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Community and accountability in a first year programming sequence

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 37, Issue 2

Pages 99 - 102

https://doi.org/10.1145/1083431.1083473

Published: 01 June 2005 Publication History

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The paper documents the partial results of a multi-year study of first-year students enrolled in an introductory programming sequence. Key components of this project focus on transitioning the course from a lecture to a studio environment, the formation of a student cohort based on skill level and initiatives to encourage a higher level of student accountability and success.This paper focuses on the experiences in implementing the cohort, establishing a course support system for students and modifying the attendance policy. Also discussed are initiatives to improve accountability and build student confidence through collaborative learning and a sense of community.

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Community and accountability in a first year programming sequence
1. Applied computing
  1. Enterprise computing
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 37, Issue 2

June 2005

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ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1083431

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Narayanan SCunningham KArteaga SWelch WMaxwell LChawinga ZSu BBarnes TGarcia DHawthorne EPérez-Quiñones M(2018)Upward Mobility for Underrepresented StudentsProceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education10.1145/3159450.3159551(705-710)Online publication date: 21-Feb-2018
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