{"id":3605,"date":"2010-04-12T08:18:30","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T12:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=3605"},"modified":"2010-04-12T08:22:02","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T12:22:02","slug":"cleaving-computer-science-into-new-degrees-from-acm-org-by-mark-guzdial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/04\/12\/cleaving-computer-science-into-new-degrees-from-acm-org-by-mark-guzdial\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaving Computer Science into new degrees — from acm.org by Mark Guzdial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleaving Computer Science into new degrees<\/a><\/strong> — from acm.org by Mark Guzdial<\/p>\n

The School of Computer Science (SCS) <\/a> is focused on the traditional definition of computer science. The School of Interactive Computing (IC) <\/a> looks at the boundary between the computer and everything else. The School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) <\/a>focuses on the application of computing for advancing science and engineering.<\/p>\n

I find that this cleaving of computer science works well for understanding the tensions I see between groups of computer scientists, each exploring a different piece of our ever-broadening field.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

In a recent issue of\u00a0Communications of the ACM<\/em>, Dennis Groth and Jeffrey Mackie-Mason argue that we need \u201cinformatics\u201d degrees as something separate than a computer science degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s another reason to consider new degrees: the tyrannies of a bachelor’s degree, defined in so many contact\/credit hours, so many years. Can we fit everything in for all of computing?<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

We tussle over these degrees and names because, in part, we fear creating a new name. We worry that students won\u2019t be interested in a degree from computing that\u2019s not named \u201ccomputer science.\u201d IC co-owns our BS in Computational Media\u00a0\"External<\/a> (about 300 students, ~30% female, placing students at places like Electronic Arts and Pixar) and a PhD in Human-Centered Computing\u00a0\"External<\/a> (one of the few PhD programs in a computing school that is over 50% female). Students are willing to take a gamble, and we\u2019ll draw on a different demographic of students.<\/p>\n

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