Why teach unix?

Doyle, B; Lister, R

Why teach unix?

Doyle, B Lister, R

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series, 2007, 66 pp. 19 - 25
Issue Date:: 2007-12-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Doyle, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lister, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5780-0445	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series, 2007, 66 pp. 19 - 25	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1920682473	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781920682477	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1445-1336	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/2149
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines computing academics' conceptions of the Unix operating system, and the purpose of teaching Unix. Interview transcripts from nine academics were analysed phenomenographically. A small number of qualitatively different conceptions of Unix were identified, within two broad categories. The first broad category manifested a technical approach to Unix. Within this broad category, the conceptions of Unix were, from the least to most sophisticated ! (1) Unix as a set of unrelated commands; (2) Unix as a command line interface superior to GUIs; and (3) Unix as a problem solving tool. The second broad category was a non technical conception of Unix, in which Unix was seen as a resource that is cheap, secure and robust. With regard to teaching Unix, two broad categories of reasons were identified ! practical and pedagogical. These results for teachers are broadly consistent with an earlier phenomenographic study of student conceptions of Unix. © 2007, Australian Computer Society, Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series	en_US
dc.title	Why teach unix?	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	66	en_US
utslib.for	0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences	en_US
dc.location.activity	Ballarat, Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	66	en_US

Abstract:

This paper examines computing academics' conceptions of the Unix operating system, and the purpose of teaching Unix. Interview transcripts from nine academics were analysed phenomenographically. A small number of qualitatively different conceptions of Unix were identified, within two broad categories. The first broad category manifested a technical approach to Unix. Within this broad category, the conceptions of Unix were, from the least to most sophisticated ! (1) Unix as a set of unrelated commands; (2) Unix as a command line interface superior to GUIs; and (3) Unix as a problem solving tool. The second broad category was a non technical conception of Unix, in which Unix was seen as a resource that is cheap, secure and robust. With regard to teaching Unix, two broad categories of reasons were identified ! practical and pedagogical. These results for teachers are broadly consistent with an earlier phenomenographic study of student conceptions of Unix. © 2007, Australian Computer Society, Inc.

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