Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments

Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2018-04-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309467020

The field of computer science (CS) is currently experiencing a surge in undergraduate degree production and course enrollments, which is straining program resources at many institutions and causing concern among faculty and administrators about how best to respond to the rapidly growing demand. There is also significant interest about what this growth will mean for the future of CS programs, the role of computer science in academic institutions, the field as a whole, and U.S. society more broadly. Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments seeks to provide a better understanding of the current trends in computing enrollments in the context of past trends. It examines drivers of the current enrollment surge, relationships between the surge and current and potential gains in diversity in the field, and the potential impacts of responses to the increased demand for computing in higher education, and it considers the likely effects of those responses on students, faculty, and institutions. This report provides recommendations for what institutions of higher education, government agencies, and the private sector can do to respond to the surge and plan for a strong and sustainable future for the field of CS in general, the health of the institutions of higher education, and the prosperity of the nation.

New Directions for Computing Education

New Directions for Computing Education
Author: Samuel B. Fee
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3319542265

Why should every student take a computing course? What should be the content of these courses? How should they be taught, and by whom? This book addresses these questions by identifying the broader reaches of computing education, problem-solving and critical thinking as a general approach to learning. The book discusses new approaches to computing education, and considers whether the modern ubiquity of computing requires an educational approach that is inherently interdisciplinary and distinct from the traditional computer science perspective. The alternative approach that the authors advocate derives its mission from an intent to embed itself within an interdisciplinary arts and science context. An interdisciplinary approach to computing is compellingly valuable for students and educational institutions alike. Its goal is to support the educational and intellectual needs of students with interests in the entire range of academic disciplines. It capitalizes on students’ focus on career development and employers’ demand for technical, while also engaging a diverse student body that may not possess a pre-existing interest in computing for computing’s sake. This approach makes directly evident the applicability of computer science topics to real-world interdisciplinary problems beyond computing and recognizes that technical and computational abilities are essential within every discipline. The book offers a valuable resource for computer science and computing education instructors who are presently re-thinking their curricula and pedagogical approaches and are actively trying new methods in the classroom. It will also benefit graduate students considering a future of teaching in the field, as well as administrators (in both higher education and high schools) interested in becoming conversant in the discourse surrounding the future of computing education.

Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments

Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments
Publisher:
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2018
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780309467032

"The field of computer science (CS) is currently experiencing a surge in undergraduate degree production and course enrollments, which is straining program resources at many institutions and causing concern among faculty and administrators about how best to respond to the rapidly growing demand. There is also significant interest about what this growth will mean for the future of CS programs, the role of computer science in academic institutions, the field as a whole, and U.S. society more broadly. Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments seeks to provide a better understanding of the current trends in computing enrollments in the context of past trends. It examines drivers of the current enrollment surge, relationships between the surge and current and potential gains in diversity in the field, and the potential impacts of responses to the increased demand for computing in higher education, and it considers the likely effects of those responses on students, faculty, and institutions. This report provides recommendations for what institutions of higher education, government agencies, and the private sector can do to respond to the surge and plan for a strong and sustainable future for the field of CS in general, the health of the institutions of higher education, and the prosperity of the nation" -- Publisher's description

Information Technology and the Future of Post-secondary Education

Information Technology and the Future of Post-secondary Education
Author: Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Publisher: OECD
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1996
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Information and communication technology can help meet the triple challenge facing post-secondary education: providing high quality education and training attuned to the 21st century for all adults who need it and can profit from it in the most cost-effective way.

Computer Based Learning in Higher Education

Computer Based Learning in Higher Education
Author: Mehmet Özcan
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 9783659133381

As it is well known education systems are changing in the world. To catch this changes universities and colleges have to be aware of all the systems ongoing around the world. Education institutions following the changes will continue their success.In the neaqr future new education system will go on with computers and computer based learning. Universities and colleges are all doing their investments on computer based learning systems. This book is written to help universities and colleges aiming computer based learning. With this book higher education system will see a clear direction of computer based learning. This book will show the benefits of computer based learning in the near future of higher education system. It is believed that intitutions following the future education systems will stay for long in education field.

Information Technology

Information Technology
Author: Gordon M. Bull
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1994
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781853025426

During 1991 the programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) of the OECD launched a project to study the impact of information technology within higher education and to identify its implication for institutional management. This book - documents the main objectives of the investigation: to investigate the state of the art of IT in European higher education; - identifies the potential of IT and the impact of IT developments on higher education; - identifies the management issues of IT for institutional decision makers and decision making structures. The book is split into two sections: the first provides an analysis of the findings under five specific headings; teaching and learning, research, administration, management and libraries; while the second consists of comparative country-based reports. Throughout the book, the authors identify the strategic and management issues that emerged for the management of higher education.