Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments

Committee on the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Policy and Global Affairs,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Academies of Scien

ISBN 10: 0309467020 / ISBN 13: 9780309467025

Published by National Academies Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309467020
• ISBN 13: 9780309467025
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The field of computer science (CS) is currently experiencing a surge in undergraduate degree production and course enrollments, which is straining program resources at many institutions and causing concern among faculty and administrators about how best to respond to the rapidly growing demand. There is also significant interest about what this growth will mean for the future of CS programs, the role of computer science in academic institutions, the field as a whole, and U.S. society more broadly.

Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments seeks to provide a better understanding of the current trends in computing enrollments in the context of past trends. It examines drivers of the current enrollment surge, relationships between the surge and current and potential gains in diversity in the field, and the potential impacts of responses to the increased demand for computing in higher education, and it considers the likely effects of those responses on students, faculty, and institutions. This report provides recommendations for what institutions of higher education, government agencies, and the private sector can do to respond to the surge and plan for a strong and sustainable future for the field of CS in general, the health of the institutions of higher education, and the prosperity of the nation.