Development Problem Solving Computer Literacy Laboratory at SUNY-Geneseo

这个项目开发了一个实验室，以支持一门基于计算机科学家使用的解决问题的技术的“计算机素养”课程。本课程针对在一般学生群体中观察到的问题解决技能的一些不足。计算机科学家希望他们的课程能反映计算机科学家练习的技能。另一方面，计算机知识课程也必须满足其他部门的需求。因此，本课程使用常见形式的应用软件作为工具。学生在这些工具上发展足够的技能，同时专注于课程中解决问题的方面。本课程主要面向那些不打算继续学习计算机科学领域的学生，特别是教育专业的学生。新的服务课程致力于解决严重的问题或推理问题--在计算机应用的背景下。正式的问题解决技巧是以非技术类学生可以理解的方式呈现的。这些都是计算机科学家以及科学和数学界其他成员在其工作的许多方面使用的相同技术。学生还可以获得电子表格和数据库的知识，方式类似于化学学生学习平衡和本生燃烧器的方式：两者都是在解决严重的智力问题时使用的工具。

This project develops a laboratory to support a "computer literacy" course based on the problem solving techniques used by computer scientists. This course addresses some of the deficiencies in problem solving skills observed in the general student body. Computer scientists want their courses to reflect the skills which computer scientists practice. On the other hand, computer literacy courses must also serve the needs as perceived by other departments. Therefore, the course employs common forms of applications software as tools. Students develop sufficient skills in those tools while concentrating on the problem solving aspects of the course. The course is aimed primarily to those students who do not intend to pursue the field of computer science further, in particular education majors. The new service course addresses serious problem solving or reasoning issues - in the context of computer applications. Formal problem solving techniques are presented in a manner understandable by non-technical students. These are the same techniques used by computer scientists, and other members of the scientific and mathematical communities in many aspects of their work. Students also acquire a knowledge of spreadsheets and data bases in a manner analogous to the way chemistry students learn about balances and Bunsen burners: both are tools used while addressing serious intellectual problems.