Sami Awad

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Would you like to see your kids follow your footsteps in college and select their majors according to your career?

Do parents try to influence their kids to select majors that are similar if not the same as theirs, either intentionally or not? If such influence exists is it a positive or a negative one. I am...

09 September 2017 2,822 3 View

In a university lecture, how important is it to establish personal relations with students?

Many years ago I used to have more personal relations with my students in class and outside class settings. Recently it seems that many students come and go without me even knowing their names....

06 June 2017 8,315 42 View

Do you think it is a good idea to teach Python as the first programming course instead of C++?

For many years C++ has been the dominating language to start with. Recently Python is getting an edge over C++ and Java as the most popular programming language. Is it a good idea to switch to...

03 March 2017 3,434 39 View

What would be an effective collaborative learning technique to in IT related courses?

Do you know some effective methods in collaborative learning? Did they have any effect on student performance?

06 June 2016 7,317 3 View

Is it good practice to include "future work" in a conference paper after "conlusions"?

Some papers include "future work" section at the end after conclusions others don't. Which is better?

01 January 1970 359 9 View

Is there an open source software like Endnote to maintain references?

for reference management while editing a publication. open source software that you recommend.

01 January 1970 4,767 6 View