An Introductory Computer Science Laboratory

除了修订计算机科学入门的课程内容外，本项目还修订了计算机科学实验室经验，使其具有高度的结构化。与物理和自然科学课程的实验室部分不同，计算实验室往往是非正式的。学生们被布置了编程任务，他们在自己的时间里完成。通常情况下，实验室会议没有安排。这个项目在入门课程中引入了一个高度结构化的实验，其中使用大屏幕投影系统进行演示，预先计划的实验活动旨在澄清概念、演示和想法或教授技能。实验室硬件由联网的Macintosh II计算机组成，软件采用Unix操作系统和Turbo Pascal。该项目还对非专业和专业课程中的计算机科学入门课程内容进行了大幅修改。这门面向非专业学生的课程并不是典型的“鉴赏”课程，而是对计算机科学的基本原理和核心原理的综合考察。例如，学生可以接触到图灵机模拟器，在那里他们可以观察和实验这个模型。这门面向专业的课程从只是一门编程课程修改为一门让学生接触到大量软件开发资源的课程，例如：语法制导的编辑器、分层文件系统、窗口系统、代码分析器、优化器、断言检查器、在线文档和帮助包以及网络邮件。这笔奖金将由受赠人支付等额的奖金。

In addition to revising the course content of introductory computer science, this project revises the computer science laboratory experience so that it is highly structured. Unlike the laboratory component of physical and natural science courses, computing labs tend to be informal. Students are given programming assignments which they complete on their own time. Frequently, laboratory sessions are not scheduled. This project introduces a highly structured lab into the introductory course where a large screen projection system is used to give demonstrations and preplanned lab activities are designed to clarify a concept, demonstrate and idea or teach a skill. The laboratory hardware consists of Macintosh II computers that are networked, the software is the UNIX operating system and Turbo Pascal. This project also substantially revises the introductory computer science course content in the courses for both non-majors and majors. The course for non-majors, rather than being the typical "appreciation" course, is an integrated survey of the fundamental and central principles of computer science. For example, students are exposed to a Turing Machine simulator where they can observe and experiment with this model. The course for majors is revised from being only a programming course to one where students are exposed to a vast collection of software development resources such as: syntax-directed editors, hierarchical file systems, windowing systems, code profilers, optimizers, assertion checkers, on-line documentation and help packages, and network mail. This award is being matched by an equal sum from the grantee.