An Introductory Computer Science Laboratory

本项目为专业的计算机科学入门课程序列，即CPS 180和CPS 181建立了一个专门的实验室。实验室硬件由30台Mcintosh计算机组成，这些计算机与文件服务器/教师工作站联网。激光打印机提供硬拷贝输出，软件包括一个Pascal编译器。在这些课程中，学生应该了解使用计算机解决问题的一般概念。他们还需要掌握使用结构化语言实现算法的编程技能。实验室设施在课堂上用于演示和计划课堂作业，以阐明一个概念，展示一个想法和/或教授一项技能。这个项目意义重大，因为它增加了计算机课堂教学中缺失的最重要的组成部分，即计算机。在课堂上的实验中，问题的解决会受到授课教师的密切监视。调试技能是在监督的条件下教授的。在课外时间，注册这些课程的学生可以优先使用实验室设施来完成编程作业。这个实验室提供了优良的设备，教师可以通过这些设备提高教学效果。该奖金将由首席研究员所在机构提供等额的奖金。

This project establishes a dedicated laboratory for the introductory Computer Science course sequence for majors, namely CPS 180 and CPS 181. The laboratory hardware consists of 30 Mcintosh computers that are networked to a file server/instructor workstation. Laser printers provide hardcopy output and the software includes a Pascal compiler. In these courses, students are expected to understand the general concepts of problem solving using computers. They are also expected to master programming skills with the use of a structured language for the implementation of algorithms. The laboratory facilities are utilized in the classroom to give demonstrations and planned in-class assignments to clarify a concept, to demonstrate an idea and/or to teach a skill. This project is significant because it adds the most important component that has been missing in classrooms for teaching computer courses, namely the computer. During the in- class experiments, problem solving efforts are closely monitored by the faculty teaching the course. Debugging skills are taught under supervised conditions. Outside of class hours, students registered in these courses have priority access to the laboratory facilities to complete the programming assignments. This laboratory provides excellent facilities through which the instructors enhance their teaching effectiveness. The award is being matched by an equal amount from the principal investigator's institution.