Northwest Workshop on Integrative Computing Education and Research (ICER)

特别项目2006财年编号：CNS 0548906 PI：Eric Roberts（斯坦福大学）题目：西北部综合计算教育和研究研讨会斯坦福大学获得了CISE特别项目奖，该项目将在美国西北部召开一个研讨会，讨论如何改变大学生的计算教育，以应对技术及其应用的快速变化。这个研讨会的目的是开始一个全国性的讨论，以catalzye本科计算教育的转变。这种转变对于信息技术（IT）劳动力的准备和美国的持续领先地位至关重要。S.技术创新。讲习班将确定需要改革的领域和实现改革的战略。这个项目的智力价值在于协同作用，这将导致在计算教育领域拥有广泛专业知识的有思想的个人聚集在一起。 更广泛的影响在于对计算机教育的潜在影响，从而对美国各地的广泛学生产生影响。近年来，尽管计算机专业毕业生的就业需求不断攀升，但这些专业的学生人数却有所下降。值得注意的是，考虑主修计算机的女性和少数民族学生的数量下降得更快，进一步限制了可用人才的数量。确定创新战略，在计算机学科中增加和吸引广泛的学生，不仅在加强国家经济方面，而且在维护机会平等方面都将产生巨大的影响。

ABSTRACTCISE Special Projects FY06Id: CNS 0548906PI: Eric Roberts (Stanford University)Title: Northwest Workshop on Integrative Computing Education and Research Stanford University has received a CISE Special Projects award to convene a workshop in the Northwest of the United States on the transforming of undergraduate computing education in response to rapid changes in technology and its applications. The purpose of this workshop is to begin a nationwide discussion to catalzye the transformation of undergraduate computing education. Such a transformation is critical to information technology (IT) workforce preparation and the continued preeminence of the U. S. in technology innovation. The workshop will identify areas of needed change and strategies for effecting the change. The intellectual merit of this project lies in the synergies that will follow from bringing together thoughtful individuals with wide-ranging expertise in the area of computing education. The broader impact lies in the potential impact on computing education and thus a broad range of students across the United States. The number of students majoring in computing disciplines has declined in recent years even though employment demands for graduates in these disciplines continues to climb. Significantly, the number of women and minority students who consider the possibility of majoring in computing has fallen even more dramatically, further restricting the pool of available talent. Identifying innovative strategies to add and attach a broad range of students in computing disciplines will have enormous impact not only in terms of strengthening the nations economy but also in preserving equality of opportunity.