Effective learning and teaching in information & computer sciences

Each book in the "Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education" series is packed with advice, guidance and expert opinion on teaching key subjects in higher education.

This book, covering information and computer sciences, includes contributions from a wide range of experts in the field, with a broad and international perspective.

Grouped into structural sections, it covers: teaching and the support of learning; learning activities for computing students; developing effective learning environments; and reflective practice and personal development.Individual chapters cover topics such as: motivating computer students; practical development skills; group work; computer-aided assessment; skills-based assessment; emotional and social aspects of the electronic assessment; reducing plagiarism; distance learning; simulating reality; industrial input into curriculum design; entrepreneurship; and improving quality.