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The design of a history of computing course with a unique perspective

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SIGCSE '06: Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1121341.1121366

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In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of a new history of computing course that includes personal and historical perspectives from faculty members to supplement the course material. Despite decreasing enrollments in our computer science courses, this new course has achieved significantly large enrollments and a wide audience due to this unique faculty perspective in addition to the approval of this course as a general education requirement that addresses the implications of science and technology on society.

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The design of a history of computing course with a unique perspective
1. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing education
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        Computer science education
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DOI:10.1145/1121341

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