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Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences

University Business

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. However, there is one subset of this group that stands out in popularity and workforce prowess: computer and data science.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. The program includes a science fest, monthly virtual STEM nights, and a summer camp on campus.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” It goes on, “Even a few decades ago, no one could have fully anticipated future investments in computer science, quantum computing, or climate science—fields where Princeton is now a leader.” ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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Announcing 8 degrees, 3 Professional Certificates, and a growing catalog of generative AI content to help learners build skills of the future 

Coursera blog

Master of Science in Data Science from Illinois Tech – Students will learn how to make sense of data using a blend of high-level mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Graduates will be prepared for data science careers in business or industry. The first cohorts are expected to begin in August 2023.

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In the Blink of an AI: Shifting Assessments in a ChatGPT World

Today's Learner

At this point in our AI history, it behooves us as faculty to get creative with assessment, to either switch up text-based assignments or to find new non-textual ways of assessment. Coding challenge and debugging: For computer science students, they can work on coding challenges with ChatGPT acting as a virtual coding partner.

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Colleges go offbeat for cybersecurity training

Inside Higher Ed

Though college information technology offices have long worked behind the scenes to bolster institutional defenses, their countermeasure efforts, such as installing network threat detection and risk-mitigation systems, are often invisible. The incident was one of an increasing number of cyberattacks against colleges since 2020.

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Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

The initial concept of a new entity or school came to the administration organically, from faculty in computer science (the data science program is part of CS) and applied science who are managing the surge in enrollment. In just the past two years, the number of computer science degrees went from 78 to 93.