Educational Innovation: The Strategic Use of Complex Computer Systems

摘要：CISE教育创新奖提供资金支持设计、实施、评估和传播一门新的计算机入门级课程，该课程教授计算机系统的战略使用。这一战略知识是在1994年美国国家科学基金会青年研究员奖下发展起来的。它可以帮助用户根据计算机工具的功能和限制有效地分解任务，并已被证明可以显著提高生产力。新课程将于1999年开始在CMU计算机技能研讨会（CSW）的学生中进行试点，预计将在明年被所有CSW部门采用。该项目有可能在全国范围内对计算机本科教育产生重大影响。

ABSTRACT: CMU, Bonnie John, PIThis CISE Educational Innovation award provides funds to support the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of a new introductory-level course in computing which teaches the Strategic Use of Computer Systems. This strategic knowledge has been developed under a 1994 NSF Young Investigator Award to the PI. It helps users decompose tasks effectively and efficiently with respect to the powers and limitation of their computer tools and has been shown to produce significant improvements in productivity. The new course is being developed with a pilot section of students in the Computing Skills Workshop (CSW) course at CMU beginning in 1999 and is expected to then be adopted by all of the CSW sections in the next year. The project has the potential to make major impact on undergraduate education in computing at a national level.