Use of laboratories in computer science education: guidelines for good practice: report of the working group on computing laboratories

This paper explores various aspects of the use of laboratories in teaching Computer Science. The foIlowing six topics are discussed in detail: i scope of courses, ii relationship between lecture and lab, iii pedagogy, iv an Internet repository for laboratory materials, v institutional support and vi technology, The first three items deal with content while the last three are concerned with implementation. This document is part of a continuing effort that the authors envision will result in a laboratory development manual.