We currently conduct an extensive research project that investigates the implementation of a national computer science (CS) curriculum for the 4th grade. This research explores the curriculum's evolution, from the policymakers’ visions, through the ...

MSc Computer Science (CS) programmes are often designed to prepare students for professional practice. However, learning computer science in a fast-paced academic environment is not without its challenges. This research explores a co-participatory ...

CSLINC is a free scaffolded MOOC, tailored to second-level students in Ireland which consists of: 1) an online platform built for accessibility; 2) a suite of 10 modules developed upon international best practices with varying co-creators; 3) and ...

We present Swansea University’s History of Computing Collection1,  highlighting its role in preserving (in particular, local) computing history, as well as the various academic and educational purposes that it serves.

The history of computing has been explicitly embedded within the Computer Science curriculum at Swansea University since the 1980s. In this report, we describe some of the advanced teaching in history that is provided by the Department.

We ran an action research on content co-creation for 53 novice programming students at Master level from diverse backgrounds, aiming to increase motivation and understanding. An optional survey gathered positive feedback from all 26 respondents ...

From October 2021 to July 2022, the Institute of Coding in Wales carried out a pilot project which involved every university in Wales delivering digital skills bootcamps that could conceivably – if not in practice – result in the awarding of university ...

We describe insights gained from incorporating ChatGPT into assignments for our Software Engineering Degree Apprenticeship programme, including attitudes expressed by the learners and their employers regarding our approach.

We describe Technocamps, an award-winning, long-running universities-based pan-Wales school and community outreach programme.

Theatr na nÓg1 is a theatre company that has been creating original relevant productions in South Wales for over 40 years. Technocamps2 is a university-based digital outreach programme that has been providing workshops for schools throughout Wales for ...

This study describes the design of, and initial results from using, our Java Object-Oriented Feedback Tool (JOOFT). JOOFT is a Java library designed to facilitate the automation of feedback relating to aspects of class design in Java. It permits the ...

Abstraction is a central and fundamental idea of computer science (CS), which is widely used, for example, for simplifying problems and designing algorithms. Many argue that abstraction skills are the most necessary ones for computer scientists. In line ...

Several software development methodologies and practices are taught in computer science and software engineering higher education degrees. This happens through individual modules and capstone projects and sometimes with participation from real clients. ...

Professional software development environments typically provide “quick fixes” for common program errors: a common solution to an error that can be enacted with a single click. For example, an “unknown type” error can be fixed by adding an import for ...

The Computing discipline evolves constantly and therefore so does the environment where we conduct Computing Education Research (CER). Sometimes the terrain can be quite perilous, but you have to persist because ours is a subject that needs to change, ...

We investigate the capabilities of ChatGPT (GPT-4) on second-level (high-school) computer science examinations: the UK A-Level and Irish Leaving Certificate. Both are national, government-set / approved, and centrally assessed examinations. We also ...