Programme

UKICER 2019 runs from Thursday 5th September to Friday 6th September. We commence with lunch on Thursday, followed by the main conference sessions on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. We then finish on Friday afternoon with a choice of 3 optional workshops.

Lunch on both days, refreshments for coffee breaks and conference dinner on Thursday 5th are all provided as part of the registration fee.

Day 1 (Thursday 5th September)
12.00 – 1.00	LUNCH
1.00 – 1.30	Opening talks
1.30 – 2.40	Papers: “Transitions to Higher Education”
	Pulling your weight? New CS entrants’ reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school. Jyoti Bhardwaj (Edinburgh Napier University) Facilitating computing students’ transition to higher education. Khristin Fabian, Debbie Meharg, Ella Taylor-Smith, Alison Varey (Edinburgh Napier University)
2.40 – 3.00	COFFEE
3.00 – 4.45	Papers: “Scaffolding”
	Experimenting with Model Solutions as a Support Mechanism. Henrik Nygren, Juho Leinonen, Nea Pirttinen, Antti Leinonen, Arto Hellas (University of Helsinki) Unplugged Computing and Semantic Waves: Analysing Crazy Characters. Jane Waite (Queen Mary University of London), Karl Maton (The University of Sydney), Paul Curzon (Queen Mary University of London), Lucinda Tuttiett (Barefoot Computing) Designing Intentional Bugs for Learning. Jean Griffin (Temple University)
6.30 – 10.00	CONFERENCE BAR OPEN
7.30 – 10.00	CONFERENCE DINNER

Day 2 (Friday 6th September)
9.00 – 10.45	Papers: “Assessment”
	The False-Positive Rate of Automated Plagiarism Detection for SQL Assessments. Anthony Kleerekoper, Andrew Schofield (Manchester Metropolitan University) Is it Feasible to Teach Query Programming in three Different Languages in a Single Session? A Study on a Pattern-oriented Tutorial and Cheat Sheets. Lovisa Sundin, Quintin Cutts (University of Glasgow) An Insight Into the Relationship Between Confidence, Self-efficacy, Anxiety and Physiological Responses in a CS1 Exam-like Scenario. Keith Nolan, Aidan Mooney, Susan Bergin (Maynooth University)
10.45 – 11.15	COFFEE
11.15 – 1.00	Papers: “Environments and Context”
	Developing a Work-based Software Engineering Degree in Collaboration with Industry. Matthew Barr, Jack Parkinson (University of Glasgow) What Do We Do When We Teach Software Engineering? J oseph Maguire, Steve Draper, Quintin Cutts (University of Glasgow) Space, Place and Practice in Computing Education. Sally Fincher (University of Kent), Sebastian Dziallas (Fulbright University Vietnam), Daniel Knox (University of Kent)
1.00 – 2.00	LUNCH
2.00 – 4.00	Workshops 1-3 in parallel in the School of Computing.
	Hybrid Java Programming: A Visual-Textual Programming Language Workshop. Mark Noone, Keith Nolan, Aidan Mooney (Maynooth University) Buildinga Toolkit for Fostering Women’s Sense of Belonging to Computer Science in UK Higher Education. Lisa Thomas, Lynne Blair (Lancaster University), Clem Herman (The Open University) Establishing Research Collaborations around Degree and Higher Level Apprenticeships Between Institutions and Across UK and Ireland. Ella Taylor-Smith (Edinburgh Napier University), Alastair Irons (University of Sunderland), Sally Smith (Edinburgh Napier University)