Publications

You will find the full text of my publications here (where available).

• 2009

• [WORKSHOP] Skrien, D., Decker, A., Caspersen, M., Börstler, J., and Alphonce, C.  Good Examples for Exposing Bad Practice: The Eighth “Killer Examples” Workshop, Workshop:  OOPSLA 2009, Orlando, Florida, October 25-29, 2009. [Workshop Page]

• [POSTER] Decker, A., and Alphonce, C. (2009) “Closing the Feedback Loop: Using Historical Data and Student Feedback to Guide Course Changes”, A poster presented at SIGCSE 2009, March 4-7, 2009, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

• [POSTER] Skrien, D., Alphonce, C., Decker, A.,  Börstler, J., and Caspersen, M. (2009) “The Eighth “Killer Examples” Workshop: Good Examples for Exposing Bad Practice”, A poster presented at OOPSLA 2009, October 25-29, 2009, Orlando, Florida.
  

• 2008

• [WORKSHOP] Caspersen, M., Börstler, J., Decker, A., and Alphonce, C.  Worked Examples for Sound Object-Oriented Pedagogy:   A “Killer Examples” Workshop, Workshop:  OOPSLA 2008, Nashville, Tennessee, October 19-23, 2008. [Workshop Page]

• [POSTER] Decker, A.,  Alphonce, C., Börstler, J., and Caspersen, M.E. (2008) “Worked Examples for Sound OO Pedagogy:  The Seventh “Killer Examples” Workshop”, A poster presented at OOPSLA 2008, October 19-23, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee.
  

• 2007

• [DISSERTATION DEFENSE SLIDES] Decker A., How Studente Measure Up: An Assessment Instrument for Introductory Computer Science. Defended May 1, 2007.

• [PAPER] Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., and Decker A. Killer “Killer Examples” for Design Patterns, Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Covington, KY. pp. 228 - 232. [Presentation Slides]

• [WORKSHOP] Alphonce, C., Börstler, J., Caspersen, M., Decker, A., Kölling, M. Process in OO Pedagogy The sixth "Killer Examples" workshop: OOPSLA 2007, Montreal,Canada, October 21-25, 2007. [Workshop Page]

• [POSTER] Gardner, J., McSkimming, B., Wang, G. - with Faculty Advisors Alphonce, C., and Decker A. Green: A Software Design Tool Developed for Students by Students. University at Buffalo's Celebration of Academic Excellence, April 19, 2007, Buffalo, NY.

• [POSTER] Wang, G., McSkimming, B., Marzec, Z., Gardner, J., Decker, A., and Alphonce, C. (2007) “Green: A Flexible UML Class Diagramming Tool for Eclipse”, A poster presented at OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

• [POSTER] Alphonce, C., Börstler, J., Caspersen, M.E., Decker, A., and Kölling, M. (2007) “Process in OO Pedagaogy:  The Sixth “Killer Examples” Workshop”, A poster presented at OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

• [DEMO] Wang, G., McSkimming, B., Marzec, Z., Gardner, J., Decker, A., and Alphonce, C. (2007) “Green: A Flexible UML Class Diagramming Tool for Eclipse”, A demo presented at OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  

• 2006

• [PAPER] Decker A., Egert C., and Ventura, P. Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Using Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in CS1, Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Houston, TX. pp. 46 - 50. [Presentation Slides]

• [WORKSHOP] Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Decker, A., Trask, B. Fifth "Killer Examples" for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop: OOPSLA 2006, Portland, OR, October 22-26, 2006. [Workshop Page]

• [POSTER] Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Decker, A., Kosa, M., and Wong, S. Objects First, Design Patterns Second: Lessons Learned from the 'Killer Examples' for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshops. 37th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Houston, TX.

• [POSTER] Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Decker, A. and Trask, B. Fifth Killer Examples for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop Results. OOPSLA 2006, Portland, OR.

• [POSTER] Decker, A. and Alphonce, C. Does CS1 Have to Be So Syntactical? OOPSLA 2006 Educator's Symposium, Portland , OR.

  
  

• 2005

  • [PAPER] Decker, A., Haydanek S. and Egert C. When Objects Collide: Abstractions over Common Physics Problems for Capstone Projects in CS1, The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Vol 21 Iss 2, pp. 12-18. [Presentation Slides]

  • [WORKSHOP] Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Wong, S. and Decker, A. Fourth "Killer Examples" for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop: OOPSLA 2005, San Diego, CA, October 16-20, 2005. [Workshop Page]

  • [PANEL] Egert, C., Ventura, P., and Decker, A. Putting the ‘Fun’ Back in Fundamentals: Using Games to Teach Object-Oriented Design Early, Panel Session: Computer Gaming, ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference 2005, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, April 8-9, 2005.

  • [POSTER] Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Wong, S. and Decker, A. Fourth Killer Examples for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop Results. OOPSLA 2005, San Diego, CA.

  • [DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM] Decker, A. How Students Measure Up: Creation of an Assessment Instrument for CS1, SIGCSE 2005 Doctoral Consortium: held in conjunction with the SIGCSE 2005 Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, St. Louis, MO. [Presentation Slides]

    
    

• 2004

  • [PAPER] Ventura, P., Egert, C., and Decker A. Ancestor Worship in CS1: On the Primacy of Arrays, 2004 OOPSLA Educator’s Symposium, Vancouver, BC, pp. 68 - 72. [Presentation Slides]

  • [PAPER] Decker, A. and Ventura, P. We Claim this Class for Computer Science: A Non-Mathematician’s Discrete Structures Course, Proceedings of the SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Norfolk, VA, pp. 442 – 446. [Presentation Slides]

  • [DISSERTATION PROPOSAL] Decker, A. How Students Measure Up: Creation of an Assessment Instrument for CS1 . Defended April 29, 2004. [Defense Slides]

  • [DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM] Decker, A. How Students Measure Up: Creation of an Assessment Tool for CS1, SIGCSE 2004 Doctoral Consortium: held in conjunction with the SIGCSE 2004 Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Norfolk, VA. [Presentation Slides]

    
    

• 2003

  • [PAPER] Decker, A. A Tale of Two Paradigms, The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Vol 19 Issue 2, pp. 238-246. [Presentation Slides]

  • [INVITED TALK] Decker, A. Teaching Java to Novices, Guest Speaker – SUNY Fredonia First Annual High School Programming Competition (Chairperson: Karen Ehrlich), Fredonia, NY, December 19, 2003

  • [DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM] Decker, A. I Want to be a Computer Scientist When I Grow Up: Evaluating the Skills Necessary for Computer Science, SIGCSE 2003 Doctoral Consortium: held in conjunction with the SIGCSE 2003 Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Reno, NV. [Presentation Slides]