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THEORY AND PRACTICE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION

COMPSCI/CURRIC 502
Course Description

Computer science educational pedagogy and general teaching practices. Practical experience gained through tutoring students. Knowledge of object-oriented programming required.

Prerequisites

COMPSCI 300 or 302 or declared in Computer Science graduate program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.95

-0.03% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.36% from Historical

A Rate
93.55%

-1.43% from Historical

Class Size
31

46.55% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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