This document is a survey designed to be completed by current students of Computer Information Science (CIS) in the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD), which consists of three community colleges: American River College, Cosumnes River College, and Sacramento City College. The students are asked about their educational goals and how…

As the field of Computer Science has grown, the syllabus of the introductory Computer Science course has changed significantly. No longer is it a simple introduction to programming or a tutorial on computer concepts and applications. Rather, it has become a survey of the field of Computer Science, touching on a wide variety of topics from digital…

This paper describes how the TI-92+ calculator can be valuable in illustrating basic and advanced programming concepts in introductory computer science courses. Descriptions of the scope of the curricula for the courses in which the TI-92+ is used are provided. The TI-92+ programming language is particularly useful in demonstrating the progression…

Author looks at how technology has affected mathematics instruction and argues that fundamental concepts should be emphasized over arithmetical skills because of computers. (HB)

The National Research Council of Canada has under way a research project aimed at the development of facilities required to permit the computer to be used effectively in computer-aided learning applications. (Authors)

Project supported by the Volkswagen Foundation. (VM)

Summer institutes for minority group science teachers and those teaching minority group science students provide opportunities for broadening horizons for both the teachers and their students. (MF)

250,000 volumes were converted from Dewey to LC by the on-line Administrative Terminal System (ATS) within seven months at Western Kentucky University Library. In turn, new catalog cards, Hollerith book cards, pockets, labels, bibliographies, and catalogs were produced by the automated ATS system. (6 references) (Author/DH)

Implementing a multi-modal instructional approach requires computer services. A joint computer center for the college and county government, located at the college, is developed in a 3-phase plan taking three years to complete. (CA)

Strong leadership should be exerted in the development of the use of the computer science field in the education of health professionals. (IR)

Paper presented at the Educationand Information Science Symposium," Sponsored by the Ohio Chapters of the American Society for Information Science in cooperation with The Department of Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University, June 23 and 24, 1969. (MF)

Describes important information-handling products, predicting future devices in light of convergence and greater flexibility offered through use of microchip technology. Contends that information technology and its impact of privacy depends on how information systems are used, arguing that the privacy issue deals more with moral/physiological…