Student perceptions of computing majors and professionals

Authors:
Jill Courte;Cathy Bishop-Clark
Affiliations:
Miami University Hamilton, Hamilton, Ohio;Miami University Middletown, Middletown, Ohio
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges - Papers of the Fourteenth Annual CCSC Midwestern Conference and Papers of the Sixteenth Annual CCSC Rocky Mountain Conference
Year:
2007

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of a survey that examines the attitudes and perceptions that students with non-computing majors hold regarding computing majors and professionals. This survey attempts to determine how non-major students feel about computing majors, job prospects for computing majors, and whether or not they believe they understand the differences between IT, CS, and IS. Understanding how others perceive the computing profession may provide information which can help attract students to computing majors.