The current crisis in computing: what are the real issues?
The current crisis in computing: what are the real issues?
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当前的计算危机：真正的问题是什么？
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2007
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E. Roberts
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L. Cassel;A. McGettrick;M. Guzdial;E. Roberts
1.总结计算教育处于危机之中。招生人数下降到了如此程度，以至于一些学术计算项目面临着人员配备水平的大幅削减，甚至是被淘汰。然而，对社会造成更大影响的是，需要高水平计算技能的工作数量与准备担任这些职位的毕业生数量之间的差距越来越大。从长远来看，这种日益严重的缺口威胁着许多国家的经济安全。寻找解决这一问题的策略是复杂的，因为入学人数下降涉及到许多不同的因素。问题的复杂性使得寻求一种考虑到根本复杂性的全面解决战略至关重要。本次会议为ACM教育委员会的代表提供了与SIGCSE社区进行讨论的机会，讨论如何应对这场影响到我们所有人的危机。2.当前计算机教育存在危机的背景是毋庸置疑的。多年来，入学人数一直在稳步下降，因此现在的入学人数往往只有五年前的一半。这种学生兴趣的急剧下降不仅发生在美国，也发生在许多其他国家。
1. SUMMARY Computing education is in crisis. Enrollments have fallen to such an extent that some academic computing programs are facing significant reductions in staffing levels or even elimination. Of even greater consequence to society, however, is the growing gap between the number of jobs requiring high-level computing skills and the number of graduates who are prepared to take those positions. Over the long term, this growing shortfall threatens the economic security in many countries. Finding strategies to address this problem is complicated because so many different factors are implicated in the enrollment decline. The complexity of the problem makes it critically important to seek a comprehensive solution strategy that takes that underlying complexity into account. This session offers the chance for representatives of ACM’s Education Board to carry on a discussion with the SIGCSE community about possible responses to this crisis that affects us all. 2. BACKGROUND That there is currently a crisis in computing education is not in doubt. Enrollments have been falling steadily for a number of years, so that enrollments are now often half of what they were five years ago. This dramatic decline in student interest has occurred not only in the United States but also in many other countries.