TY - GEN
T1 - Towards a strategy to fight the computer science (Cs) declining phenomenon
AU - Porta, Marcela
AU - Maillet, Katherine
AU - Mas, Marta
AU - Martinez, Carmen
PY - 2011/9/8
Y1 - 2011/9/8
N2 - European students have give reasons why they reject computer science (CS) as a program of study in higher education (Porta et al. 2010). The constant decrease in the number of students choosing to study this subject has had consequences in different European sectors, such as the economic sector or the education sector, among others (Maillet and Porta 2010). Some of the reasons for this rejection are related to the degree of difficulty of the skills that are needed to master CS. This study aims to identify these skills by firstly comparing CS curricula across several European universities and then comparing these curricula with same level programs in other areas of study. It will highlight some misconceptions students have concerning CS programs and will demonstrate that Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) may have a major role to play in combating the decline of CS professionals by providing dynamic learning environments; where students can acquire the knowledge and skills which are unique to the field of CS.
AB - European students have give reasons why they reject computer science (CS) as a program of study in higher education (Porta et al. 2010). The constant decrease in the number of students choosing to study this subject has had consequences in different European sectors, such as the economic sector or the education sector, among others (Maillet and Porta 2010). Some of the reasons for this rejection are related to the degree of difficulty of the skills that are needed to master CS. This study aims to identify these skills by firstly comparing CS curricula across several European universities and then comparing these curricula with same level programs in other areas of study. It will highlight some misconceptions students have concerning CS programs and will demonstrate that Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) may have a major role to play in combating the decline of CS professionals by providing dynamic learning environments; where students can acquire the knowledge and skills which are unique to the field of CS.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80052344359
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4614-0373-9_18
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4614-0373-9_18
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052344359
SN - 9781461403722
T3 - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
SP - 231
EP - 242
BT - Intelligent Automation and Systems Engineering
T2 - International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Automation and Systems Engineering
Y2 - 20 October 2010 through 22 October 2010
ER -