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Emily Marie Lovell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The field of computer science has long been plagued by issues of diversity - in particular, attracting and retaining those historically marginalized in computing contexts. This is a great loss to the field, to the future of innovation, and to society. Perhaps most importantly, it is an incalculable loss to those populations excluded from pursuing…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Student Diversity, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Pack, Della F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
At the end of the Fall 2011 semester at Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) a comparison of grade patterns in multiple CIS 100-Introduction to Computers courses was analyzed. This analysis found online courses returned a higher failure rate than those taught in a classroom setting. Why was there a difference? Is the platform of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses