SIGCSE 2007: Covington, Kentucky, USA
Ingrid Russell, Susan M. Haller, J. D. Dougherty, Susan H. Rodger (Eds.): Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2007, Covington, Kentucky, USA, March 7-11, 2007. ACM 2007 ISBN 1-59593-361-1
Keynote address
- Judith Gal-Ezer: To teach is to touch lives forever. 1
Teaching tips we wish they'd told us before we started
- Owen L. Astrachan, Nick Parlante, Daniel D. Garcia, Stuart Reges: Teaching tips we wish they'd told us before we started. 2-3
Learning solutions for the first year
- James H. Cross II, T. Dean Hendrix, Jhilmil Jain, Larry A. Barowski: Dynamic object viewers for data structures. 4-8
- Bruce M. Adcock, Paolo Bucci, Wayne D. Heym, Joseph E. Hollingsworth, Timothy J. Long, Bruce W. Weide: Which pointer errors do students make? 9-13
- Atanas Radenski: Digital support for abductive learning in introductory computing courses. 14-18
Recruitment and retention of computing students
- Elise H. Turner, Erik Albert, Roy M. Turner, Laurence Latour: Retaining majors through the introductory sequence. 24-28
- Larisa Eidelman, Orit Hazzan: Eccles' model of achievent-related choices: the case of computer science studies in Israeli high schools. 29-33
Artificial intelligence
- Steve Engels, Vivek Lakshmanan, Michelle Craig: Plagiarism detection using feature-based neural networks. 34-38
- Amy McGovern, Jason Fager: Creating significant learning experiences in introductory artificial intelligence. 39-43
- David M. Hansen, Joseph Bruce, David Harrison: Give students a clue: a course-project for undergraduate artificial intelligence. 44-48
Funding opportunities in computer science education at the national science foundation
- Mark Burge, Diana Burley, Harriet G. Taylor: Funding opportunities in computer science education at the national science foundation. 49
Web-based technologies
- Serge Linckels, Stephan Repp, Naouel Karam, Christoph Meinel: The virtual tele-tASK professor: semantic search in recorded lectures. 50-54
- Manas Tungare, Xiaoyan Yu, William Cameron, GuoFang Teng, Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, Lillian N. Cassel, Weiguo Fan, Edward A. Fox: Towards a syllabus repository for computer science courses. 55-59
- Mohamed Hamada: Web-based tools for active learning in information theory. 60-64
Mechanics of undergraduate research at liberal arts colleges - lessons learned
- David R. Musicant, Amruth N. Kumar, Doug Baldwin, Ellen Walker: Mechanics of undergraduate research at liberal arts colleges: lessons learned. 65-66
New paradigms for introductory computing courses
- Elliot B. Koffman, Heidi Ellis, Charles Kelemen, Curt M. White, Steven A. Wolfman: New paradigms for introductory computing courses. 67-68
Teaching with tablets and inking technologies
- Richard J. Anderson, Ruth E. Anderson, K. M. Davis, Natalie Linnell, Craig Prince, Valentin Razmov: Supporting active learning and example based instruction with classroom technology. 69-73
- Jaspal Subhlok, Olin Johnson, Venkat Subramaniam, Ricardo Vilalta, Chang Yun: Tablet PC video based hybrid coursework in computer science: report from a pilot project. 74-78
- Tilman Wolf: Assessing the impact of inking technology in a large digital design course. 79-83
Status report on the SIGCSE committee on models for evaluating faculty scholarship
- Shmuel Fink, Gerald Kruse, Keith Olson: Status report on the SIGCSE committee on models for evaluating faculty scholarship. 84-85
Activities and tools for course management
- Curtis Clifton, Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk, Michael Mrozek: Subverting the fundamentals sequence: using version control to enhance course management. 86-90
- Matt Bower: Groupwork activities in synchronous online classroom spaces. 91-95
- Douglas D. Dankel II, Jonathan Ohlrich: Students teaching students: incorporating presentations into a course. 96-99
Integrating mathematics and computer science
- Kirby McMaster, Nicole Anderson, Brian Rague: Discrete math with programming: better together. 100-104
- Ruedi Arnold, Marc Langheinrich, Werner Hartmann: InfoTraffic: teaching important concepts of computer science and math through real-world examples. 105-109
- Scott D. Anderson: A course on simulation, probability and statistics. 110-114
Engagement via games
- Scott T. Leutenegger, Jeffrey Edgington: A games first approach to teaching introductory programming. 115-118
- Cristina Nita-Rotaru, Melissa Dark, Voicu Popescu: A multi-expertise application-driven class. 119-123
- Joan Peckham, Peter D. Stephenson, Jean-Yves Hervé, Ron Hutt, L. Miguel Encarnação: Increasing student retention in computer science through research programs for undergraduates. 124-128
UML tools: what is their role in undergraduate computer science courses?
