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SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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13 years 7 months ago
GraphicsMentor: a tool for learning graphics fundamentals
This paper discusses the functionality of GraphicsMentor. GraphicsMentor permits a student to modify many parameters of the camera, objects, and light sources interactively, and t...
Dejan Nikolic, Ching-Kuang Shene
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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14 years 8 months ago
Foss 101: engaging introductory students in the open source movement
Can engaging students in free and open source software (FOSS) pique their interest in computer science? This paper describes an introductory computer science course that introduce...
Ralph Morelli, Trishan R. de Lanerolle
SIGCSE
2012
ACM
284views Education» more  SIGCSE 2012»
12 years 3 months ago
Teaching operating systems using android
The computing landscape is shifting towards mobile devices. To learn about operating systems, it is increasingly important for students to gain hands-on kernel programming experie...
Jeremy Andrus, Jason Nieh
ITICSE
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Teaching programming and language concepts using LEGOs
concepts more concrete. The method has two main learning outcomes: • Language Specification – The goal of the assignment is to be able to build LEGO® creations on a standard g...
Cynthia S. Hood, Dennis J. Hood
IWPC
2003
IEEE
14 years 26 days ago
Experiences in Teaching Software Evolution and Program Comprehension
A large amount of research is devoted to software evolution and program understanding, but these topics are often neglected in software engineering curricula. The CCSE initiative ...
Arie van Deursen, Jean-Marie Favre, Rainer Koschke...