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The Challenge Of Negation In Searches And Queries

Negation poses certain challenges for queries and searches. This paper deals with exclusionary queries implemented using the ISO database language SQL and a dialog-based interface and with retrieval searches involving negation. This research arose because instructors in database courses noticed a large proportion of students making mistakes on certain queries. The paper explores underlying comprehension issues and makes practical recommendations on identifying potential sources of error and avoiding incorrect or misleading results. Proposed actions include changes in general education and database training and encouraging implementation of the new SQL:1999 standard

A Comprehensive Analysis of Students' Experiences of Belonging to the CS Community

Developing a sense of belonging to the community in CS departments during the first year plays a vital role in students' retention decisions. This research plan outlines both belonging as a psychosocial construct framed within higher education and issues related to it in computer science. The fully mixed sequential dominant status design will be used to understand and quantify belonging from both the students' and faculty's perspective. Pedagogical actions to improve belonging will be studied and disseminated.Peer reviewe