computer science

How Can We Improve Industrial Sandwich Year Placements For Computing Students?

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The Higher Education Academy project, Improving Industrial Sandwich Year Placements For Computing Students, is one of the most rewarding ones that I’ve worked on. The final report, joint authored by Kawal Banga (my Research Associate) and me has been published, adds to the volume of research on student placements and employments, and ties in well …

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Reviewing The Way That Computing Is Taught At School

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I’m currently attending ITiCSE 2013 which is one of the world’s major conferences looking at Computer Science Education. One of the major changes being discussed related to the planned changes in the way that Computing is taught in schools within the UK. Simon Peyton Jones (of Haskell fame) delivered a keynote address about his work …

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