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Integrating New Research Faculty into the UK Computer Science Education Community

Alan Hayes, James H. Davenport, Alastair Irons, Tom Prickett, Tom Crick Orcid Logo

UK and Ireland Computing Education Research Conference (UKICER'20)

Swansea University Author: Tom Crick Orcid Logo

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A vibrant Computer Science Education (CSE) Community of Practice is emerging in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UK&I), promoted by national and international professional body/learned society specialist interest groups and supported through a number of CSE research and practice conferences. his...

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Published in: UK and Ireland Computing Education Research Conference (UKICER'20)
Published: Glasgow, UK 2020
Online Access: https://www.ukicer.com/2020/
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