Teaching students how to be Computer Scientists through student projects

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 42, Issue , 2005, Pages 259-267

  James, H A ^a   Hawick, K A ^a   James, C J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computing culture; Final year student projects; Research training

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENTISTS; COMPUTING PROJECTS; COMPUTING SCIENCE EDUCATION; STUDENT PROJECT;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84873496376     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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