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SIGCSE
2005
ACM
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Design patterns for database pedagogy: a proposal
Courses in Relational Databases largely use a domain-specific design approach different from that used in the rest of the curriculum. Use of the Unified Process, UML, and Design P...
Thomas J. Marlowe, Cyril S. Ku, James W. Benham
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
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Closed laboratories with embedded instructional research design for CS1
Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses. However, as observed in [1], “Considering the prevalence of ...
Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, Suzette Person, Gwen N...
VAST
2004
ACM
15 years 12 months ago
A Cultural Heritage Repository as Source for Learning Materials
We discuss a system for the digital capture of museum artefacts which are accumulated into a multimedia repository comprising 3D models, images, video and sound clips as well as t...
Manjula Patel, Krzysztof Walczak, Fabrizio Giorgin...
PATAT
2004
Springer
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Fuzzy Multiple Heuristic Orderings for Examination Timetabling
In this paper, we address the issue of ordering exams by simultaneously considering two separate heuristics using fuzzy methods. Combinations of two of the following three heuristi...
Hishammuddin Asmuni, Edmund K. Burke, Jonathan M. ...
SIGCSE
2003
ACM
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Measuring the effectiveness of robots in teaching computer science
We report the results of a year-long experiment in the use of robots to teach computer science. Our data set compares results from over 800 students on identical tests from both r...
Barry S. Fagin, Laurence D. Merkle