Computer Science and Programming Courses in Geography Departments in the United States
Computer Science and Programming Courses in Geography Departments in the United States
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美国地理系的计算机科学和编程课程
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10.1080/00330124.2016.1184984
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2017
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S. Bednarz
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作者：
F. Bowlick;Daniel W. Goldberg;S. Bednarz
地理信息系统（GIS）是基础信息技术。地理信息系统的能力和应用继续迅速扩展，要求从业者具备新的技能和能力，特别是在计算机科学方面。然而，关于如何最好地培养具有足够计算机科学技能的下一代gisscientist的研究却很少。本文探讨了美国地理系如何在其地理和地理信息系统学位课程中引入和发展计算机科学和编程技能。我们回顾了55个地理系的学位要求，发现其中44个提供某种GIS编程课程。然而，在210个不同的学位选择中，只有22个学位需要这些课程中的一门。尽管计算机科学和编程技能在地理和地理信息系统的职业生涯中具有巨大的重要性，但在地理或地理信息系统学位中很少有一致性或强调计算机科学和编程技能。我们建议未来的研究沿着不同的调查轨道进行，以建立对地理信息系统、计算机科学、编程和地理之间教育互动的基于研究的理解。
Geographic information systems (GIS) are fundamental information technologies. The capabilities and applications of GIS continue to rapidly expand, requiring practitioners to have new skills and competencies, especially in computer science. There is little research, however, about how best to prepare the next generation of GIScientists with adequate computer science skills. This article explores how U.S. geography departments are introducing and developing computer science and programming skills in their geography and GIS degree programs. We review the degree requirements in fifty-five geography departments and discover that forty-four of them offer some kind of GIS programming course. Of the 210 separate degree options identified, however, only 22 require one of these courses for a degree. There is little consistency or emphasis on computer science and programming skills in geography or GIS degrees, despite the immense importance of these components in geography and GIS careers. We propose future research along distinct investigative tracks to build a research-based understanding of the educational interactions among GIS, computer science, programming, and geography.