An Information Resouce for Curriculum Development and Program Enhancement in Computer Science

全国的计算机科学教育者都在努力跟上研究、技术和教学法的发展。了解这些进展对于制定和维持相关课程至关重要。获得与学位课程、课程、教师和学生相关的信息，将对计划和实施课程和课程开发非常有用。目前，在课程、教学法或基础设施等相关问题上，各院校之间没有有组织的沟通。因此，由于缺乏信息共享，许多部门通过解决别人已经解决的问题或在无法获得支持信息的情况下解决问题来“重新发明轮子”。该项目的主要目标是为提供本科计算机科学学位课程的部门提供一个易于访问的信息资源。该资源将(a)促进部门之间信息的共享和交流，(b)提供可用于监控、比较和评估课程问题、教师组成、教师工作量、学生入学和毕业率方面的信息，以及(c)提供用于规划和实施课程和课程开发以及整体项目改进的支持信息。

Computer science educators across the nation are struggling to keep abreast of advances in research, technology, and pedagogy. Knowledge of such advances is critical in developing and maintaining relevant curricula. Access to information related to degree programs, curricula, faculty, and students will be extremely useful in planning and implementing course and curriculum developments. Currently, there is no organized communication among institutions on issues related to curricula, pedagogy, or infrastructure. Consequently, due to lack of information sharing, many departments "reinvent the wheel" by working to solve problems already addressed by others or working to solve problems without access to supporting information. The primary goal of this project is to provide an easily accessible information resource for departments offering undergraduate computer science degree programs. This resource will (a) facilitate the sharing and communication of information among departments, (b) provide information that can be used to monitor, compare, and assess programs in terms of curriculum issues, faculty composition, faculty work loads, student enrollment, and graduation rates, and (c) provide supporting information to be used in planning and implementing course and curriculum developments and overall program enhancements.