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Creativity as a pathway to computer science

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Maria Knobelsdorf,

Ralf RomeikeAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 40, Issue 3

Pages 286 - 290

https://doi.org/10.1145/1597849.1384347

Published: 30 June 2008 Publication History

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The study presented in this paper explores characteristics of creativity and the question whether creativity forms a possible pathway into the field of Computer Science (CS). For this purpose, we analyze computing experiences of students majoring in CS and Bioinformatics. The study is part of two research projects exploring creativity in CS Education and students' pathways to CS.

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Creativity as a pathway to computer science
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
      2. Computing literacy

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 40, Issue 3

ITiCSE '08

September 2008

362 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1597849

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ITiCSE '08: Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
June 2008
394 pages
ISBN:9781605580784
DOI:10.1145/1384271
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA
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Prioleau DRichardson BDrobina EWilliams RMartin JGilbert JSherriff MMerkle LCutter PMonge ASheard J(2021)How Students in Computing-Related Majors Distinguish Social Implications of TechnologyProceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education10.1145/3408877.3432360(1013-1019)Online publication date: 3-Mar-2021
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