David J A Cooper
The Rough Compute
Ideas for not entirely messing up computer science and software engineering education. These are short conversations among the computing team from Curtin University. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet to record this podcast, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation . We pay our respects to Elders past and present. What we say and do in computing may seem very abstract and removed from personal and cultural matters, but we must not forget the lives we impact, because computing does impact everyone. We must acknowledge those whose land and resources we use.
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Oct 12, 2025
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Episodes
Quantum computing in moderation 12.10.2025 20:34
Hannes Herrmann discusses the middle ground of quantum computing: how the field is progressing, and why it’s useful (if it can be made to work), but why we shouldn’t expect a revolution.
Software testing in computing education 04.10.2025 21:53
Arlen Brower and David Cooper talk about how to get novice coders to appreciate the value of testing their code.
Games in programming assessments 28.09.2025 17:31
Arlen Brower and David Cooper discuss how and why we often use games in programming assignments, and what can go wrong.
How difficult should studying be? 08.09.2025 22:41
Antoni Liang and David Cooper talk about what happens when units are too easy, too hard, and just right.
What is the best programming language, and why are you wrong? 08.09.2025 20:49
Arlen Brower and David Cooper discuss programming languages, and why they’re all great and terrible.
The role of the union in academia, with Siavash Khaksar and Hannes Herrmann 08.09.2025 17:50
Siavash Khaksar, Hannes Herrmann and David Cooper discuss how the union (specifically the NTEU) makes a difference to the functioning of academia and the quality of education.
Assessments for learning with Nimalika Fernando 08.09.2025 19:38
Nimalika Fernando and David Cooper talk about how to learn during a test.
Challenges to coding assignments from generative AI, with Arlen Brower 08.09.2025 17:00
Arlen Brower and David Cooper talk about the integrity of coding assignments, or lack thereof, given the power of generative AI.
Computing capstone projects with Hannes Herrmann 08.09.2025 20:39
Hannes Herrmann and David Cooper talk about organising final-year undergrad computing projects.
Lecture coding demos with Arlen Brower 08.09.2025 18:21
Arlen Brower and David Cooper talk about live coding demos in lectures.
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