Curriculum Library
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Talking About Unanticipated Consequences
Sept. 5, 2023Northeastern UniversityArticleshe topic of this section is more like (but also importantly different from) a logical error that the programmers didn’t catch: the program will run, but the fact that its results are wrong will not be immediately apparent.
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Service Learning
Sept. 5, 2023Allegheny College, Miami Dade CollegeTeaching GuidesService learning creates a sense of community and citizenship among students and it also allows students to develop an understanding and appreciation for people from backgrounds different from their own.
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Working Across Institutions
Sept. 5, 2023Colby CollegeArticlesMaterial developed across different institutions, then the assignment would be tested across different student populations, making it more likely to be adopted by a diverse set of schools.
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Managing Resistance
Sept. 5, 2023Allegheny CollegeArticlesWhile computing activities and labs incorporating ethical discussion/responsible computing or thinking are embraced by many of the students, there is a vocal group of students who do not feel that these themes are relevant to them, their training, and/or their future career goals.
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Access to Technology
June 1, 2021University at BuffaloTeaching GuidesPerhaps the most common computing solution students and technologists come up with to solve problems in real life is to “build an app.”
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Accreditation and Ethics
June 1, 2021University at BuffaloTeaching GuidesFor undergraduate degrees that are accredited by ABET, assessing students’ learning of ethical aspects of computing will be required.
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Broadening Participation and Responsible Computing
June 1, 2021Columbia University, Haverford CollegeArticlesResponsible computing by definition cannot be done without input from all groups and differing viewpoints (see the related section on discussing justice and equity).