- Dick Gayler, David Klappholz, Valerie J. Harvey, Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones: UML tools: what is their role in undergraduate computer science courses? 129-130
Assessing computer science programs: what have we learned
- Bill Marion, John Impagliazzo, Caroline St. Clair, Barry Soroka, Deborah Whitfield: Assessing computer science programs: what have we learned. 131-132
An Initiative to attract students to computing
- Lillian N. Cassel, Andrew D. McGettrick, Gordon Davies, Heikki Topi, Robert H. Sloan: An initiative to attract students to computing. 133-134
Tools and techniques for teaching object-oriented programming
- Dave Feinberg: A visual object-oriented programming environment. 140-144
- Sara Stoecklin, Suzanne Smith, Catharina M. Serino: Teaching students to build well formed object-oriented methods through refactoring. 145-149
Algorithm visualization
- Clifford A. Shaffer, Matthew Cooper, Stephen H. Edwards: Algorithm visualization: a report on the state of the field. 150-154
- Erik Carson, Ian Parberry, Bradley Jensen: Algorithm explorer: visualizing algorithms in a 3D multimedia environment. 155-159
- Wolfgang Hürst, Tobias Lauer, Eveline Nold: A study of algorithm animations on mobile devices. 160-164
Mindstorms: robotics and beyond
- Daniel E. Stevenson, James D. Schwarzmeier: Building an autonomous vehicle by integrating lego mindstorms and a web cam. 165-169
- Michael J. Jipping, Cameron Calka, Brian O'Neill, Christopher R. Padilla: Teaching students java bytecode using lego mindstorms robots. 170-174
- Frank Klassner, Christopher Continanza: Mindstorms without robotics: an alternative to simulations in systems courses. 175-179
Communication skills
- Eliseo Berni Reategui, Elisa Boff, John A. Campbell: Using virtual characters in personalized recommendations. 180-184
- Jessen T. Havill, Lewis D. Ludwig: Technically speaking: fostering the communication skills of computer science and mathematics students. 185-189
- Michelle Craig: Facilitated student discussions for evaluating teaching. 190-194
Computational thinking
Keynote address
- Grady Booch: Readn', writ'n, 'rithmetic...and code'n. 197
Active learning
- Kung-Kiu Lau: Active learning sheets for a beginner's course on reasoning about imperative programs. 198-202
- Donald D. Chinn, Kristofer Martin, Catherine Spencer: Treisman workshops and student performance in CS. 203-207
Non-majors and budding majors
- Kris Powers, Stacey Ecott, Leanne M. Hirshfield: Through the looking glass: teaching CS0 with Alice. 213-217
- Thomas J. Cortina: An introduction to computer science for non-majors using principles of computation. 218-222
Patterns
- Carl Alphonce, Michael E. Caspersen, Adrienne Decker: Killer "killer examples" for design patterns. 228-232
- Paul V. Gestwicki: Computer games as motivation for design patterns. 233-237
- Andy Carle, Michael J. Clancy, John Canny: Working with pedagogical patterns in PACT: initial applications and observations. 238-242
Programming-lite: a dialog on educating computer science practitioners in a flat world
- Robert B. Allen, David Klappholz, Michael R. Wick, Carol Zander: Programming-lite: a dialog on educating computer science practitioners in a "flat world". 243-244
... But what do the top-rated schools do? a survey of introductory computer science curricula
- Jeffrey Forbes, Daniel D. Garcia: "...But what do the top-rated schools do?": a survey of introductory computer science curricula. 245-246
ACM-W's new programs for recruiting and retaining women in computing
- Paula Gabbert, Barbara Boucher Owens, Bettina Bair, Chris Stephenson, Joanne McGrath Cohoon, Gloria Childress Townsend: ACM-W's new programs for recruiting and retaining women in computing. 247-248
Teaching computer graphics
- Kelvin Sung, Peter Shirley, Becky Reed Rosenberg: Experiencing aspects of games programming in an introductory computer graphics class. 249-253
Day one of the objects-first first course: what to do
- Joe Bergin, Michael J. Clancy, Don Slater, Michael Goldweber, David B. Levine: Day one of the objects-first first course: what to do. 264-265
Pedagogy
- Tamara Denning, Michael Kelly, David Lindquist, Roshni Malani, William G. Griswold, Beth Simon: Lightweight preliminary peer review: does in-class peer review make sense? 266-270
- Tzu-Yi Chen, Gary Lewandowski, Robert McCartney, Kate Sanders, Beth Simon: Commonsense computing: using student sorting abilities to improve instruction. 276-280
