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 | == Who Wants to Be a Rich Computer Scientist?  (Stacks & Queues Exercise) ==
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 | An interactive game similar to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" that will test your knowledge on stacks and queues<br />
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 | Authors: Tyler Cross, Tyler McCraw<br />
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 | === The Problem ===
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 | The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize students with stacks & queues.
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 | === Participants and Props ===
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 | CSC216 students will play the game in groups of three or less. <br />
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 | A PowerPoint and Flash presentation will be provided.<br />
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 | <span style="font-variant:small-caps">(If you are not able to run the Flash player, you may use the PowerPoint.)</span><br />
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 | <b><u>Game Links</u></b><br />
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 | [[Image:Flashicon.png]] [http://www.mediafire.com/file/hzwym5hyjvm/WWTBAMflash.swf WWTBAM Flash Game] <br />
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 | [[Image:Powerpointicon.gif]] [http://www.mediafire.com/file/zewojgvjdym/WWTBAM.pptx WWTBAM PowerPoint Game] <br />
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 | === The Script ===
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 | This game is a learning exercise for Stacks & Queues in a CS2 level class. The questions are kept at an abstract level.<br />
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 | It is based on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire! The only difference is that our game allows for competition between groups<br />
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 | composed of three or less students, but the final Million Dollar Question is a collaborative effort amongst all groups.<br />
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 | If the Million Dollar Question is answered correctly, then Dr. Gehringer has to pay up.<br />
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 | The Process:
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 | Step 1: <blockquote> The class divides into groups of three consisting of people from the same row.</blockquote>
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 | Step 2: <blockquote>When the game starts the last row is called upon for question #1. Every group from this row is
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 | allowed to raise their hand<br />and whoever raises their hand first gets to answer the question.</blockquote>
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 | Step 3: <blockquote>After each question is attempted (answered right or wrong), the next row's groups compete to answer
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 | the following question.</blockquote>
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 | Step 4: <blockquote>The game continues to rotate until the final million dollar question is shown. This question is
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 | attempted by all students in the<br />class. Whichever student thinks they have the correct million dollar answer, may
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 | come up to the board and show the rest of<br />the students. The answer will then be determined correct/incorrect
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 | by the professor<br />or the correct answer shown on the game. If the student answers it incorrectly,<br />another student
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 | may attempt to show his/her answer.</blockquote>
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 | The Game:
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 | *Title Screen appears: Click twice to continue.
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 | *Question/Money List appears: Click next question to be answered(the question number or the amount of money according to the question number can be clicked).
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 | *Question Slide appears:
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 | *#Wait for student/group in row to answer question
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 | *#Click on the answer button according to the student's answer
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 | *#*If student's answer is wrong: proceed to next row's groups to answer the question; return to #1
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 | *#*If student's answer is right: proceed to next row's groups to answer the next question.
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 | === Resources ===
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 | http://www.mediafire.com
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 | [[Image:Wwtbam1.gif]]
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