Time: | 9:30 - 3:30 on Saturday, March 6, 1999 |
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Location: | Mathematics and Computer Science Department |
Science Building (top floor) | |
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | |
Schedule | ||
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9:30 | Refreshments and Registration | |
10:00 | Talk: | Problem-Solving and Computing: A Pre-CS1 Service Course |
Emily Moore, Assoc. Prof. of Math. and CS, Grinnell College | ||
10:45 | Talk: | Simulations for Beginning Programmers |
Rex Thomas, Asst. Director in the Computation Center and | ||
Adjunct Professor in Computer Science, Iowa State Univ. | ||
11:45 | Lunch Break: North Lounge, Forum | |
12:30 | Tour of Computer Facilities at Host Institution | |
William Francis, Director, Grinnell College Computer Services | ||
Discussion of campus LANs, connectivity | ||
Math/CS Dept Lab (Sun 3/50s) | ||
Public Labs (ARH Classroom, Language Lab) (PCs, Macs) | ||
Central VAX Cluster | ||
1:15 | Talk: | Closed Laboratories in Computer Science |
Sheila Castaneda, CS Dept. Chair, Clarke College | ||
1:45 | Break | |
2:00 | Talk: | A Revised Model Curriculum for a Liberal Arts Degree in CS |
Henry Walker, Prof. of Math. and CS, Grinnell College | ||
2:30 | Talk: | More Science in the Introduction to Computer Science |
Gary Leavens, Asst. Prof. of Computer Science, Iowa State Univ. | ||
Albert Baker, Assoc. Prof. of Computer Science, Iowa State Univ. | ||
3:30 | Discussion of future directions, if any, for the group |