Collaborative Research: CS in Parallel: Scaling an Incremental Modular Approach to Injecting Parallel Computing Throughout CS Curricula

协作研究：并行计算机科学：扩展增量模块化方法以在整个计算机科学课程中注入并行计算

• 批准号: 1225796
• 负责人: Elizabeth Shoop
• 金额: $ 23.59万
• 依托单位: Macalester College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-15 至 2016-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1225796&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CS; Parallel; Scaling

The shift to parallel computing, including multi-core processors, cloud computing, and heterogeneous systems, has induced a workforce development crisis for computer science (CS) education. This project addresses how crowded CS curricula, traditionally structured around sequential (non-parallel) computing, can be changed to effectively incorporate the rapidly-evolving body of parallelism knowledge. Saint Olaf College, Calvin College and Macalester College are demonstrating how colleges and universities can insert short (one- to three-day) teaching modules on parallel computing into their courses through self-contained units that present conceptual principles and reinforce them by hands-on experience and follow-up exercises. New modules that incorporate emerging curricular recommendations, relevant applications to other fields, and parallel design patterns are under development. Parallelism is infused incrementally throughout the CS curriculum. Having developed this modular strategy in a predecessor CCLI Type I grant, this project demonstrates the scalability of this approach to other universities and colleges by targeting two geographical regions with workshops and follow-up adopter support. Other project activities reward participants for creating new modules, promote the national dissemination of this modular approach through conference workshops and presentations, and expand existing synergistic partnerships between CSinParallel.org and related efforts in industry, academia, and professional organizations.

转向并行计算的转变，包括多核处理器，云计算和异质系统，引起了计算机科学（CS）教育的劳动力发展危机。 该项目解决了如何更改围绕连续（非平行）计算的传统上结构的拥挤的CS课程，可以有效地整合了平行性知识的快速发展的体系。圣奥拉夫学院，加尔文学院和麦卡莱斯特学院正在展示大学和大学如何通过呈现概念原则的独立单位（一到三天）的平行计算教学模块插入他们的课程中，这些单元通过概念性原理并通过动手经验和后续练习来加强他们。 正在开发新的模块，这些模块包含新兴的课程建议，对其他领域的相关应用以及并行设计模式。在整个CS课程中逐渐注入并行性。该项目已在前任CCLI类型I授予中制定了这种模块化策略后，通过针对两个地理区域的地理区域和后续采用者的支持，证明了对其他大学和大学的可扩展性。其他项目活动奖励参与者创建新的模块，通过会议研讨会和演示来促进这种模块化方法的全国传播，并扩大csinparallel.org与行业，学术界和专业组织中相关工作之间的现有协同伙伴关系。