• DocumentCode
    1092290
  • Title

    Reinvigorating the Discipline: Pervasive Computing and Tomorrow´s Computer Scientists

  • Author

    Hazas, Mike ; Marsden, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Lancaster Univ., Lancaster
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    90
  • Lastpage
    93
  • Abstract
    Declining enrollments in computer science and related fields are a global concern. This issue´s column, by Mike Hazas and Rebecca Marsden of Lancaster University in the UK, describes the novel Lancaster Headstart program that uses the excitement of pervasive computing to attract students into computer science.
  • Keywords
    computer science education; ubiquitous computing; Lancaster Headstart program; computer science education; pervasive computing; Art; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering profession; Mobile handsets; Pervasive computing; Technological innovation; Uniform resource locators; Headstart; computer science; education; pervasive computing; secondary school; training;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pervasive Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1268
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPRV.2007.66
  • Filename
    4287449
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1092290