Outcomes-based computing accreditation criteria
- Gayle J. Yaverbaum, Doris K. Lidtke, Han Reichgelt, Stuart H. Zweben: Outcomes-based computing accreditation: program assessment. 281-282
Embedded systems and architecture
- Brian G. VanBuren, Muhammad Shaaban: MicroTiger: a graphical microcode simulator with a reconfigurable datapath. 283-287
- J. Stanley Warford, Ryan Okelberry: Pep8CPU: a programmable simulator for a central processing unit. 288-292
K-12 computing
- Barbara Ericson, Mark Guzdial, Maureen Biggers: Improving secondary CS education: progress and problems. 298-301
- Daniel Frost: Fourth grade computer science. 302-306
- Joel C. Adams: Alice, middle schoolers & the imaginary worlds camps. 307-311
Project management and software engineering
- Robert R. Kessler, Nathan Dykman: Integrating traditional and agile processes in the classroom. 312-316
- Karen L. Reid, Gregory V. Wilson: DrProject: a software project management portal to meet educational needs. 317-321
- Ursula Wolz, Sarah Monisha Pulimood: An integrated approach to project management through classic CS III and video game development. 322-326
Status report of the SIGCSE committee on teaching computer science research methods
- Hilary J. Holz, Anne Gates Applin, William Joel: Status report of the SIGCSE committee on teaching computer science research methods. 327-328
The current crisis in computing: what are the real issues?
- Lillian N. Cassel, Andrew D. McGettrick, Mark Guzdial, Eric Roberts: The current crisis in computing: what are the real issues? 329-330
New ways to teach CS1
- Thomas P. Murtagh: Weaving CS into CS1: a doubly depth-first approach. 336-340
- Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Rachael S. Dwight, Carolyn S. Miller, C. Dianne Raubenheimer, Matthias F. Stallmann, Mladen A. Vouk: A case for smaller class size with integrated lab for introductory computer science. 341-345
It seemed like a good idea at the time
- Jonas Boustedt, Robert McCartney, Josh D. Tenenberg, Titus Winters, Stephen Edwards, Briana B. Morrison, David R. Musicant, Ian Utting, Carol Zander: It seemed like a good idea at the time. 346-347
Bioinformatics
- Pamela A. Cutter: Having a BLAST: a bioinformatics project in CS2. 353-357
- Jon Beck, Brent Buckner, Olga Nikolova: Using interdisciplinary bioinformatics undergraduate research to recruit and retain computer science students. 358-361
Kinesthetic learning activities
- Paolo A. G. Sivilotti, Scott M. Pike: The suitability of kinesthetic learning activities for teaching distributed algorithms. 362-366
- Darren Lim: Taking students out for a ride: using a board game to teach graph theory. 367-371
- Janet Davis, Samuel A. Rebelsky: Food-first computer science: starting the first course right with PB&J. 372-376
Developing resources to support a national computer science curriculum for K-12
- Anita Verno, Steve Cooper, Thomas J. Cortina, Barb Ericson, Bill Madden: Developing resources to support a national computer science curriculum for K-12. 377-378
Emerging instructional technologies
- Jorge L. V. Barbosa, Rodrigo Hahn, Débora Nice Ferrari Barbosa, Cláudio F. R. Geyer: Mobile and ubiquitous computing in an innovative undergraduate course. 379-383
- David Lindquist, Tamara Denning, Michael Kelly, Roshni Malani, William G. Griswold, Beth Simon: Exploring the potential of mobile phones for active learning in the classroom. 384-388
- David J. Malan: Podcasting computer science E-1. 389-393
Alice frenzy: an interactive group activity
Gender issues
- James P. Cohoon: An introductory course format for promoting diversity and retention. 395-399
- Jon Beck: Forming a women's computer science support group. 400-404
- Mark E. Hoffman, David R. Vance: Gender difference trends in computer literacy of first-year students. 405-409
- Elinor M. Madigan, Marianne Goodfellow, Jeffrey A. Stone: Gender, perceptions, and reality: technological literacy among first-year students. 410-414
Curriculum issues
- Timothy A. Davis, Robert Geist, Sarah Matzko, James Westall: tauepsilonChinueta: trial phase for the new curriculum. 415-419
- Merrick L. Furst, Charles L. Isbell, Mark Guzdial: ThreadsTM: how to restructure a computer science curriculum for a flat world. 420-424
- Mingrui Zhang, Eugene Lundak, Chi-Cheng Lin, Tim Gegg-Harrison, Joan M. Francioni: Interdisciplinary application tracks in an undergraduate computer science curriculum. 425-429
