Computer science education and industry: Preventing educational misalignment

Authors:
William L. Ziegler
Affiliations:
State University of New York, Binghamton
Venue:
SIGCPR '83 The Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Computer Personnel on Research Conference
Year:
1983

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Abstract

The fact that graduates of Computer Science programs are in high demand by industry is no longer news. Traditionally, a student's grade point average was one method which could be used to determine if the student was qualified in his particular field of study. Unfortunately, this is not always true, especially in the rapidly changing field of Computer Science. Even though a student has done well in a particular educational program, this does not guarantee that the educational program itself correlates to the needs of industry. A situation such as this must and can be avoided through mutual procedures between education and industry. Strategies are discussed to eliminate the Computer Sciece/Industry misalignment, concerning faculty, advisory committees, curriculum guidelines, professional organizations, and student activities.