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Bio1 as CS1: evaluating a crossdisciplinary CS context

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Ran Libeskind-Hadas,

Eliot BushAuthors Info & Claims

ITiCSE '12: Proceedings of the 17th ACM annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

Pages 268 - 272

https://doi.org/10.1145/2325296.2325360

Published: 03 July 2012 Publication History

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We present the curriculum, deployment, and initial evaluation of a course, BioCS1, designed to serve as an introductory course in both biology and CS. Co-taught by professors in both fields, BioCS1 interweaves fundamental biology and computational topics in a manner similar to contextual approaches to CS1. In contrast to other contextual approaches, however, BioCS1 emphasizes both CS and its context equally. The results suggest that such cross-disciplinary collaborations can thrive at the introductory level, just as they have later in the curriculum.

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Bio1 as CS1: evaluating a crossdisciplinary CS context
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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Zuckerman AJuavinett AStephenson BStone JBattestilli LRebelsky SShoop L(2024)When Coding Meets Biology: The Tension Between Access and Authenticity in a Contextualized Coding ClassProceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 110.1145/3626252.3630966(1491-1497)Online publication date: 7-Mar-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626252.3630966
Zuckerman AVo LJuavinett AStephenson BStone JBattestilli LRebelsky SShoop L(2024)Student Motivations and Expectations for an Introductory Programming Course in BiologyProceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 110.1145/3626252.3630931(1498-1504)Online publication date: 7-Mar-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626252.3630931
Breeden KBang LStone CMedero JLaakso MMonga MSimon Sheard J(2023)Student Experiences and Academic Outcomes When Multiple Introductory Tracks ConvergeProceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 110.1145/3587102.3588841(89-95)Online publication date: 29-Jun-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3587102.3588841

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