학술논문
A Biology-themed Introductory CS Course at a Large, Diverse Public University
Document Type
Conference
Source
Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. :233-238
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
We present the curriculum and evaluation of a pilot Biology-themed CS1 course offering at a large public university. Inspired by Harvey Mudd's CS 5 Green, we adapt CS1 + Bio to fit the needs of our student body, which is much more typical for those US institutions that produce the bulk of the nation's CS undergraduate degrees. This course was team-taught by a computer science professor and a biology professor, and combined typical CS1 topics with relevant biology content. Our initial offering attracted students who would not otherwise have taken CS1, and was the only one of our three CS1 courses where more students reported planning to major in CS after the course than before it.