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1、Challenges of Teaching in a Small Computing Department,CCSC:SC 2003 Millsaps College Jackson, MS April 12, 2003 10:15 11:45 am,Panelists,Barbara Boucher Owens, Southwestern University Adel M. Abunawass, University of West Georgia Anne Gates Applin, Pearl River Community College Laura Baker, St. Edwa
2、rds University David Luginbuhl, Western Carolina University,Background of the project,SIGCSE 2001 discussions Accreditation problems Needs expressed by colleagues Standards by which to compare with other small departments Aids for assessment Help when teaching specialized courses Best practices webs
3、ite Formed committee in Feb. of 2002 which met during SIGCSE 2002 First task was to better understand the audience (i.e. a survey),Committee which met at SIGCSE 2002,Will Mitchell U. Arkansas Little Rock Cathy Bareiss Olivet College Jim Caristi Valporiso University Susan Dean Samford University Laur
4、ie Smith King Holy Cross Rick Koontz Grace College Barbara Boucher Owens SU Scott Thede Depauw University,SIGCSE 2003,Meetings on Friday and Saturday Discussed where to go from here,Future plans,Define target audience Further analyze survey results Detail survey get comprehensive data Determine futu
5、re tasks Form working committees Apply for grants Get involvement from SIGCSE and other institutions,Survey overview (link to paper),Sections Institutional data (number of students, faculty/student ratio, load requirement, etc.) Departmental statistics (faculty, student, majors, hours, department id
6、entity and support, lab issues, needs, etc Course information (course name, frequency, comfort level),Survey Details,FTE 2000 or 3000 Faculty/student ratio: 1/17.5 Load requirement: 22.5 (24) Full time faculty in C.S. 31 = 5 faculty Majors: (113 mean, 101 std. dev.) Hours in major (30 (30-40), 17 (4
7、0-50),Survey Details (cont.),Campus computerization responsibility (59 out of 62) Lab Help Student (3, 10, 8, 10, 10, 11) Faculty with load (3, 18, 10, 6, 6, 3) Faculty without load (3, 16, 10, 5, 6, 3) Department dedicated staff (6, 12, 1, 3, 5, 7) Computer service staff (1, 13, 10, 7, 8, 13) Resea
8、rch required (35 out of 65 with 30 allowing educational research),Goals Produce Report,Contact information of anyone new who wants to get involved Areas of need expressed by those at the sessions Ideas for the future (if covered) Other issues deemed appropriate by the panel members and/or those at t
9、he session.,Challenges in recruiting Computer Science Faculty: The Small Department Experience.,Spring 03. Jackson, MS.,Adel Abunawass; Ph.D. Department of Computer Science State University of West Georgia adelwestga.edu Presentation site with data http:/adel.cs.westga.edu/ccsc03,14th Annual South C
10、entral Regional Conference Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges,At the SIGCSE 03,Several items were discussed White Paper Curriculum Survey Panels Showcase of faculty in small colleges work Directory Publicity,The Shortage,The Shortage is real (perhaps easing up a little)! Production of PhD
11、s not keeping up with demands Faculty have high demands & higher expectations Enrollment in Computer Science is soaring More Reliance on Technology in Higher Education,The Shortage,By the numbers: Ph.D Production: 1980- 252 PhD graduates/ 1990- 627 PhD graduates 1997- 894 PhD graduates/ 1998- 933 Ph
12、D graduates 1999- 825 PhD graduates/ 2000- 852 PhD graduates 2001- 902 PhD graduates/ 2002- 847 PhD graduates,The Shortage,Where do they go? most of graduates are hired in Ph.D. granting departments & industry. small colleges compete with the rest of non-Ph.D. granting schools (compete over 20+ grad
13、uates on the average).,-Source: Taulbee Survey (CRA) http:/www.cra.org/ - Source: Professor Henry Walker (link to site),The Competition,Competitive starting salaries of new Ph.Ds Reported mean of salary minimum for a starting salary for 00-02, tenure track position, is $75,902 (49% increase over 96-
14、97 of $51,037) Table shows the Average of all salaries,-Source: Taulbee Survey (CRA) http:/www.cra.org/,Nine-Month Salaries for New Ph.Ds, Responding US CS and CE Departments,96-97,97-98,98-99,99-00,00-01,01 02,Average of allsalaries,$53,011,$60,735,$64,283,$68,915,$73,979,$76,595,Rate of Change,15%
15、,6%,7%,7%,4%,Our Experience,Plenty of Faculty positions, but not enough Faculty. Faculty retiring/leaving, but no “suitable” replacement can be found Enrollment is soaring, but no classes for students For the most part Faculty are happy with small departments.,What Can be Done?,Recruiting start with
16、 the advertisement emphasize “small is good” highlight the Department & the People leverage what your city, community & campus offer strive to attract the best use your students as a recruiting tool,For more Information,“IT Staffing: Will Higher Education Become a Preferred Destination?” , By Glen M
17、cCandless, Syllabus, April 1999, Volume 12, No. 8. http:/ Taulbee Surveys http:/www.cra.org/statistics/ “Extrapolation of Taulbee Data”, by Professor Henry Walker, SIGCSE Listserv, March 2003, http:/www.math.grinnell.edu/%7Ewalker/dept/taulbee-97-02.html The Incredible Shrinking Pipeline”, By Tracy
18、Camp, Communications of the ACM, October 1997, Vol. 40, No 10. http:/www.acm.org/ “Americas New Deficit: The Shortage of the Information Technology Workers”, By US Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy, 1998. http:/www.ta.doc.gov/reports/itsw/itsw.pdf “The Digital Workforce: Building I
19、nfoTech Skills at the Speed of Innovation”, By Office of Technology Policy, 1999. http:/www.ta.doc.gov/reports/itsw/Digital.pdf “The Supply of Information Technology Workers in the United States”, Supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. EIA-9812240) and published in 1998 by the Compu
20、ting Research Association. http:/www.cra.org/ “IT worker availability, skill sets, and hot jobs & technologies” Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), http:/www.itaa.org/,Small Departments: The Community College Perspective,Anne G. Applin, Ph.D Computer Science Coordinator Department
21、of Science, Mathematics, and Business Pearl River Community College aapplinprcc.edu,14th Annual South Central Regional Conference Spring 2003 Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Jackson, Mississippi,Overview,About the College About the Department Courses / Loads Computing Resources Physica
22、l Facilities Faculty Issues Budget Concerns,About the College:,Oldest of the 15 CC/JC s in Mississippi,Fully articulated and accredited Record enrollments every semester for the past several years, currently 3472 (2339 academic) Approximately 80 full time academic faculty course load of 15 credit ho
23、urs/semester cant count a night class as part of the regular load adjuncts teach most of the night classes Department Directors to teach reduced loads 12 hours next year - and maybe a shared secretary,About the Department,Started in 1982 with 4 Apple computers,1982-1983 Lone instructor 1991-1993 L1
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