Computer Science in Liberal Arts Colleges

When a liberal arts college decides to include computer science as one of its academic disciplines, a number of questions arise. What is an appropriate curriculum? What sort of laboratory support does this new discipline need? How does a small liberal arts school attract, retain, and evaluate faculty in this area? Do computer science faculty become a separate department or remain joined with mathematics or some other discipline? In short, what must be done to put computer science on equal footing with mathematics and other scientific disciplines? This paper addresses these questions.     

计算机本科教育引入微软院校IT课程的思考

分析了我国计算机本科教育的现状,并通过对微软院校IT课程特点的分析,揭示了在我国计算机本科教育中有选择地引入微软院校IT课程对原有课程体系进行改革的必要性。     

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.     

美国计算机专业研究生教育特点与启示

为满足社会对高层次计算机人才的需求,对美国大学计算机研究生教育培养模式、必修和选修课程设置及课堂实施过程进行分析,并以河南工业大学计算机科学与技术专业研究生课程设置为例,介绍我国应用型大学计算机专业研究生课程设置情况。对比中美计算机研究生教育特点,提出我国计算机研究生教育应该在交叉学科协同培养模式下,增加跨专业选修课程,实施“以学生为中心”的课堂教学。这将有利于增强学生创新能力、科研能力及应用能力,提高我国计算机专业研究生培养质量。     

Studying the Use of Peer Learning in the Introductory Computer Science Curriculum

This paper reports the results of studying the use of peer learning in the introductory computer science curriculum. The project involves educators from a variety of institutions who participated in two summer workshops and either introduced or continued their use of peer learning at their institutions as part of this project. The results of the collective work include much experience with different types of peer learning in different settings. Overall, the results indicate that peer learning is a valuable technique that should be used as one pedagogical approach in teaching the introductory computer science curriculum.     

计算机工程实验教学体系的构成与改革

针对计算机技术发展的特点和市场对计算机人才的知识能力要求，建立科学实用的实验教学体系意义重大。文中给出了计算机学院实验教学体系的构成及具体实施方法，并结合现实提出了以大型综合课程设计为主线及走向企业等改革的思路与举措。     

现代计算机组成原理课程特点与实验教学新模式探索

计算机组成原理是计算机科学与技术专业的一门主干核心课程。随着微电子技术的发展和科学技术的进步,计算机科学与技术专业的教学内容和手段也发生着深刻的变化。文章分析了计算机组成原理课程的现状,比较了传统计算机与现代计算机组成原理实验教学的不同特点,提出了应用FPGA技术实现计算机组成原理的新型实验模式,并探讨了基于FPGA／SOPC技术进行的实验课程建设。     

Integrating Software Analysis,Testing, and Verification into the Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum

Software analysis, testing, and verification (ATV) is a major activity in the real world of software development, yet it remains underemphasized in the undergraduate computer science curriculum at most colleges and universities. This paper discusses the importance of software ATV and its relationship to other subject areas in computer science. Concepts, terminology, and techniques from software ATV are presented, and examples are given to show how they may be integrated into the undergraduate computer science curriculum.     

计算机科学与技术专业基础课程群的建设与实践

从课程群建设的内涵入手,阐述了课程群建设的目的和原则,并就计算机科学与技术专业基础课程群的建设与实践进行了探讨．     

小学科学课程资源的开发与利用

小学科学课程资源的开发与利用是目前我国小学科学课程改革特别关注的热点问题之一。通过对小学科学课程资源的开发模式、小学科学教师资源的培育、小学科学教材资源的开发与利用、小学科学实验室资源的建设、小学科学课堂生成资源的有效利用和小学科学校园文化的营造等方面在理论与实践上对此问题进行了较深入的研究,建立起符合新课标、适应新教材、切合学生特点和时代特点的小学科学课程支持系统,以促进小学科学新课程的顺利实施和稳步推进。     

Interdisciplinary Majors Involving Computer Science

This article discusses the intent and nature of joint majors involving computer science and suggests broad guidelines to motivate and configure the course of study. We argue that a well‐designed joint major is greater than the sum of its parts so long as there exists a significant overlap in subject matter between disciplines which becomes the focus of study. We define the relatedness of the two disciplines involved in a joint major not along traditional lines, but in terms of a primary model for the study of computer science and the broad application of its computer science core curriculum to a variety of other disciplines. We argue that the joint major that includes computer science should entail a substantial theoretic component. This argument bars those combinations that require only programming (or information processing) skills for the joint major. Finally, we suggest, with illustrations, three concrete motivations behind the design of joint majors that include computer science as one of their components.     

