从工程教育专业认证目标探讨计算机专业教学改革方向

本文针对本校计算机专业通过的工程教育专业认证进行了阐述,介绍了当前国家通过工程教育专业认证对高校教育特别是计算机专业教育所期望达到的目标,并通过与认证专家的交流分析了当前教育存在的一些不足,为符合工程认证目标对计算机专业教育提出了一些建议.     

Accreditation in Turkish universities

In Turkey, students are more and more willing to participate in the global free movement of students and of high-skilled labour after their graduation. This is why they request international accreditation from universities. Therefore, accreditation is one of the parameters that play an important role in students' university selection. On the other hand, Turkey is aiming to be a European Union member. This imposes institutional legal and civil arrangements and harmonization. Also, the general trend of globalization dictates requirements from university graduates that are answered in best business practice in which accreditation is a major component. In this paper, accreditation efforts to achieve international recognition for Turkish universities are discussed. For this purpose information on higher education is given. Attempts for accreditation on licensure through FEANI is explained. Accreditation on department programmes by ABET (USA) and by an engineering institution (UK) are discussed and their similarities are pinpointed. Also, a Turkish, British and World Bank quality assessment pilot project for education and research is discussed.     

Information use skills in the engineering programme accreditation criteria of four countries

The need for twenty-first century information skills in engineering practice, combined with the importance for engineering programmes to meet accreditation requirements, suggests that it may be worthwhile to explore the potential for closer alignment between librarians and their work with information literacy competencies to assist in meeting accreditation standards and graduating students with high-level information skills. This article explores whether and how information use skills are reflected in engineering programme accreditation standards of four countries: Canada, the USA, the UK, and Australia. Results indicate that there is significant overlap between the information use skills required of students by engineering accreditation processes and librarians’ efforts to develop information literacy competencies in students, despite differences in terms used to describe these skills. Increased collaboration between engineering faculty and librarians has the potential to raise student information literacy levels and fulfil the information use-related requirements of accreditation processes.     

Quality assurance and accreditation of engineering education in Jordan

This paper provides a study of the quality assurance and accreditation in the Jordanian higher education sector and focuses mainly on engineering education. It presents engineering education, accreditation and quality assurance in Jordan and considers the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) for a case study. The study highlights the efforts undertaken by the faculty of engineering at JUST concerning quality assurance and accreditation. Three engineering departments were accorded substantial equivalency status by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology in 2009. Various measures of quality improvement, including curricula development, laboratories improvement, computer facilities, e-learning, and other supporting services are also discussed. Further assessment of the current situation is made through two surveys, targeting engineering instructors and students. Finally, the paper draws conclusions and proposes recommendations to enhance the quality of engineering education at JUST and other Jordanian educational institutions.     

Accreditation of engineering education: review,observations and proposal for global accreditation

In engineering education, the accreditation and assessment of academic programmes is vital in order to maintain the quality and the status of engineering graduates, and hence the technical workforce. Results of a survey of the relevant literature and observations indicate that various accreditation models have been developed regionally, as well as internationally but most of these models seem to be non-uniform, too complex, non-transparent and, moreover, non-precise. This leads to confusion and growing concerns about the mutual recognition and global mobility of the engineering profession. As a result, there is an urgent need for a systematic global model of engineering accreditation that can be used to assess global professional skills and attributes of engineering graduates. The aim of the current paper is to present a brief review of existing accreditation systems implemented in engineering education worldwide as well as to describe the methodology for developing a global accreditation model in engineering education. Various existing accreditation models in engineering education are briefly discussed in this paper and the strengths and weaknesses of these models are outlined and presented. The need for the global accreditation model has been justified and the methodology for the development of the model is outlined with its advantages listed in the paper.     

一种提高跳频系统密钥量的新方法

基于信息论原理, 提出了一种非等间隔跳频系统的方案, 针对不允许频谱重叠系统和允许频谱重叠系统, 分别给出了实现方法并对其安全性能进行了理论分析. 首先给出了跳频系统的绝对密钥量和相对密钥量、等间隔和非等间隔跳频系统等定义; 然后分析了等间隔和非等间隔跳频系统的绝对密钥量和相对密钥量, 从而看出在计算机技术和集成电路设计技术得到飞速发展的情况下, 跳频系统的绝对密钥量已变成制约其保密性和安全性的关键; 理论分析和实例计算可以看出, 采用非等间隔跳频后其绝对密钥量有大幅度提高, 特别是允许频谱重叠的系统, 比等间隔跳频系统提高了2个数量级以上.     

