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A goal of every computer science department is to maintain a top-notch educational program in order to prepare its graduates for successful careers in the computing field. Most programs now couple traditional educational methods with more modern techniques such as active and team-based learning environments, online course materials and computer-based laboratories. Most educators see this coalescence of traditional and modern learning techniques as critical to providing well-rounded educational experiences for its students.The goal of this paper is to present an overview of a computer-based laboratory environment, named Watson, and to compare Watson to other courseware modules that have been designed for the same target audience.Watson is used at Louisiana Tech University to support an active, team-based learning environment for first-year computer science majors, and non-majors interested in computer science. The Watson labs are an integral component of a breadth-first introduction to computing that is required of all computer science majors and open to non-majors. Watson development is an ongoing, long-term project that has been sponsored by both Louisiana Tech University and the National Science Foundation.