CS-WEd - Computer Science Writing Education
With the aim of providing means for computer science students to improve their ability to express themselves in written communication, this project investigates topics such as how students perceive writing in computer science, assessment of computer science texts, and writing competence development.
Publications
Determining progress in writing competency by assessing students’ argumentation. Cassel, S., and Nylén, A. In Proc. 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Piscataway, NJ, 2016.
Developing writing competence in IT-engineering students. Nylén, A. In Proc. AlBaha University - Uppsala University Collaborative Symposium on Quality in Computing Education (ABU3QCE 2015), pp. 19-22, 2015.
Professional communication skills for engineering professionals. Nylén, A., and Pears, A. In Proc. 43rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp 257-263, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2013.
Using Competencies to Structure Scientific Writing Education. Nylén, A. and Dörge, C. In HDI 2012 - Informatik für eine nachhaltige Zukunft, volume 5 of Commentarii informaticae didacticae (CID), pp 33-44, Universitätsverlag Potsdam, Potsdam, 2013.