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Frieze C. The Images of Computing: Engaging Undergraduates in the Broad Issues of Computer Science. 2011;565-570
Frieze, C. (2011). The Images of Computing: Engaging Undergraduates in the Broad Issues of Computer Science. 565-570.
Frieze, C. "The Images of Computing: Engaging Undergraduates in the Broad Issues of Computer Science." vol. (2011): 565-570.
Frieze C. The Images of Computing: Engaging Undergraduates in the Broad Issues of Computer Science. 2011;565-570. UIID-AD: 999.
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2011;565-570.

The Images of Computing: Engaging Undergraduates in the Broad Issues of Computer Science.

C Frieze

UIID-AD: 999

Abstract

In this paper we describe a new course designed to give undergraduate students, including those who will be tomorrow's computer science professionals, the opportunity to think beyond the classroom, to reach out and examine some of the broader issues surrounding computing. This "research and action" based course - "Understanding and Broadening the Images of Computing" - explores the images, the realities and the (mis)perceptions of computing that influence public understanding and participation in the field. Students have the opportunity to reflect on some issues often taken for granted e.g. What do we mean by computer science and how does it differ from computing? How do cultural images, attitudes and access to resources impact participation in computing? Are our attitudes to computing generalizable or culturally specific? By engaging students in cultural analysis the course aims to prepare them to be critical thinkers, and better informed professionals, in the fields they have chosen to enter.

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