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The research teaching nexus in the computing disciplines: a comparative survey

White, S. and Irons, A. (2007) The research teaching nexus in the computing disciplines: a comparative survey. In: IEEII07 Informatics Education Europe II, 29-30 November 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Abstract

Many institutions make claims in strategy documents and official publications that students will receive an education which is research-led, research-informed, or guided by the scholarship of teaching and learning. Academics who teach regularly experience at first-hand the sometimes conflicting demands of research, teaching and supporting learning. Curricula guidelines are unlikely to help in developing any sophisticated understanding of ways in which research and teaching can be symbiotically applied, since such guidelines most typically deal with the content rather than the educational process experienced by our undergraduates. For these reasons an academic’s understanding of the research teaching nexus is more likely to be informed by their own workaday experience of designing and delivering educational experiences than from an analysis of the students’ perspective. If academics in the computing disciplines are to effectively deliver on their institutional missions to be scholarly, research-led or research-informed in their educational approaches, a clearer understanding of the possible meanings and implications of these terms in the context of the typical computing curricula would be of assistance. This paper presents and analyses the results of a survey conducted at two Universities which sought to identify how far their undergraduate curriculum was informed by research. This data is presented alongside qualitative data gathered from academics which explores their attitudes towards, and understanding of, the various terms commonly used to describe a research-informed approach to education in the computing disciplines.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item
Creator/Authors:
Su White
Alastair Irons
Editors:
Petros Kefalas
Anna Sotiriadou
Andrew McGettrick
Keywords:CS Curricula, CS Education, Research-Informed Curriculum, Research-Led Teaching, Research Teaching Nexus
Research Group:Old ECS Groups > Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia
Old ECS Groups > Learning Societies Lab
Date:November 2007
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Citations:Google Scholar: 4
Downloads (2010):52
ID Code:14913
Last Modified:23 Sep 2011 10:35
Deposited On:03 Dec 2007 14:40 by White, Su

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