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2009
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Bringing big systems to small schools: distributed systems for undergraduates
Distributed applications have become a core component of the Internet's infrastructure. However, many undergraduate curriculums, especially at small colleges, do not offer co...
Jeannie R. Albrecht
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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QuickDraw: bringing graphics into first year
This paper describes a new tool for introducing computer graphics and multimedia applications into first year, called QuickDraw, and our experience using it. QuickDraw provides an...
Ben Stephenson, Craig Taube-Schock
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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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
2009
ACM
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Methods, metrics and motivation for a green computer science program
Computer science educators are uniquely positioned to promote greater awareness of Green Computing, using the academic setting to encourage environmentally conscious use of techno...
Mujtaba Talebi, Thomas Way
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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14 years 3 months ago
Enhancing undergraduate education: a REU model for interdisciplinary research
This paper presents a successful model for undergraduate research where student participants work on interdisciplinary research projects; in our case, at the frontier between comp...
Daniela Stan Raicu, Jacob D. Furst