Computer Science Laboratory Projects: Breadth Through Depth

这个EMD项目创建了一套基于20-30个用Java编写的计算机科学程序的实验室练习，并伴随着基于Web的教程材料，使学生能够处理大型问题。它解决了计算机科学教育中的需求，即通过在广泛的应用程序领域的一组大型程序中使用实际的示范性代码，为学生提供真实世界的体验和接触复杂性。这些练习正在开发和测试中，为学生提供阅读、探索、讨论、实验和设计基于现有大型和强大程序的问题解决方案的机会。除了展示项目，还开发了供学生使用的软件工具和教程。评估计划包括在东北大学进行形成性评估，并在佩斯大学、罗切斯特理工学院和弗吉尼亚州诺福克州立大学等多个学生群体不同的地点进行测试。计划在东北大学以及全国性和地区性会议上举办教师强化讲习班。目前正在编写一本教科书、实验手册和附带的光盘，其中载有方案和练习，以便在全国范围内传播这些材料。PI正在开发一个基于网络的新闻组，由使用这些材料的教职员工组成。

This EMD project creates a set of laboratory exercises based upon 20-30 computer science programs written in Java and accompanied by web-based tutorial material to enable students to work on large problems. It addresses the need in computer science education to provide real-world experience and exposure to complexity for students by working with actual exemplary code in a set of large programs across a wide range of application areas. These exercises are being developed and tested to provide students with the opportunity to read, explore, discuss, experiment with and design solutions to problems based upon existing large and robust programs. In addition to the showcase projects, software tools and tutorials are being developed for students to use when working with the programs.The evaluation plan includes a formative evaluation at Northeastern University, accompanied by testing at multiple sites with diverse student populations such as Pace University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Norfolk State University in Virginia. Faculty enhancement workshops are planned to be held at Northeastern University as well as at national and regional conferences. A textbook, lab manual and an accompanying CD-ROM containing the programs and exercises are under development to provide national dissemination of the materials. The PI's are developing a web-based newsgroup comprised of faculty using the materials.