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Introductory computing: a new approach

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        John E. Martin

        The efforts to establish an improved computer literacy course at a four-year accredited university, and their results, are described. The authors describe their analysis, which includes a review of the old program, literature searches, and a profile of the computer facility. Results of the new program are presented as a summary of enrollment data and student survey results for the two years following the implementation of the new course. It is always interesting to read success stories on how processes, products, and so on are re-engineered. The authors relate one such success story. The true measure of success, however, is developing a model that is adapted by others. The authors' description may not be enough to enable interested readers to relate their environment to the authors' model. More student demographic data and a profile of the university would have been helpful.

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          cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
          ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 25, Issue 1
          March 1993
          307 pages
          ISSN:0097-8418
          DOI:10.1145/169073
          Issue’s Table of Contents
          • cover image ACM Conferences
            SIGCSE '93: Proceedings of the twenty-fourth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
            April 1993
            311 pages
            ISBN:0897915658
            DOI:10.1145/169070
            • Chairmen:
            • Bruce J. Klein,
            • Cary Laxer,
            • Frank H. Young

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