TY - GEN
T1 - From mad libs to tic tac toe
T2 - 22nd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-22
AU - Kay, Jennifer
PY - 2009/11/4
Y1 - 2009/11/4
N2 - Computer Science has a bad reputation among non-CS majors. This paper describes three assignments from a gentle introduction to programming course for non-majors that uses robots and simple game programming as a hook to get students interested in the subject. In each of the assignments presented, what might be considered a trivial twist to an instructor was a key factor in making an otherwise standard project into something that is more engaging.
AB - Computer Science has a bad reputation among non-CS majors. This paper describes three assignments from a gentle introduction to programming course for non-majors that uses robots and simple game programming as a hook to get students interested in the subject. In each of the assignments presented, what might be considered a trivial twist to an instructor was a key factor in making an otherwise standard project into something that is more engaging.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70350437223
SN - 9781577354192
T3 - Proceedings of the 22nd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-22
SP - 174
EP - 175
BT - Proceedings of the 22nd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-22
Y2 - 19 March 2009 through 21 March 2009
ER -