This paper reports on an investigation of how undergraduate information systems (IS) programs include telecommunications courses in their curricula. The curricula of a random sample of undergraduate IS programs were examined. The results indicate that telecommunications typically is not an area of emphasis; most IS programs require only one telecommunications course and less than half provide a...

A national web-based survey was administered to 700 undergraduate computer science programs in the United States as part of a stratified random sample of 797 undergraduate computer science programs. The 251 program responses (36% response rate) regarding social and professional issues are presented. This article describes the demographics of the respondents, presents results concerning whether ...

The importance of Quality and Productivity nowadays has raised much discussion over their inclusion in curricula of undergraduate programs of engineering as well as how this is to be done. Such discussions are focused mainly on two basic aspects, namely, how the course is taught and how contents are selected in order to make up course syllabuses. Based on a series of experiences being carried o...

This paper outlines a mentoring experience in which undergraduate students majoring in Computer Science spent their summer teaching robotics to high school students in Harlem. We describe two programs in which we worked with undergraduates to develop and implement robotics curriculum. Then we report on a valuable and often overlooked piece of the project — the learning experience of the undergr...

Junior medical staff provides a large proportion of undergraduate student education. However, despite increasing numbers of resident-as-teacher training programs, junior doctors may still not be sufficiently prepared to teach medical students. Hence, medical schools should consider implementing formal teaching skills training into undergraduate curricula.

When comparing the present situations of the Management Information Systems (MIS) undergraduate program in Shanghai Jiao Tong University with several representative domestic MIS programs in other universities, the authors discover there exist three different types of training objectives in MIS education in China. We also conclude that the MIS education in the top 4 MIS undergraduate programs in...

Increasing awareness of the vulnerabilities of computer systems has led to the introduction of several programs in computer security. Many of these programs are meant to attract graduate students. Southern Oregon University has recently started a new undergraduate track in computer security and information assurance (CSIA). The curriculum is first of its kind in Oregon to be available at the un...

Increasing awareness of the vulnerabilities of computer systems has led to the introduction of several programs in computer security. Many of these programs are meant to attract graduate students. Southern Oregon University has recently started a new undergraduate track in computer security and information assurance (CSIA). The curriculum is first of its kind in Oregon to be available at the un...

Increasing awareness of the vulnerabilities of computer systems has led to the introduction of several programs in computer security. Many of these programs are meant to attract graduate students. Southern Oregon University has recently started a new undergraduate track in computer security and information assurance (CSIA). The curriculum is first of its kind in Oregon to be available at the un...

The Institution Grand Valley State University is a comprehensive regional university located on the banks of the Grand River twelve miles west of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The university was founded in 1960 as a state supported institution for higher education to serve the populace of central western Michigan, specifically Ottawa, Kent, and Muskegon Counties. Increases in enrollments over the pas...