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Direct linkBraught, Grant; MacCormick, John; Bowring, James; Burke, Quinn; Cutler, Barbara; Goldschmidt, David; Krishnamoorthy, Mukkai; Turner, Wesley; Huss-Lederman, Steven; Mackellar, Bonnie; Tucker, Allen – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2018
Many computer science programs have capstone experiences or project courses that allow students to integrate knowledge from the full breadth of their major. Such capstone projects may be student-designed, instructor-designed, designed in conjunction with outside companies, or integrated with ongoing free and open source (FOSS) projects. The…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Social Values
Ali, Azad; Smith, David – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2014
A department of computer science (CS) has faced a peculiar situation regarding their selection of introductory programming course. This course is a required course for the students enrolled in the CS program and is a prerequisite to their other advanced programming courses. At the same time, the course can be considered a general education course…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Programming, Computer Science Education, General Education
Ali, Azad; Smith, David – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2014
A department of computer science (CS) has faced a peculiar situation regarding their selection of introductory programming course. This course is a required course for the students enrolled in the CS program and is a prerequisite to their other advanced programming courses. At the same time, the course can be considered a general education course…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Introductory Courses, Teaching Methods
Download full textConlon, Michael P.; Mullins, Paul – Information Systems Education Journal, 2011
The Computer Science Department at Slippery Rock University created a laboratory for its Computer Networks and System Administration and Security courses under relaxed financial constraints. This paper describes the department's experience designing and using this laboratory, including lessons learned and descriptions of some student projects…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Computer Networks, Computer Science Education, Computer Security
Lenox, Terri L.; Jesse, Gayle; Woratschek, Charles R. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
Too few students are entering the workforce with the technological skills required due to several factors, including under-enrollment in the computer-related disciplines by college students. Enrollment in these disciplines has made some progress since the precipitous decline of 2000-2007 and steps have been taken to attract more majors. However,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Majors (Students), Computer Science Education, Technological Literacy
Martincic, Cynthia J.; Bhatnagar, Neelima – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
Controversy and fanfare accompanied the announcement in 2010 by Mattel, Inc. of the Barbie® doll's 126th career--computer engineer. Even though women have been and still are in a minority in the information technology (IT) and computer science (CS) fields, enough women voted for the computer engineer as the next career for Barbie® on Mattel's…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Engineering Education, Information Technology
Kulturel-Konak, Sadan; D'Allegro, Mary Lou; Dickinson, Sarah – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
Women have made great strides in baccalaureate degree obtainment, out numbering men by over 230,000 conferred baccalaureate degrees in 2008. However, the proportion of earned degrees for women in some of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses continues to lag behind male baccalaureate completions (National Science…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Cognitive Style, Gender Differences, Females
Bravo, Javier; Ortigosa, Alvaro – International Working Group on Educational Data Mining, 2009
E-Learning systems offer students innovative and attractive ways of learning through augmentation or substitution of traditional lectures and exercises with online learning material. Such material can be accessed at any time from anywhere using different devices, and can be personalized according to the individual student's needs, goals and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Electronic Learning, College Students, Low Achievement
Kortsarts, Yana; Morris, Robert W.; Utell, Janine M. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2010
Bioinformatics is a relatively new interdisciplinary field that integrates computer science, mathematics, biology, and information technology to manage, analyze, and understand biological, biochemical and biophysical information. We present our experience in teaching an interdisciplinary course, Introduction to Bioinformatics, which was developed…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Introductory Courses, Biology, Information Science
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