- Dana Wortman, Penny Rheingans: Visualizing trends in student performance across computer science courses. 430-434
Programming languages and compilers
- Martin Ruckert: Teaching compiler construction and language design: making the case for unusual compiler projects with postscript as the target language. 435-439
- Li Xu: RobotStudio: a modern IDE-based approach to reality computing. 440-444
- Christopher W. Brown, Eric A. Hardisty: RegeXeX: an interactive system providing regular expression exercises. 445-449
- Scott Sigman: Engaging students in formal language theory and theory of computation. 450-453
Software engineering
- Michela Pedroni, Till G. Bay, Manuel Oriol, Andreas Pedroni: Open source projects in programming courses. 454-458
- Lucas Layman, Laurie A. Williams, Kelli M. Slaten: Note to self: make assignments meaningful. 459-463
- Barry L. Kurtz, James B. Fenwick Jr., Christopher C. Ellsworth, Xiaohong Yuan, Adam Steele, Xiaoping Jia: Inter-University software engineering using web services. 464-468
- J. D. Chase, Ed Oakes, Sean Ramsey: Using live projects without pain: the development of the small project support center at Radford University. 469-473
NSF-DGE GK-12 teaching: fellowships changing student perceptions about computer science
- Linda B. Sherrell, Chang Liu, William M. Pottenger, Paul Gross: NSF-DGE GK-12 teaching fellowships: changing student perceptions about computer science. 474-475
Security and networks
- Susan J. Lincke: Network security auditing as a community-based learning project. 476-480
- Ken Wong, Tilman Wolf, Sergey Gorinsky, Jonathan S. Turner: Teaching experiences with a virtual network laboratory. 481-485
- Wenliang Du, Zhouxuan Teng, Ronghua Wang: SEED: a suite of instructional laboratories for computer SEcurity EDucation. 486-490
Computer games in the classroom, or, how to get perfect attendance, even at 8 am
- Bary Burd, John Goulden, Brian Ladd, Michael Rogers, Kris Stewart: Computer games in the classroom, or, how to get perfect attendance, even at 8 AM. 496
Nifty assignments
- Nick Parlante, John Cigas, Angela B. Shiflet, Raja Sooriamurthi, Michael J. Clancy, Bob Noonan, David Reed: Nifty assignments. 497-498
Computer science education research
- Linxiao Ma, John D. Ferguson, Marc Roper, Murray Wood: Investigating the viability of mental models held by novice programmers. 499-503
- Jonas Boustedt, Anna Eckerdal, Robert McCartney, Jan Erik Moström, Mark Ratcliffe, Kate Sanders, Carol Zander: Threshold concepts in computer science: do they exist and are they useful? 504-508
- Michael R. Wick: Bridging the conceptual gap: assessing the impact on student attitudes toward programming. 509-513
- Josh D. Tenenberg, Sally Fincher: Opening the door of the computer science classroom: the disciplinary commons. 514-518
The computing ontology project - the computing education application
- Lillian N. Cassel, Robert H. Sloan, Gordon Davies, Heikki Topi, Andrew D. McGettrick: The computing ontology project: the computing education application. 519-520
Courseware
- Eric Roberts: Resurrecting the applet paradigm. 521-525
- Thomas P. Murtagh: Squint: barely visible library support for CS1. 526-530
- Michael Woodley, Samuel N. Kamin: Programming studio: a course for improving programming skills in undergraduates. 531-535
- Steven Robbins: A Java execution simulator. 536-540
Computing and society
- Brian J. Rosmaita: Making service learning accessible to computer scientists. 541-545
- Joanne McGrath Cohoon: Gendered experiences of computing graduate programs. 546-550
- Heidi J. C. Ellis, Ralph A. Morelli, Trishan R. de Lanerolle, Jonathan Damon, Jonathan Raye: Can humanitarian open-source software development draw new students to CS? 551-555
- Tarsem S. Purewal Jr., Chris Bennett, Frederick Maier: Embracing the social relevance: computing, ethics and the community. 556-560
Systems and databases
- Edward Sciore: SimpleDB: a simple java-based multiuser syst for teaching database internals. 561-565
- Chuck Pheatt: An easy to use distributed computing framework. 571-575
- Charles Border: The development and deployment of a multi-user, remote access virtualization system for networking, security, and system administration classes. 576-580
Keynote address
- Jonathan Schaeffer: The games computers play...: perfectly. 581
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