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Using open-source solutions to teach computing skills for student research.

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A course that relies on open-source software for teaching introductory computer programming and Web development to psychology graduate and advanced undergraduate students is described. The rationale, content, learning goals and outcomes of the course are ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003May in Journal: Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput (Language : eng)

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Using open-source solutions to teach computing skills for student research.

Allbritton DW

Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA. dallbrit@depaul.edu

A course that relies on open-source software for teaching introductory computer programming and Web development to psychology graduate and advanced undergraduate students is described. The rationale, content, learning goals and outcomes of the course are described, along with the specific software used.The advantages of relying on open-source solutions rather than commercial software for implementing such a course are discussed.

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David W	Allbritton	DW

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA. dallbrit@depaul.edu

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