A First Year Seminar's impact on interest in computer science

Title

A First Year Seminar's impact on interest in computer science

Creator

Anthony, Barbara M.

Date

2017-12-14

Date Available

2017-12-14

Date Issued

2016-12

Identifier

Anthony, B. M. (2016). A First Year Seminar’s Impact on Interest in Computer Science. J. Comput. Sci. Coll., 32(2), 83–89. Retrieved from http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3015063.3015076

uri

https://collections.southwestern.edu/s/suscholar/item/225

Abstract

While enrollments in computer science courses may be increasing overall, the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in computer science remains a pervasive problem. First Year Seminars at universities are relatively common, and though they take on a variety of formats, many are designed to help with the transition to college and to increase retention. For three years, a computer science faculty member taught a First Year Seminar, broadly about the Internet, though with limited technical details, surveying the students about their perceptions of computer science. The results, while not conclusive, may provide motivation for other computer science professors to teach a First Year Seminar related to technology.

Language

English

Publisher

Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

Subject

Computer science

First Year Seminar

Interest in computer science

Computer science -- Study and teaching.

Type

Article