Ethical issues associated with information and communication technology in counseling and guidance

For more than 50 years, literature on the use of information and communication technology in counseling and guidance has presented ethical issues related to the development and use of technologies in practice. This paper reviews the ethical issues raised, organizing them into three categories: Social equity, resources, and services. Career professionals’ efforts to address these ethical issues are introduced via a discussion of ethical, credentialing, and accreditation standards. The article concludes with a call for additional standards development, training resources, and research to shape the use of rapidly changing technologies in ways that ethically and effectively enhance client services.     

浅谈少数民族地区计算机辅助大学英语听说教学

我国目前大学英语教学中存在着重语法分析,轻听说能力培养的问题。很多学生,经过多年的英语学习,付出了许多艰辛的劳动,直到大学毕业,也无法与人沟通。随着计算机科学技术的迅猛发展,多媒体越来越多地运用于课堂教学,特别是辅助英语听说教学。本文论述了计算机辅助英语教学的理论基础及优势,然后分别就计算机如何辅助英语听力教学和口语教学进行了探讨。     

Teaching Visual Design Principles for Computer Science Students

Computing has become highly visual as interactive programs become increasingly prevalent. Computer science students need to be able to create effective visual displays as part of interface implementation. This paper describes a course covering graphic design topics relevant to computer science students. In this course, students learn the basic visual elements, the visual organizational principles and how to use them in the context of the digital page. The other topics of this paper are the presentation of course information to the computer science student, the implementation of the course information as praxis, course project construction, and a method for critiquing student projects. Curriculum Integration will also be discussed as a feature towards achieving a seamless and collaborative experience.     

Human and machine diagnosis of scientific problem-solving abilities

Diagnosis of the problem-solving state of a novice student in science, by an accomplished teacher, is studied in order to build a computer system that will simulate the process. Although such “expert” systems have been successfully developed in medicine (MYCIN, INTERNIST/CADUCEUS), very little has been accomplished in science education, even though there is a reasonably close parallel between expert medical diagnosis of patients with physiological problems and expert instructional diagnosis of students with learning problems. The system described in this paper, DIPS: Diagnosis for Instruction in Problem Solving, involves a new line of research for science educators interested in interdisciplinary efforts and ways in which computer technology might be used to better understand how to improve science learning. The basic architecture of the DIPS system is outlined and explained in terms of instruction and research implications, and the role of such “intelligent” computer systems in science education of the future is considered.     

An outcome-based assessment process for accrediting computing programmes

The calls for accountability in higher education have made outcome-based assessment a key accreditation component. Accreditation remains a well-regarded seal of approval on college quality, and requires the programme to set clear, appropriate, and measurable goals and courses to attain them. Furthermore, programmes must demonstrate that responsibilities associated with the goals are being carried out. Assessment leaders face various challenges including process design and implementation, faculty buy-in, and resources availability. This paper presents an outcome-based assessment approach that facilitates faculty participation while simplifying the assessment and reporting processes through effective and meaningful visualisation. The proposed approach has been implemented and used for the successful ABET accreditation of a computer science programme, and can be easily adapted to any higher education programme.     

Networks of law encoding diagrams for understanding science

Understanding science involves the mastery of complex networks of concepts. To design effective computer based systems for learning science it is essential to adequately characterize the nature of those conceptual networks, so that clear and appropriate instructional goals can be defined and fed into the design process. This paper considers a novel class of representations for science instruction — Law Encoding Diagrams (LEDs) — and describes the nature of scientific understanding based on these representations. A framework of four classes of schemas has been proposed to characterizes problem solving and learning with LEDs. How the framework encompasses complex networks of concepts is discussed and the implications for the design of computer based learning environments based on LEDs are considered.     

