Supervising a Doctoral Thesis: Lessons and Guidelines
Presenting 10 guidelines for supervising graduate students, focusing on the supervision process of doctoral students.
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Not everyone who questions computational hegemony is appealing to magic, mysticism, or divinity.
A Tale of a Non-Traditional Software Engineer
I entered college to study biomedical engineering, but realized more than halfway through I was more interested in computer science.
By 2019, I generally thought there wasn't much that could surprise me about organizing meetups. Then Covid-19 hit. I was so wrong.
How Does One Divide with Napier’s Rods?
Napier's multiplication and division rods, deriving from the basic multiplication table, simplify calculations considerably.
Protecting Enterprise Use of IoT
How to strengthen the security of the Internet of Things in organizations.
The Solar System from the Computational Thinking Perspective
We describe our choice of the solar system as one of the main illustrative examples used in our MOOC on computational thinking.
The Role of Computer Science in Elite Higher Education: Seeing the Expert Blind Spot
CS has an important role in preparing elite scientists, engineers, and mathematicians.
Design Orientation and Optimization
Considering how to concurrently maximize output via vertical and horizontal optimization.
How Does One Multiply with Napier’s Rods?
Napier's multiplication and division rods, deriving from the basic multiplication table, simplify calculations considerably.
Software Learning: The Art Of Design Regret
How should software engineers try to classify their reflections?
A Standard Plan for Modern Requirements
The ambitious systems that we develop today need a proper requirements structure. The plan defined here organizes requirements specification along four books, the four PEGS of requirements: Project, Environment, Goals and System.
How Does One Calculate With A Circular Slide Rule?
The circular slide rule was widely used until the 1970s.
10 Tips for Implementing Executable Exams
The focus is on executable exams for an Introduction to Computer Science course.
20 Years of ‘Software Engineering for Innovative Internet Applications’
Addressing the question: Why is software engineering part of the undergraduate computer science curriculum?
Understanding NoSQL Database Types: Key Value
Of all non-relationals, the key-value store is by far the most popular due to its extreme simplicity.
Inclusive Integration of Computing in School Districts: Two Essential Tradeoffs
When integrating computer science and computational thinking in a school district through inclusive learning pathways, school district leaders face challenging tradeoffs regarding ambition and specificity.
I take a peek at the history of computing to see if pioneering early developments were the results of team effort.
Why Did We Ever Think the First Programming Language Didn’t Matter?
Maybe the first programming language didn't really matter, because students learning programming were different.
The Evolution of Computing Power in Switzerland
Milestones in the history of computing from the Swiss National Supercomputing Center, Lugano.
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