Conference to Explore Mechanisms to Gather Annual Feedback from Computing Professionals for Continuous Improvement of Computer Science Curricula

该项目旨在为计算机科学部门提供来自计算机专业人员的系统、可靠、可操作的反馈，从而服务于国家利益。这样的反馈将有助于发展和完善全国范围内的计算机课程。它对于制定有关计算机项目资助的机构决策以及计算机科学教育的研究也有价值。该项目将召集一批计算机科学教育领域的关键利益相关者。这些利益相关者包括来自大专院校、主要雇主和专业组织的专家，如工程技术认证委员会、计算机协会、信息系统协会、电气和电子工程师协会、计算机协会等。研讨会将重点讨论调查设计、试点、最终部署和长期可持续性。这个多年项目的长期愿景是开展一项全国性的行业专业人士调查，以收集反馈，使计算学科能够不断适应不断变化的技术和社会需求。该项目旨在通过组织和举办由主要利益攸关方团体专家参加的研讨会，迈出实现这一愿景的第一步。会议参与者将计划和发展所需的过程，以创建一个全面的全国计算机专业人员调查。研讨会参与者将考虑以下问题：调查主题、调查设计、外联、响应、操作细节、长期可持续性、严格的分析和学术界的接受度。一个核心参与者小组将把讲习班的成果提炼成随后开展全国调查的工作。本项目由美国国家科学基金改进本科STEM教育计划：教育与人力资源资助。IUSE: EHR计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。该项目处于“参与学生学习”轨道，通过该轨道，该项目支持有前途的实践和工具的创建、探索和实施。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project aims to serve the national interest by providing computer science departments with systematic, reliable, actionable feedback from computing professionals. Such feedback will be useful for developing and refining computing curricula nationwide. It also has value for making institutional decisions about funding of computing programs, as well as for research on computer science education. The project will assemble an initial group of key stakeholders in computer science education. These stakeholders include experts from colleges and universities, major employers, and professional organizations such as Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, Association for Computing Machinery, Association for Information Systems, and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Computer Society. The workshop will focus on survey design, piloting, eventual deployment, and long-term sustainability. The long-term vision of this multi-year project is to develop a nationwide survey of industry professionals to gather feedback that will enable the computing disciplines to continually adapt to changing technical and societal needs. The project aims to launch the first step in achieving this vision by organizing and conducting a workshop with experts from key stakeholder groups. The conference participants will plan and develop the processes needed to create a comprehensive national survey of computing professionals. The workshop participants will consider issues such as: survey topics, survey design, outreach, responsiveness, operational details, long-term sustainability, rigorous analysis, and acceptance in academia. A core group of the participants will distill the workshop outcomes into a subsequent effort to launch the national survey. This project is supported by the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Program: Education and Human Resources. The IUSE: EHR program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. This project is in the Engaged Student Learning track, through which the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.