Le Système ESSOR d'Expérimentation Scientifique Simulée et ses Potentialités Pédagogiques

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One of the main aims in the teaching of science is the acquisition of an experimental methodology. The principal obstacles to this methodological training are briefly analysed; they arise mainly from the shortage of time available for experimental work. In this article, computer‐simulated scientific experimentation is proposed as an aid in overcoming these obstacles. This type of teaching, integrated into a classical curriculum, does not exclude laboratory work, which is still indispensable for the learning of techniques. To facilitate the setting up of the proposed method, the ESSOR system simulation on mini‐computer has been developed. Its technical and pedagogic characteristics are described. This system allows the easy simulation of experiments analogous to those of the laboratory. The student using it is free to adopt individual procedures for the study of a proposed phenomenon; the system follows up automatically the individual activity of students and frees the instructor from most of the difficulties in programming work.     

推广MATLAB,提高理工科学生的计算机应用能力

指出了理工科计算机课程规划中存在的问题,介绍了MATALB语言的特点,用实例说明了MATLAB语言在理工科课程教学中的应用,探讨了在理工科专业教学中应用MATLAB的必要性。     

A framework for implementing and teaching the social and ethical impact of computing

This article describes the work of Project ImpactCS, which was initiated to define the core content and pedagogical objectives for integrating social impact and ethics into the computer science (CS) curriculum. Over a three year period the project will address three major problems that hamper the implementation of across-the-board curriculum change: the lack of a well-specified definition of what the core content and learning objectives should include, the lack of a strategy for adapting and adopting existing materials that address the core topics into the existing CS curriculum, and the lack of awareness and expertise on the part of most CS faculties regarding the need and methodology for presenting such material in their courses. This report provides the conceptual frame-work and describes the learning objectives, called knowledge units, for defining a new content area in the computer science curriculum. It also discusses strategies and innovative pedagogical techniques for implementing the knowledge units into the curriculum.     

地方本科院校计算机专业应用型人才培养对策研究

计算机专业应用型大学毕业生是地方经济发展中强烈需求的一类人才,地方院校办学模式应该充分意识到培养应用型人才的重要性,改善计算机学科的专业教学和实践内容。对目前地方本科院校计算机专业学生培养中存在的一些问题进行了分析,研究了地方本科院校在办学价值取向、专业设置、课程体系建设等存在的问题。提出了计算机专业应用型人才培养体系结构,构建了应用型人才培养实践课程体系。最后以一地方高校为实例,给出了培养计算机专业应用型人才的具体方法。     

SAUDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS’ BELIEFS: TEACHING SCIENCE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

This study explored Saudi elementary school science teachers’ beliefs about the process of teaching and learning science. This involved the exploration of their views about the new Saudi science curriculum, which emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving. Comprehensive interviews were held in 8 schools with 4 male and 6 female—2 of whom were from private schools—science teachers. The interviews were analyzed to identify and assess common themes among their beliefs as well as associations between their beliefs and self-reported classroom practices. The findings revealed perceptual differences between teaching the old and the new science curricula and also that these science teachers were challenged by available class time, the student–teacher ratio, and the lack of laboratory space, equipment, and administrative support. It appears that the more interactive and group-oriented activities that formed the instructional foundation of the new curriculum have increased enjoyment for teaching science and led students to better comprehension of scientific concepts.     

民族地区中小学计算机教育现状及对策

在基础教育改革中,新课程标准里把计算机教育作为一门必修课程来开设,教育部规划到2005年全国中小学校都要开设计算机课程,到2008年实现校校通工程,那么民族地区中小学计算机教育的现状如何?如何应对?     

The Relationship Between Students’ Casual Interest in Science and Their Perceptions of the Undergraduate Laboratory Environment

Research in Science Education - Science instructors assume that they have created their laboratory curriculum in such a way as to reflect an ideal science instructional laboratory, but students may...     

The Translation of Curriculum into Instruction

The justification advanced by teachers and curriculum developers for investing so much time, energy and resources in laboratory work in school science courses almost invariably includes the claim that it provides students with insight into, and experience and practice of, the methods of science. This paper traces the changing nature of laboratory work from the 1960s to the present, from discovery learning to process‐led science to contemporary constructivist approaches, and argues that each of these styles of laboratory work has seriously misrepresented and distorted the nature of scientific inquiry. Some suggestions are made for the re‐orientation of laboratory work to ensure that it projects an image of science that more faithfully reflects actual scientific practice.     

Controlware for Learning Using Mobile Robots

One of the main problems faced within departments of computer science is how to encourage students to use their algorithmic and programming skills in the real-life context. This paper deals with control technologies for higher education. We define controlware as a toolkit for creating the control part of a mobile robot in interactive learning environments and educational micro-worlds. Intelligent behavior of mobile robots is created through the composition of constituent control units. The overall behavior of a mobile robot is half cooperative and half-competitive realization of the goals of the control units. To construct this composition behavior and resolve the corresponding conflicts, a partially ordering priority arbitration subsystem is defined. It is shown that the suggested approach links educational processes both in a control curriculum and an intelligent robotics curriculum. We hope that the spreadsheet-based controlware will make the mobile robots lear ning environment an accepted educational practice tool in computer science.