Computing in context: Integrating an embedded computing project into a course on ethical and societal issues

Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 525-529

  Martin, Fred G ^a   Kuhn, Sarah ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Ethical societal issues; Gender and diversity issues; Non majors; Pedagogy; Robotics; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; SOCIETAL ISSUES;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; STUDENTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 37849047003     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1121341.1121504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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