Executive Summary

Moving forward to foster an understanding of and ultimately grow the computer science program in terms of quality and quantity.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Princess at the Keyboard: Why Girls Should Become Computer Scientists

Amanda Stent and Philip Lewis have written a gentle, friendly and comprehensive introduction to computer science. Each chapter covers one area of computer science and includes: examples of how the computer science works; sidebars that contain historical notes or ideas for you to explore; and biographies of women in computer science. The last chapter covers questions that you might have about becoming a computer scientist. We hope that after reading this book you will want to join us in studying this uniquely beautiful and practical subject.
Link: Full article

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

CS enrollment trends

It looks like CS enrollment trends are starting to rebound.

NY Times, March 16, 2009 Computer Science Programs Make a Comeback in Enrollment