Introducing Parallelism to First-Year CS Majors

Authors

Barbara M. Anthony, Southwestern University
D. Cenk Erdil, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Olga Glebova, Georgia State University
Robert Montante, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

We propose to strengthen the computer science (CS) curriculum by embedding parallel concepts in a required first-semester seminar taken by all incoming declared CS majors. We introduce students to parallel computing concepts through a series of unplugged activities so that students see parallel approaches as a natural form of solution to a task. We describe a pilot offering of the class and activities, with measurements and analysis of what students self-report and their performance on assessments.

Comments

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DOI

10.1145/3328778.3372581

Recommended Citation

Anthony, B. M., Erdil, D. C., Glebova, O., & Montante, R. (2020). Introducing parallelism to first-year CS majors. In SIGCSE '20: Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1294). Portland, Oregon.