Catalog Description: Discussion and review of research and practice relating to the teaching of computer science: knowledge organization and misconceptions, curriculum and topic organization, evaluation, collaborative learning, technology use, and administrative issues. As part of a semester-long project to design a computer science course, participants invent and refine a variety of homework and exam activities, and evaluate alternatives for textbooks, grading and other administrative policies, and innovative uses of technology.
Units: 3
Prerequisites: COMPSCI 301 and two semesters of GSI experience.
Formats:
Spring: 2.0 hours of lecture per week
Fall: 2.0 hours of lecture per week
Grading basis: letter
Final exam status: No final exam
Class Schedule (Spring 2023):
Fr 10:00-11:59, Social Sciences Building 166 –
Michael Ball, Nicholas Weaver
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