Robert C. Duvall, Senior Lecturer of Computer Science

Robert C. Duvall

Object-oriented programming, design patterns, graphics, animation and visualization, artificial life, and programming languages.

Contact Info:
Office Location:  228 Lev Sci Res Ctr, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:  (919) 660-6567
Email Address:   send me a message
Web Page:   http://www.cs.duke.edu/~rcd/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

  • COMPSCI 290.02, TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Synopsis
    LSRC A156, W 04:40 PM-07:10 PM
  • COMPSCI 308.001, ADVANCED SOFTWARE DESIGN/IMPL Synopsis
    Gross Hall 103, TuTh 03:05 PM-04:20 PM
  • COMPSCI 308.01D, ADVANCED SOFTWARE DESIGN/IMPL Synopsis
    Gross Hall 103, Th 04:40 PM-05:55 PM
Education:

M.S.Brown University1997
B.S.Brown University1993
Research Interests:

Object-oriented programming, design patterns, graphics, animation and visualization, artificial life, and programming languages.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Duvall, S; Spurlock, S; Hutchings, DR; Duvall, RC, Improving Content Learning and Student Perceptions in CS1 with Scrumage, SIGCSE 2021 - Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (March, 2021), pp. 474-480 [doi]  [abs].
  2. Duvall, S; Hutchings, DR; Spurlock, S; Duvall, RC, A Study of the Scrumage Teaching Approach: Student Learning and Attitude Changes, 2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2020 - Proceedings (March, 2020) [doi]  [abs].
  3. Duvall, S; Hutchings, DR; Duvall, RC, Scrumage: A method for incorporating multiple, simultaneous pedagogical styles in the classroom, SIGCSE 2018 - Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, vol. 2018-January (February, 2018), pp. 928-933 [doi]  [abs].
  4. Duvall, S; Spurlock, S; Duvall, R, Automatic environment adjustment for emotional disabilities, ASSETS 2017 - Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (October, 2017), pp. 363-364 [doi]  [abs].
  5. Spacco, J; Denny, P; Richards, B; Babcock, D; Hovemeyer, D; Moscola, J; Duvall, R, Analyzing student work patterns using programming exercise data, SIGCSE 2015 - Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (February, 2015), pp. 18-23 [doi]  [abs].