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IT programs and CS departments (panel session)
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Dorothy Deremer, Chris McDonald, Loren Rhodes, Rebecca Thomas, A. Joe Turner, and Curt White Chairman: Elliot KoffmanAuthors Info & Claims
Dorothy Deremer, Chris McDonald, Loren Rhodes, Rebecca Thomas, A. Joe Turner, and Curt White Chairman: Elliot KoffmanAuthors Info & ClaimsAbstract
Computer Science departments are experiencing increases in enrollments that rival the expansion in the early '80s. At the same time, many of these students do not seem interested in or equipped to handle the rigor of a traditional computer science program. They are coming into computer science with expectations about computer science education that are significantly different from what they are finding on campus. Instead of courses on data structures and algorithms, automata, and operating systems, they want to learn Visual BASIC, linux, and obtain Microsoft certification.
CS departments responses to these pressures differ widely. Some take the approach that this is a temporary aberration and should have no affect whatsoever on degree programs in computer science. Some provide one-credit courses or seminars to discuss practical aspects of IT not covered in the curriculum. Others have started information technology programs to provide these students with an alternative program. In some cases, outside pressures (i.e., the university administration or external funding) has mandated that CS departments provide such programs.
This panel will discuss these issues from varying perspectives. It will also provide some examples of IT programs in CS departments to give us some idea of what is currently being done at other institutions.
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