The energetic cost of running is relatively high in man. In spite this, humans are adept endurance runners, capable down, for example, zebra and kangaroo. Distance made possible man part by an exceptional ability to dissipate exercise heat loads. Most mammals lose panting, which coupled breathing locomotor cycles during running. This interdependence may limit the effectiveness panting as a means dissipation. Because sweating not dependent on respiration, it be more compatible with...

How might the content and outcomes of tertiary education programmes be described analysed in order to understand how they are structured function? To address this question we develop a framework for modelling graduate competencies linked degree computing disciplines. While focus our work is applicable more broadly.

Academic institutions play a crucial role in the development of students' professional identities. However, we have limited knowledge how computing identity develops. This paper aims to understand CS undergraduate students develop their through analyzing reflection on career goals, experiences degree programs, and engagement development. We present findings from qualitative analysis 14 semi-structured interviews with United States. found that undergraduates form typically between Years 2-3...

Professional development is critical for preparing undergraduate CS students their future careers. Industry internships offer pathways professional development. However, little empirically known about the impact industry-based have on students' career paths as well effectiveness of degree programs in these opportunities. In this paper, we present a thematic analysis open-ended survey responses 40 US who participated an internship. This study aimed to understand that on: goals, perceptions...

Industry internships offer CS students an opportunity to gain authentic disciplinary experiences, evaluate self-interests, and secure future employment. However, little is empirically known about students' participation in industry the preparation process used successfully securing internship. This paper presents findings from our multi-institutional study aimed at understanding of as well analyzing differences between who intern those do not. We surveyed 536 undergraduate across three...

Understanding professional goals and identities of undergraduate Computer Science (CS) students is critical for curriculum decisions, workforce development, retention programs. This paper aims to explore the ways in which CS describe their identities, gauge how these vary across gender academic standing. part a larger study aimed at understanding form identities. In presented this paper, we surveyed 109 interviewed 14 The data were qualitatively analyzed using inductive coding thematic...

Industry internships offer CS students an opportunity to explore computing disciplines, evaluate self-interests, understand professional expectations, and secure future employment. However, less than 60% of pursue internship before graduation. We have a limited knowledge why do not participate in industry the impediments they face position. This paper presents findings from our multi-institutional study aimed at understanding barriers internship. discuss these through lens agency Bandura's...

Understanding undergraduate students' academic, professional and social experiences in computer science (CS) degree programs is critical to retaining students these programs. This paper presents findings from an exploratory study aimed at empirically investigating the social, that influence CS consider switching out of their major. We surveyed 96 University Florida examined during program. The data were categorically analyzed identify factors influenced a found who considered major...

This working group contributes to formulating a framework for modeling competencies in the current and future disciplines that comprise computing education. We draw upon innovative approach taken curricular document information technology (IT2017), competency frameworks, other related documents such as software engineering model (SWECOM), Skills Framework Information Age (SFIA), research models, elicitation workshop results from conferences. The outcomes contribute Computing Curricula 2020...

Internships provide opportunities for computing students to self-evaluate their interests and develop authentic technical professional skills that are critical a career in computing-related industries. However, it is cause concern only 60% of participate an internship before graduation. Our work aims identify the factors which associated with likelihood student's participation internship. To these factors, we designed cross-sectional study at large public university United States. 518...

This experience report describes and evaluates the introduction of Hire Thy Gator technical interview preparation activities in a Data Structures Algorithms (DSA) course. Our intervention included panel on internship experiences, role-play demonstration, two participatory mock exercises where students interviewed each other first using self-selected peers second through random pair-ups, graded short programming problems. We (1) explain logistics rationale for embedding these activities, (2)...

Employers in the tech industry have expectations for students' involvement outside of classroom. One avenue where students engage with computing communities practice is student organizations or clubs. Given lack empirical studies on clubs computing, we designed a study that aims to understand undergraduate participation and explore what get out their these informal learning environments. We report findings from multi-institutional survey-based consisting 673 three universities United States....

Virtual humans are used to facilitate interactions in sensitive contexts such as healthcare. In contexts, trust the information source plays an important role reception of information. Prior work has shown that physical appearance affects trustworthiness human-human interactions; therefore, we examined effect virtual human's on users' trust. We ran a between-users study with 12 adult participants, who watched video human professional attire (e.g., lab coat) or general button-down shirt)....

<italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Contribution:</i> In this article, the authors present findings and insights on efficacy of using an educational block-based programming (BBP) environment—Blocks4DS, to teach binary search tree (BST). xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Background:</i> For a decade, BBP environments have been hot topic in computer science education (CSEd) community promote interactive active learning...

Block-based programming environments have increased students' interest in computer science (CS). Research suggests that block-based positively impacted retention, effectiveness, efficiency, engagement, attitudes, and perceptions towards computing. We know when novice programmers are learning to program environments, they need understand the components of these how apply concepts, create artifacts. However, few studies been done impacts usability may on programming. In this poster, we present...

Computing students are expected to contribute large unfamiliar codebases as they transition from university industry settings. While computing courses provide ample opportunities write code independently or utilize abstract functionalities standard libraries, have fewer read extend written by other programmers. This paper presents the logistics, affordances, and empirical evaluation of a novel instructional strategy, Build Programming, which is designed promote reading extension in CS...

This working group aims to identify available datasets within the context of computing education research. One particular area interest is programming education, and data in question may include students' steps, progress, or submissions form program code. To achieve this goal, will review well-known resources repositories (e.g., DataShop, GitHub, NSF Public Access Repository, IEEE DataPort) recent papers published SIGCSE community. As a result process, create an overview characterize them...

Technical interviews have predominantly been used by companies to recruit students for software-related and other computing jobs. Since the content of has an overlap with Data Structures Algorithms (DSA), we introduced a mock interview activity promote students' awareness technical process build confidence in problem-solving DSA course. In this short paper, (1) describe logistics embedding such intervention, (2) explain affordances opportunities improvement through student perspectives....

Internships play a crucial role in helping CS undergraduate students to commit degrees and computing careers. also promote students' personal professional growth. Studies have shown that pursuing an internship is positively correlated with improved chance of getting full-time job offer higher starting salary. However, previous research has only 52.1% pursue before they graduate. In this poster, we present findings from cross-sectional study focused on understanding the characteristics who...

Abstract Answering reflection prompts has been shown to aid students in learning problem solving skills. The use of the computer science curriculum is nascent but growing. However, there limited empirical evidence on effectiveness reflective practice courses. To fill this gap, we evaluate guided with programming assignments an undergraduate Data Structures course. 219 completed two and were asked respond after each. 'What did you learn?', was hardest part?' change from your initial design?'....

Abstract Modern educational assessment methods for computing that measure computer science (CS) students' learning of programming have increasingly moved to online or computer-based testing formats with recent advancements in technologies. Such test a aptitude include browser-based applications where students receive immediate feedback on code, cloud-based autograders, exams, and installed remote virtual machines provide via libraries. With rising enrollment computing, we need ensure...

Researchers in education have explored identity constructs to solve a variety of problems such as improving retention, ameliorating diversity and inclusion, fostering learning, gauging decision-making. However, literature social sciences describes research often fragmented, with researchers building their work on siloed factions literature. This paper aims build categorization model for classifying types papers computing (CER). We categorized 55 that either investigated formation students...