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Educating the next generation of spammers

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SIGCSE '10: Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734302

Published: 10 March 2010 Publication History

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Compelling experiences in introductory courses make a key difference in whether non-majors develop an interest in computer science, possibly even converting them into undergraduate majors or minors. In this paper we advocate integrated hands-on laboratory style activities to provide such pivotal experiences. In the lab activities we describe, students do not engage in programming, yet they learn to think computationally by engaging in computational activities. The course in which these labs are implemented is oriented around three aspects of the the internet's underside: its techno-scientific underpinnings, environmental and energy problems and promise brought on by its rapid growth, and security threats associated with its use. We describe the goals and content of the lab activities, as well as various challenges encountered through their implementation. We also discuss student responses and future directions.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3502718.3524767
Dimkov TPieters WHartel PCortina TWalker EKing LMusicant D(2011)Training students to stealProceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/1953163.1953175(21-26)Online publication date: 9-Mar-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1953163.1953175

Index Terms

Educating the next generation of spammers
1. Networks
  1. Network protocols
    1. Transport protocols
  2. Network types
    1. Public Internet
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information science education

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Lodi MSbaraglia MMartini SBecker BQuille KLaakso MBarendsen ESimon (2022)Cryptography in Grade 10Proceedings of the 27th ACM Conference on on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Vol. 110.1145/3502718.3524767(456-462)Online publication date: 7-Jul-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3502718.3524767
Dimkov TPieters WHartel PCortina TWalker EKing LMusicant D(2011)Training students to stealProceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/1953163.1953175(21-26)Online publication date: 9-Mar-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1953163.1953175

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