Educating Scientists

Educating Next-Gen Computer Scientists

Algorithms, data structures, OSs, database design, compiler design, and programming languages were once the core ingredients of computer science (CS) education—until universities ignited the computer technology revolution by producing the inventors of Yahoo, Google, Facebook, and others. So, is commercial technology forcing CS curriculums to adapt, or are curriculums so rigid that they ignore v...

Educating biologists in the 21st century: bioinformatics scientists versus bioinformatics technicians

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Educating Europe

The mobility of labor reduces national incentives to invest in internationally applicable education. Such e¤ects may be especially severe for the prospective new member states of the European Union. The European Union could overcome this by allowing countries to institute graduate taxes or income-contingent loans, collected also from migrants. This paper presents calculations on how such a syst...

Educating U

The challenge for organizations is to provide a professional development program for senior executives that will prepare them for the strategic level of management and leadership. Executive education has been an evolving process. It has been moving away from the normal pedagogical styles of the traditional classroom to the andragogical styles appropriate for adult learners. Andragogical methodo...