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Author: Barr, Valerie
Subjects: *COMPUTER science education, *POSTSECONDARY education, *REQUIRED courses (Education), *INTERDISCIPLINARY education, *DIVERSITY in education, *HISTORY of technology, *TECHNOLOGY & society, *HIGH technology industries
Abstract: The article presents the author's views on the importance of including computer science as part of the core curriculum in postsecondary education. Topics include the benefits of diversifying the computer science community through interdisciplinary education, a brief history of the high technology industry, and its effect on the current reality. The author offers recommendations for educators to incorporate components of computer science education into their curriculum.
Published: 2022
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Author: Barr, Valerie, Stonebraker, Michael, Fernandez, Raul Castro, Dong Deng, and Brodie, Michael
Subjects: *COMPUTER science education, *HIGHER education, *DATABASE management, *CULTURAL pluralism, *MOTIVATION (Psychology), *WOMEN in computer science, *MINORITY college students, *DATABASE administrators, *COMPUTER science students, SOCIAL aspects
Abstract: The article discusses efforts to incorporate culturally diverse students in computer science (CS) at U.S. universities and the prevention of database decay by database administrators (DBAs). An overview of underrepresented minority (URM) computer science students in the U.S., including the potential motivating factors that would incorporate women into CS curricula, is provided.
Published: 2017
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Author: Barr, Valerie and Guzdial, Mark
Subjects: *COMPUTER science education, *JYTHON (Computer program language), *COMPUTER programming education, *COMPUTER logic, *PROBLEM solving methodology
Abstract: The article discusses teaching computer science to Science and Technology Entry Program students at Union College's Kenney Community Center and the benefits of Jython Environment for Students, the text editing software for Python programming language. Topics include the use of a visual perception card game to analyze how human's solve problems versus how to program computers to solve problems, data representation inside computers, and the use of JES to facilitate programming in Media Computation.
Published: 2016
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Author: Barr, Valerie and Guzdial, Mark
Subjects: *COMPUTER science education, *HIGHER education, *PROGRAMMING languages
Abstract: Two blog posts from the publication's website are presented, one on strategies for effective teaching of college computer science courses and one on the challenge and the importance of rendering computer programming languages easier to learn and to use for non-specialists.
Published: 2015
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Author: Barr, Valerie
Subjects: *WOMEN in computer science, *SEX discrimination against women, *COMPUTER science education, *HIGHER education, *WOMEN computer scientists, *SEX discrimination in employment
Abstract: The article discusses gender diversity within the computer science (CS) field. Topics include an increase in the number of women enrolling in and staying in CS degree programs, a decline in the percentage of CS degrees that went to women between 1984 and 2015, and the role of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in changing the attitudes and behavior of people within the CS field related to gender bias.
Published: 2017
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