Title :
Integrating computing science undergraduate education
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. Coll. of the Cariboo Kamloops, BC, Canada
Abstract :
With over 50 years of computer science in existence, a great effort has been spent on designing the best curricular for educating computer scientists, educating computing professionals, as well as educating users of computers. In spite of this, there has not been in evidence an approach to creating a flexible university environment, which supports a flow between those three basic and different types of computing education. This paper presents a model of integrated computing education which allows for: obtaining different level of computing knowledge and proficiency, fast and flexible upgradability of computing skills, adding computing knowledge and skills to knowledge already possessed in another discipline. Finally the model recognizes the value of Prior Learning Professional Experience (PLPE) as a factor in computing education.
Keywords :
computer science education; Prior Learning Professional Experience; computer scientists education; computer users education; computing education integration; computing knowledge; computing professionals education; computing science undergraduate education; computing skills; flexible university environment; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Hardware; History; Software design; Software packages; Statistics; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual
Conference_Location :
Tempe, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4762-5
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1998.738613