<p>I am giving here the headings from the ppt (2008) for those who don’t have pp so that they can get some idea. </p>
<p>Expanding the Pipeline of Students in Computer Science
by Eric Roberts and Mehran Sahami</p>
<p>Crisis in the Computer Science Pipeline
The Pipeline Problem in Computer Science
The Problem start early
CS is losing ground
CS is tiny compared with other sciences
Degree Productions vs Job openings
The data from Stanford
Obvious correlation (with Nasdaq)
What happened in 2003
Image of computing remains a problem
Myth of a Jobs crisis persist
A thought experiment about off shoring
Truth on off shoring
Curriculum cannot be a problem
Students like our courses but go elsewhere
How students choose their major
The real image problem
The reality is also a problem
Dilbert’s Boss has more appeal than Dilbert
Rediscovering the passion, beauty, joy, and Awe
Vilification of programming
Dangerous trends
Industry is not amused
programming remains central
Revising the Undergraduate CS curriculum
Increasing the Footprint of CS
Footprint of CS Students see today.
Track allows more depth
Revised Curricular structure:core/tracks
why tracks
Revised Curricular Structure: Electives
track and Elective Structure ( Capstone)
Structure aligns with Broader Contact
Broadening the Initiative
Positive initiatives
Some encouraging signs
What wee need to do
The End</p>
<p>Glad to know that the revised curriculum is in fact attracting more students based on what Zenkoan and Phanta (current students?) say.</p>