Preliminary programme as of July 20th , 2006
Thu, 7 September
| 8:30–9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00–10:30 | Session 1: Learning programming (joint session with VL/HCC) |
| A Competence Model for Object-Interaction in Introductory Programming Jens Bennedsen & Carsten Schulte |
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| Subsetability as a New Cognitive Dimension? Robert M. Dondero, Jr. & Susan Wiedenbeck |
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| Threshold for the Introduction of Programming: Providing Learners with a Simple Computer Model Joseph T. Khalife |
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| 10:30–11:00 | Morning Tea |
| 11:00–13:00 | Session 2: Learning programming (joint session with VL/HCC) |
| The Effect of Using Problem-Solving Tutors on the Self-Confidence of Students Amruth N Kumar |
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| Teaching Programming: Going beyond “Objects First” Jorma Sajaniemi & Chenglie Hu |
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| Why Don’t They Do What We Want Them to Do Shmuel Schwarz & Mordechai Ben-Ari |
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| 13:00–14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30–15:30 | Keynote: The Hindsight Saga. Dr. Thomas Green, Dept of Computer Science, University of Leeds |
| 15:30–16:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00–18:00 | Session 3: Abstraction and metaphors |
| Metaphors we Program By: Space, Action and Society in Java Alan F. Blackwell |
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| Testing Programming Aptitude Saeed Dehnadi |
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| An Experiment on the Effects of Program Code Highlighting on Visual Search for Local Patterns Tuomas Hakala, Pekka Nykyri & Jorma Sajaniemi |
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| Cognitive Perspectives on the Role of Naming in Computer Programs Ben Liblit, Andrew Begel & Eve Sweetser |
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| Program Visualization: Comparing Eye-Tracking Patterns with Comprehension Summaries Roman Bednarik |
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| Abstraction levels in editing programs John C G Sturdy |
Dinner and Petanque on Brighton Beach
Fri, 8 September
| 9:00–10:40 | Session 4: Collaboration in Software Development |
| Users’ participation to the design process in a Free Open Source Software online community Flore Barcellini, Françoise Détienne & Jean-Marie Burkhardt |
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| Towards understanding Source and Configuration Management tools as a method of introducing learners to the culture of software development Aidan Delaney |
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| Challenges, Motivations, and Success Factors in the Creation of Hurricane Katrina “Person Locator” Web Sites Christopher Scaffidi, Brad Myers & Mary Shaw |
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| Comparing API Design Choices with Usability Studies: A Case Study and Future Directions Jeffrey Stylos, Steven Clarke & Brad Myers |
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| The Development Designer Perspective Brent White & Lynn Rampoldi-Hnilo |
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| 10:40–11:10 | Morning Tea |
| 11:10–12:10 | Keynote: Simplifying Software. Dr. Rachel K.E. Bellamy, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center |
| 12:10–13:40 | Lunch |
| 13:40–15:00 | Session 5: Qualitative Enquiry |
| Stories from the Mobile Workplace: An Emerging Narrative Ethnography J. Hunt, P. Romero & J. Good |
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| Empirically Refining a Model of Programmers’ Information-Seeking Behavior during Software Maintenance Jim Buckley, Michael P. O’Brien & Norah Power |
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| Initial Experiences of Using Grounded Theory Research in Computer Programming Education Enda Dunican |
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| Reading as an Ordinary and Available Skill in Computer Programming John Rooksby, David Martin & Mark Rouncefield |
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| 15:30–16:30 | Keynote: Design Thinking Dr David Gilmore, Intel Corporation |