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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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CSbots: design and deployment of a robot designed for the CS1 classroom
We present CSbots, an ongoing program to use robots as
Tom Lauwers, Illah R. Nourbakhsh, Emily Hamner
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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On preparing students for distributed software development with a synchronous, collaborative development platform
Working remotely is becoming the norm for both professionals and students alike. Software development has become a global industry due to outsourcing, teleworking, flex time, and ...
Andrew Meneely, Laurie Williams
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Seattle: a platform for educational cloud computing
Cloud computing is rapidly increasing in popularity. Companies such as RedHat, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and IBM are increasingly funding cloud computing infrastructure and resea...
Justin Cappos, Ivan Beschastnikh, Arvind Krishnamu...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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A model academic ethics and integrity policy for computer science departments
For decades, US universities and colleges have had policies pertaining to the conduct of their students at the institutional level. These policies are referred to as Academic Inte...
Charles Riedesel, Eric D. Manley, Susan Poser, Jit...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Test-driven design for introductory OO programming
Test-Driven Design (TDD) has been shown to increase the productivity of programming teams and improve the quality of the code they produce. However, most of the introductory
Viera K. Proulx
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Introducing PyLighter: dynamic code highlighter
Like a screenplay, a program is both a static artifact and instructions for a dynamic performance. This duality can keep laypeople from appreciating the complexity of software sys...
Michael G. Boland, Curtis C. Cliburn
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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An experience report on the design and delivery of two new software design courses
In this paper, we report on our experience in designing and delivering two new software design courses in the Informatics major at UC Irvine. When the major was created in 2004, i...
Alex Baker, André van der Hoek
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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Music performamatics: interdisciplinary interaction
This paper describes how a graphical user interface (GUI) programming course offered by the Dept. of Computer Science (CS) was paired with a general teaching methods course offere...
Jesse M. Heines, Gena R. Greher, Sarah Kuhn
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Engaging middle school teachers and students with alice in a diverse set of subjects
This paper describes the integration of the Alice 3D virtual worlds environment into a diverse set of subjects in middle school, including the development of tutorials, example wo...
Susan H. Rodger, Jenna Hayes, Gaetjens Lezin, Henr...