Jodi Tims

ACM-NDC study 2015-2016: fourth annual study of non-doctoral-granting departments in computing

computing (NDC). The survey comprised recent degrees, enrollments, faculty demographics, and faculty salaries and included gender and ethnic diversity characteristics of the faculty and the students in the computing programs. The annual ACM-NDC Study (a survey of “Non-Doctoral-Granting Departments in Computing”), is intended to be an annual complement to the Computing Research Association (CRA) Taulbee Survey of Ph.D.-granting departments in computing [6]. ACM-NDC is funded by ACM (with generous original seed funding from Google), and continues to be conducted with support from the CRA, the Association for Information Systems (AIS) [1], and ACM SIGITE [2]. The authors of this article comprise the NDC Steering Committee. As an annual study, NDC helps fill gaps in data on non-Taulbee programs to present a more complete view of the academic landscape in computing and to expand pipeline information on programs that produce candidates for Ph.D. programs as well as the private and public labor markets. The timely reporting of the survey’s results provides the community with an early look at workforce-related facts and trends of importance to academic programs and those who rely on them. This article reports the results of the NDC survey, with comparisons and contrasts to data reported in the Taulbee Survey and, as appropriate, previous NDC survey results.

ACM NDC study: the 2015 survey of non-doctoral granting departments in computing

16 acm Inroads 2015 September • Vol.6 • No. 3 In the winter/spring of 2015, ACM conducted the third annual ACM-NDC Study (a survey of “Non-Doctoral-Granting Departments in Computing”), intended to be an annual complement to the Computing Research Association (CRA) Taulbee Survey of Ph.D.-granting departments in computing [5]. ACM-NDC is funded by ACM (with generous support in the past from Google), and continues to be conducted with support from the CRA, AIS [1], and ACM SIGITE [2]. The survey comprises recent degrees, enrollments, faculty demographics and faculty salaries and includes gender and ethnic diversity characteristics of the faculty and of the students in the computing programs. The NDC Steering Committee comprises the authors of this article. As an annual study, NDC helps fill in gaps in data on non-Taulbee programs to present a more complete view of the academic landscape in computing and expand pipeline information on programs that produce candidates for Ph.D. programs as well as the private and public labor markets. The timely reporting of the survey’s results provides the community with an early look at workforce-related facts and trends of importance to academic programs and those who rely on them. This article reports the results of the NDC survey, with comparisons and contrasts to data reported in the Taulbee Survey and, as appropriate, last year’s NDC survey results. ACM NDC Study:

ACM NDC study: second annual study of non-doctoral-granting departments in computing

In winter/spring of 2014, ACM conducted its second annual survey of non-doctoral-granting academic departments in computing (NDC). The survey comprises recent degrees, enrollments, faculty demographics and faculty salaries and includes gender and ethnic diversity characteristics of the faculty and of the students in the computing programs. It is designed to complement the Taulbee Survey of doctoral-granting departments in computing conducted by the Computing Research Association [5]. This article reports the results of the NDC survey, with comparisons and contrasts to data reported in the Taulbee Survey and, as appropriate, last year’s NDC survey results.

The TauRUs project: a complement to the Taulbee report

Taurus ProjecT: The TauRUs project is a survey that captures information on student enrollments, graduation rates, and faculty salaries/demographics within institutions in the United States that offer bachelor’s and/or master’s programs in computer science, computer engineering, and related fields. Its intent is to complement similar data at Ph.D.-granting institutions that is collected and reported via the Taulbee survey, which has been conducted annually since 1974 by the Computing Research Association (CRA). This report presents data and analysis of the 2010-2011 administration of the TauRUs survey. Results suggest that two primary areas of differentiation between TauRUs and Taulbee institutions are gender distribution of faculty and faculty salaries. specia l report

Rising CS Enrollments: Meeting the Challenges

Over the past decade, the number of computer science majors has skyrocketed. Faculty numbers have not kept pace. Figure 1 shows the growth rates for undergraduate majors compared with the growth in tenureand teaching-line faculty. [1] In many ways, the growth in student numbers—which arises not only from a rapid rise in the number of majors but also from increased interest by non-majors in computer science courses—is not surprising. Computing is a rapidly growing sector of the Figure 1: Relative growth rates for majors and faculty.

SIGCSE technical symposium 2016 review

The 2016 SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education took place in Memphis, Tennessee March 2-5. The conference program offered presentations in parallel tracks consisting of papers, panels, special sessions, workshops, birds-of-a-feather (BOFs), posters, lightning talks and demos. In addition, pre-symposium and affiliated events, the student research competition, and keynote talks rounded out the program. The exhibit hall was filled with booths from both long-time and brand new SIGCSE supporters - we cannot thank them all enough for helping make SIGCSE 2016 a resounding success.

SIGCSE Symposium 2016 preview

Memphis, Tennessee, home of Graceland, Sun Studios, the National Civil Rights Museum, and, of course, the Peabody ducks, sits on the banks of the Mississippi river. Like the mighty Mississippi, which combines the waters of hundreds of tributaries in one massive flow that nourishes countless souls with its rich waters, so the SIGCSE Technical Symposium gathers ideas, techniques, tools and more to engage, energize and empower computer science educators from far and wide. Just a few steps from the river of so many tales and songs, the 2016 SIGCSE Symposium promises to be an event to remember. Alongside the usual offering of papers, panels, special sessions, workshops, birds-of-a-feather (BOFs), posters, lightning talks and demos, there is an assortment of pre-symposium and affiliated events, including the student research competition and talks by our marvelous lineup of keynote and plenary speakers. Our exhibit hall will feature both familiar faces and newcomers and will provide valuable information and resources for computer science education.

Regional celebrations of women in computing (WiC): best practices (abstract only)

Regional celebrations are locally organized, professional conferences modeled after the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC). This BOF allows people who have organized or would like to organize such a conference to get together to share successes and challenges. Attendees that have hosted a regional celebration should bring a un-poster (i.e. 8.5 x 11 flyer, 30 copies) that highlights their conference features and/or shares lessons learned. The leaders plan to divide the time between the 5 major areas of conference planning: program, sponsorship, publicity/communications, registration, and site/logistics.