Using games in introductory courses: Tips from the trenches

SIGCSE'09 - Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 337-341

  Bayliss, Jessica D ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer gaming; Computer science pedagogy; CS1

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAMING; CS1; DEGREE PROGRAM; INTRODUCTORY COURSE; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING COURSE; RECORD OF SUCCESS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77952223130     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1508865.1508989     Document Type: Conference Paper

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