Buffy

United States

Long time CS professor. Not a dog, but not as cute as my avatar either.

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How do you teach something when you don't know it yourself?

best-practice asked Feb 26, 2018 at 17:27

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40 votes

Is it important to teach pointers in a first course using Java?

best-practice object-oriented-paradigm pointers asked Jul 15, 2017 at 23:59

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33 votes

How do you build a healthy and productive relationship with your supervisor?

graduate-school advisor postdocs asked Oct 15, 2018 at 16:45

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32 votes

How does the admissions process work for Ph.D. programs in Country X?

phd graduate-admissions application canonical-question asked Oct 17, 2021 at 18:50

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31 votes

How can we teach good naming practice for students learning Java?

best-practice java asked Apr 9, 2018 at 12:17

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24 votes

How can I convince my fellow CS teachers that reaching every student is a worthwhile goal?

curriculum-design best-practice undergraduate differentiation asked Jul 2, 2017 at 9:02

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20 votes

What ethical practices do students (as potential software engineers) need to be trained in?

curriculum-design best-practice ethics asked Aug 2, 2017 at 15:42

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18 votes

What can the instructor do to overcome the Authenticity Bias in students?

student-motivation student-perceptions asked Jul 29, 2017 at 12:32

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11 votes

Identify a Title and Author for a certain post apocalyptic series set in the US Midwest

story-identification asked Apr 17, 2018 at 20:46

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10 votes

What advantages/disadvantages have you seen with Pair Programming in the classroom

best-practice classroom-management pair-programming asked Jul 3, 2017 at 14:36

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Grades are too high for the department - what should I do?

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In a yes/no question, a student gives the right answer and an unnecessary but wrong explanation. How to grade?

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225

Should I give full credit for a correct answer different from the expected one to an exam question?

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205

Should I seek professional help because I have a lot of math books?

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203

Etiquette question: is there such a thing as accepting an offer 'too early'?

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199

How honest should I be in disclosing not-so-exciting results?

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183

Is it better to lie to students or to be pedantic when teaching Intro CS?

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159

How bad is a Computer Science course that doesn't teach Design Patterns?

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149

Is it bad to force my students not to return early?

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149

What to do if I have seen an exam before I have taken it?

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146

Should students have access to past exams or an exam bank?

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142

Is having access to past exams cheating and, if yes, could it be proven just by a good grade?

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I am interested in retracting my old journal articles. Would it have any negative effects on my academic career?

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132

Master thesis advisor gave me an ill-defined question. I worked on it for a year!

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128

Should a teacher be able to solve all the assignments they give their students themselves?

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127

In academic papers, is it really a bad thing to not report the relatively not good results?

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124

A professor I know is becoming head of department, do I send congratulations or condolences?

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121

Accidentally leaked the solution to an assignment, what to do now? (I'm the prof)

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121

A famous scholar sent me an unpublished draft of hers. Then she died. I think her work should be published. What should I do?

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121

Accused of cheating due to the time accounted by Blackboard

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120

Should an instructor adjust grades for students from underrepresented groups?

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118

Is it OK to have a PhD thesis with shortcomings and inaccuracies?

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118

My professor skipped me on Christmas bonus payment

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Is it valid to modify a student's exam grade if you feel they did not earn it?

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117

Good idea to warn students they were suspected of cheating?

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115

Error in master's thesis, I do not know what to do

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115

Is it pointless to bring up poor supervision during PhD viva?

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113

Students using the same flawed online solution sheet as the grading TA

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How should I respond to a reviewer's complaint about self-citation?

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112

Quoting a book whose title contains a racial slur

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