Welcome to Computer Science: Designing a Comic Tour of Computers and Computing
| dc.contributor.advisor | Freeman, Kathleen | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kelp-Stebbins, Katherine | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Paty, Carol | |
| dc.contributor.author | McNamee, Audra | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-12T20:32:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-12T20:32:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | While the number of high-quality educational comics is growing, there are no modern long-form comics discussing computer science at an undergraduate level. The computer science comics that do exist, along with being for a younger audience, are generally focused on teaching the reader programming concepts without exploring other aspects of computer science. For this thesis I scripted and drew the 56-page comic Welcome to Computer Science, which introduces the reader to computer science concepts including computer architecture, programming languages, and the internet. As a narrative comic written for an undergraduate audience, it can draw in readers who otherwise might not choose to engage with the material. As a breadth-first introduction, the comic provides the reader with a foundational understanding of computers and computer science; this work may provide even more experienced students with a better understanding of how their computer science classes relate to the rest of the field. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-8245-1862 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/27377 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | |
| dc.subject | Computer science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Comics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Educational comics | en_US |
| dc.title | Welcome to Computer Science: Designing a Comic Tour of Computers and Computing | |
| dc.type | Thesis/Dissertation |