A Course in Experimental Techniques for Computer Science Majors: Proof of Concept

计算机-其他（35）本项目为高级计算机科学专业的实验课程开发课程和辅助材料。顶点课程为学生提供了实验探索问题的机会，设计现实的实验，收集数据并根据结果得出结论。实验探索是传统科学方法的核心，可以提供新的见解，消除无效的方法，并验证理论和方法。课程材料围绕着一本教科书，有两种类型的章节，内容章节，开发实验设计概念和项目章节，将这些概念应用到特定的问题。项目章节采用纸质案例研究或模拟的形式。这种方法为本科课程中的计算机科学研究提供了一个非常需要的介绍。最广泛的项目是基于计算机系统性能的不同方面的模拟，因为这个场地允许学生在形成和测试假设的最大灵活性。交互式模拟是用Java编写的，并通过标准浏览器运行。这些材料通过计算机科学会议上的介绍和讲习班以及通过网络传播。

Computing - Other (35) This project develops curriculum and supporting materials for a course in experimentation for senior computer science majors. The capstone course provides students with opportunities to explore issues experimentally, design realistic experiments, collect data and draw conclusions based on the results. Experimental exploration, the centerpiece of the traditional scientific method, can provide new insights, eliminate unproductive approaches and validate theories and methods. The course materials are centered around a textbook that has two types of chapters, content chapters that develop experimental design concepts and project chapters that apply these concepts to particular problems. The project chapters are in the form of paper case studies or simulation. This approach provides a much needed introduction to computer science research in the undergraduate curriculum. The most extensive projects are based on simulations of different aspects of computer system performance, because this venue allows the student the most flexibility in forming and testing hypotheses. Interactive simulations are written in Java and run through a standard browser. The materials are disseminated through presentations and workshops at computer science conferences and via the Web.