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Item Mapping Creative Coding Courses: Toward Bespoke Programming Curricula in Graphic Design Education(The Eurographics Association, 2019) Hansen, Stig Møller; Tarini, Marco and Galin, EricThis paper presents a study of 30 syllabi gathered from introductory Creative Coding programming courses. A selection of the results concerning the courses' structure and content is presented and discussed. The majority of the analyzed courses exhibited evidence of being planned to adapt and submit graphic design topics to programming paradigms. Also, topics and algorithms of particular value to graphic design as a spatial practice were absent in many courses. Finally, most courses did not investigate visual output that is achievable only through computation. The present study argues that educators must adapt their Creative Coding syllabi and teaching materials to make programming meet the needs of graphic designers rather than the other way around. The findings in this paper provide a point of departure for a critical discussion among educators who wish to integrate programming in graphic design education.Item Assessing Graphic Designers' Learning Style Profile to Improve Creative Coding Courses(The Eurographics Association, 2019) Hansen, Stig Møller; Tarini, Marco and Galin, EricThis study aimed at assessing graphic design students' preferences for learning to help design school educators teaching Creative Coding programming courses adapt their teaching style to account for the way their students learn. The Felder- Soloman Index of Learning Styles (ILS©) was administered to 77 bachelor-level graphic design students. Compared to students in technical fields, the graphic design students differed by being considerably more intuitive, with an increased preference for active and visual learning. Based on these findings, specific recommendations and issues for educators to consider are presented.