Title :
Effectively cultivating undergraduate computer application ability of management department
Author :
Sui, Yutong ; Chen, Hejie ; Wang, Haiyun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Publishing & Manage., Beijing Inst. of Graphic Commun., Huangcun, China
Abstract :
This paper presentes some courses and pedagogical methods to effectively cultivate undergraduates´ computer abilities. It describes a computer curricular framework, which emphasizes the theoretical and practical aspects of information technology application development. The courses divide into two threads in accordance with the basic skills and professional skills. The former is that all students master knowledge. The latter is professional skills training according to speciality. The paper also introduced several effective pedagogical methods in order to increase practice ability, self-study ability and innovation ability of students. Experimentation is an important ability cultivating means, which train students a high level of computer application ability. So this paper introduces experimentation arrangement. A formal evaluation has been carried out and demonstrated a very effective and realistic learning experience for the students.
Keywords :
computer science education; computer application ability; effectively cultivating undergraduate computer application ability; formal evaluation; information technology application; management department; pedagogical methods; Application software; Computer science education; Courseware; Computer Courses Curriculum; Curriculum Introduction; Experimentation Arrange; Management Department;
Conference_Titel :
Education Technology and Computer (ICETC), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6367-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICETC.2010.5529549