Enhancing the Computer Science Infrastructure

数学系的第一个和主要目标， Spelman学院的计算机科学是优质女性的生产 科学家和工程师。 因此，他们的所有努力都必须促进这一点， 目标. 为了实现这一目标，他们必须建立一个强大的研究 计算机科学和应用科学学术课程的组成部分 数学 虽然斯佩尔曼主要是一个教学机构，他们 认识到教学和研究之间的密切联系，以及 在本科院校为教师和学生进行研究。 他们建议增加学生参与 研究或现实的实际经验，至少百分之七十 高年级学生（即，大三和大四）， 未来五年 这就要求他们培养一种适当的能力， 规模的学生人口与强大的研究和教学 能力的 他们建议通过以下措施提高教师的教学和研究能力： 提供协助教师在完成博士学位， 计算机科学 两名教员正在攻读博士学位 学位，并将给予释放时间和/或财政援助， 全日制学习。 将再招聘一名教师。 将与其他机构作出合作安排， 从事相关研究，以加强合作， 在研究的教师。 其次，他们将开发一个计算机科学程序， 计算机协会（ACM）的指导方针， 认可。 认证的目标日期是学年 1994-95. 第三，他们将增加计算机专业学生的比例 科学与科学应用的兴趣，通过系统的 这些学生接触科学事业和参与 适当的科学活动。 新的选修课将提供 接触到一些更“魅力”和令人兴奋的方面， 计算机科学，例如，机器人、计算机视觉和计算机 graphics-遗漏广西快乐 将与研究生院作出合作安排， 建立这将涉及学生在研究和双学位 课程，并将包括计算机科学的B.S/M.S课程。 与工业界和政府实验室的合作安排将 通过合作社提供科学职业的在职接触， 暑期实习项目。 第四，他们打算把数学和计算机分开 通过创建一个新的计算机科学系， 新注册的项目。 这种转变将发生在 拥有博士学位的全职计算机科学教师人数 最低程度达到了三个。 这种分离将产生一个 以提高研究水平为唯一或主要兴趣的教师 和计算机科学的指导。

The first and primary goal of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Spelman College is the production of quality female scientists and engineers. Hence, all of their efforts must advance this goal. In order to accomplish this goal they must build a strong research component for their academic programs in computer science and applied mathematics. Although Spelman is primarily a teaching institution, they recognize the close tie between teaching and research, and the benefits of research at undergraduate institutions for faculty and for students. They propose to increase the percentage of their student involved in research or realistic practical experiences to at least seventy percent of the upper division students (i.e., juniors and seniors) over the next five years. This requires that they develop a faculty of adequate size for the student population with strong research and teaching capabilities. They propose to improve faculty teaching and research capability by providing assistance to faculty in completing the doctorate degree in Computer Science. Two faculty members are in process toward the Ph.D degree and will be given released time and/or financial assistance for full-time study. An additional faculty member will be recruited. Cooperative arrangements will be made with other institutions who are engaged in related research in order to increase the collaboration of faculty in research. Second, they will develop a computer science program which meets the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) guidelines for accreditation. The target date for accreditation is the academic year 1994-95. Third, they will increase the percentage of students in computer science with an interest in scientific applications through systematic exposure of these students to scientific careers and involvement in appropriate science related activities. The new electives will provide exposure to some of the more "glamourous" and exciting aspects of computer science, e.g., robotics, computer vision, and computer graphics. Cooperative arrangements with graduate institutions will be established which will involve students in research and dual degree programs and will include B.S/M.S programs in computer science. Cooperative arrangements with industry and government laboratories will provide on-the job exposure to scientific careers through co-op and summer internship programs. Fourth, they intend to separate the mathematics and computer science programs by creating a new Department of Computer Science to house the newly accredited program. This transition will occur when the number of full-time computer science faculty holding the doctorate degree has reached a minimum of three. This separation will produce a faculty whose sole or primary interest is the improvement of research and instruction in computer science.