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The Rough Compute
The Rough Compute episodes
- Quantum computing in moderation
Hannes Herrmann discusses the middle ground of quantum computing: how the field is progressing, and why it’s useful (if it can be made to work), but why we shouldn’t expect a revolution.
21 min - Software testing in computing education
Arlen Brower and David Cooper talk about how to get novice coders to appreciate the value of testing their code.
22 min - Games in programming assessments
Arlen Brower and David Cooper discuss how and why we often use games in programming assignments, and what can go wrong.
18 min - How difficult should studying be?
Antoni Liang and David Cooper talk about what happens when units are too easy, too hard, and just right.
23 min - What is the best programming language, and why are you wrong?
Arlen Brower and David Cooper discuss programming languages, and why they’re all great and terrible.
21 min - The role of the union in academia, with Siavash Khaksar and Hannes Herrmann
Siavash Khaksar, Hannes Herrmann and David Cooper discuss how the union (specifically the NTEU) makes a difference to the functioning of academia and the quality of education.
18 min - Assessments for learning with Nimalika Fernando
Nimalika Fernando and David Cooper talk about how to learn during a test.
20 min - Challenges to coding assignments from generative AI, with Arlen Brower
Arlen Brower and David Cooper talk about the integrity of coding assignments, or lack thereof, given the power of generative AI.
17 min - Computing capstone projects with Hannes Herrmann
Hannes Herrmann and David Cooper talk about organising final-year undergrad computing projects.
21 min - Lecture coding demos with Arlen Brower
Arlen Brower and David Cooper talk about live coding demos in lectures.
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About The Rough Compute
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Ideas for not entirely messing up computer science and software engineering education. These are short conversations among the computing team from Curtin University.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet to record this podcast, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. What we say and do in computing may seem very abstract and removed from personal and cultural matters, but we must not forget the lives we impact, because computing does impact everyone. We must acknowledge those whose land and resources we use.