Informatics education in a knowledge-based society

Author

Nadrljanski, Mila ; Domitrovic, Veronika

Author_Institution

Fac. of Maritime Studies - Split, Univ. of Split, Split, Croatia

fYear

2014

fDate

26-30 May 2014

Firstpage

837

Lastpage

840

Abstract

This paper discusses the place, role and importance of informatics education in contemporary society. The levels of computer science education are analyzed and explained, from elementary computer literacy, which is the basic requirement for the age of knowledge, to the education of professional IT experts. Implementation of computers in education, as a significant factor of educational development at all levels and areas of society was particularly emphasized. Some important clues for the future development and application of informatics are featured, together with its impact on the overall development of Croatian society.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer literacy; professional aspects; Croatian society; computer implementation; computer science education; educational development; elementary computer literacy; informatics education; knowledge-based society; professional IT expert education; Computers; Educational institutions; Information technology; Internet; Knowledge based systems; informatics education; information technology; knowledge-based society;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2014 37th International Convention on

Conference_Location

Opatija

Print_ISBN

978-953-233-081-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIPRO.2014.6859683

Filename

6859683