 8 months ago
Dereferee: exploring pointer mismanagement in student code
Dynamic memory management and the use of pointers are critical topics in teaching the C++ language. They are also some of the most difficult for students to grasp properly. The re...
Anthony Allevato, Manuel A. Pérez-Qui&ntild...
CACM
2007
164views more  CACM 2007»
13 years 7 months ago
Is abstraction the key to computing?
ACTION THE KEY TO COMPUTING? Why is it that some software engineers and computer scientists are able to produce clear, elegant designs and programs, while others cannot? Is it poss...
Jeff Kramer
FECS
2008
185views Education» more  FECS 2008»
13 years 9 months ago
Will There Ever Be Consensus on CS1?
- The choice of programming language, the approach by which students are taught and the software tools made available to students have been controversial issues in many ways. While...
Robert M. Siegfried, David Chays, Katherine Herber...