Business intelligence derived from data warehousing and data mining has become one of the most strategic management tools today, providing organizations with long-term competitive advantages. Business school curriculums and popular database textbooks cover data warehousing, but the examples and problem sets typically are small and unrealistic. The…

The Automated Computer Science Educational System (ACSES) has been developed at the University of Illinois for the purpose of providing improved education for the large number of students taking introductory computer science courses. The major components of this system are: a library of instructional lessons, an interactive programing system with…

The diversity and interdisciplinarity of computer science and the multiplicity of its uses in other sciences make it hard to define computer science and to prescribe how computer science should be carried out. The diversity of computer science also causes friction between computer scientists from different branches. Computer science curricula, as…

Computer programing should not be confused with programed instruction (PI) or computer-assisted instruction (CAI). PI and CAI are processes that demand that the student assume a passive and docile role, whereas, programing is an active, dynamic process in which the student is required to instruct the computer how to perform certain basic…

Over 65 papers presented at a joint symposium sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Groups on Computer Uses in Education and on Computer Science Education are gathered here. The papers cover a wide range of topics, including structured programing, computer literacy, computer science education, computerized test…

The University of Delaware's work with computer-based instruction since 1974 is summarized with attention to the history and development of the Office of Computer-Based Instruction, university applications, outside user applications, and research and evaluation. PLATO was the system that met the university's criteria, which included support for…

The University of Delaware's work with computer-based instruction since 1974 is summarized, with attention to the history and development of the Office of Computer-Based Instruction, university applications, outside user applications, and research and evaluation. PLATO was the system that met the university's criteria, which included: supporting…

A description of current activities in instructional computing in Washington State community colleges is presented, along with curriculum content guidelines and planning procedures to assist colleges which plan to initiate or upgrade their activities in instructional computing. The document provides an overview of computing activities in the…

Computer literacy in higher education and its relationship to computer science and other areas of the institution, such as general and continuing education, are considered, along with issues related to academic and administrative aspects of computer literacy. The impact of microcomputers is assessed, as is the extent to which computer science and…