关于信息与计算科学专业课程建设的探讨

针对新建本科院校信息与计算科学专业教学中的问题,结合运城学院几年来开办信息与计算科学专业的实际,基于本专业的培养目标与课程体系,对其课程建设进行了深入地探讨。     

组合数学中链与反链的教学探索及实践

组合数学作为计算机科学的基础课程,在计算机领域有着重要地位。为了改进数学学科传统的定义、定理、证明的教学模式,以组合数学中链与反链的知识点为例,探索如何将数学类课程讲解得更加通俗易懂,并发掘数学与计算机学科的结合点,提升数学类课程的应用性。首先,用矩阵形象地解释链与反链长度与个数的关系,帮助学生更好地理解。然后,给出反链在计算机领域的一个应用实例及其应用前景。通过一“讲”二“应用”的教学方式,极大地调动了学生兴趣,加深了对知识的理解,从而成为数学教学过程中的一个经典案例,非常值得借鉴与推广。     

信息素养教育与数字图书馆

随着计算机技术飞速发展、互联网速度不断提升,现代科技进步和社会经济发展对信息资源、信息技术和信息产业的内容提出了更高要求.作为信息素养教育如何适应时代发展的需要,更好地为两个文明建设服务,是当前素质教育中的重头戏.本文以介绍信息素养教育定义为出发点,运用现代化科学技术,强化数字图书馆的功能,全方位分析了搞好信息素养教育的途径和重要性,以推动全社会的信息素养教育工作再上新水平.     

关于中国工程专业认证的所见所思

中国工程专业认证经过多年的试点,已经逐步走上健康发展的快车道.本文阐述中国工程专业认证的使命,认证的组织,认证标准,认证程序和办法,近年试点工作的情况和特点,辨析认证组织和认证工作的基本属性,以及专业认证与相关问题的关系.     

课程体系构建及数据库技术应用课程群优化研究——以信息管理与信息系统专业为例

人才培养是一项系统工程,本文分析了目前国内高校信息管理与信息系统专业的人才培养模式,并以沈阳师范大学信息管理与信息系统专业为例,阐述了我校信息管理与信息系统专业建设的背景及人才培养的课程体系构建总体框架,最后针对课程体系构建的知识模块,提出了基于应用型IT人才培养的数据库应用技术方向课程群优化的具体实施措施。     

Scaling the Pyramid Model Across Complex Systems Providing Early Care for Preschoolers: Exploring How Models for Decision Making May Enhance Implementation Science

Bringing effective practices to scale across large systems requires attending to how information and belief systems come together in decisions to adopt, implement, and sustain those practices. Statewide scaling of the Pyramid Model, a framework for positive behavior intervention and support, across different types of early childhood programs (i.e., Head Start, early childhood special education, and school readiness) is used to describe how decision-making models may enhance professional development efforts. Research Findings: A theoretical model is presented based on implementation science, empirical knowledge, and practice evidence from one state’s experience trying to bring the Pyramid Model to scale across different types of early childhood programs. In this model, attention is given to how professional development systems may need to extend beyond the current focus on enhancing knowledge and skills to also address the belief systems of practitioners, administrators, and policymakers that influence implementation. Practice or Policy: Decision making and program characteristics are discussed relative to competency, organizational, and leadership drivers that may vary between different types of early childhood programs. Implications for statewide professional development systems and future research are discussed.     

A Network-Centric Approach to Computer Science Education and Research Based on Robotics

A network-centric university teaching and research environment based around mobile robots is described. It supports teaching a wide spectrum of computer science and engineering subjects (e.g., digital electronics, computer architecture, operating systems, communications, distributed processing, software engineering, machine vision, artificial intelligence, embedded computer design, real-time computing, HCI, computer graphics, virtual reality, etc.) within a single unified experimental environment. This enables students to combine their coursework so as to build more complex, interesting and industrially relevant systems, thereby significantly increasing their motivation and knowledge. The laboratory infrastructure makes extensive use of networks to produce a versatile and cost effective teaching and research environment. This paper will focus on the teaching aspects of the laboratory, describing the technical infrastructure and showing how it is used to support the Essex Un! iver sity information technology curriculum and report on the effectiveness of the approach. Finally, to demonstrate the more general academic synergy provided by this laboratory a short overview of some of the research applications is presented.     

Accreditation in Kinesiology: The Process,Criticism and Controversy,and the Future

The question of accreditation has been quite controversial in higher education. Some consider accreditation as a necessary “evil” while others reject it outright. It is a process designed to promote quality assurance and improvement in institutions and programs, yet one mired in various issues. While accreditation is controversial in a number of respects, the major focus of accrediting bodies should be the review of applied professional programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels that are grounded in professional standards and licensure. Basic science programs such as movement, exercise, and sport science should be excluded from accreditation review and subject only to external review by experts within the field of kinesiology. Furthermore, amongst other factors, the association of kinesiology programs with agencies that promote the accreditation of programs that lack professional standards, certifi cation, or licensure should be rejected. Accreditation is here to stay, but how well it serves the academy remains debatable.