Strategic directions in computer science education

ACM Computing Surveys

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 836-845

  Tucker, Allen B ^a   Astrachan, Owen ^b   Bruce, Kim ^c   Cupper, Robert ^d   Denning, Peter ^e   Drysdale, Scot ^f   Horton, Tom ^g   Kelemen, Charles ^h   McGeoch, Cathy ⁱ   Patt, Yale ^j   Proulx, Viera ^k   Rada, Roy ^l   Rasala, Richard ^k   Roberts, Eric ^m   Rudich, Steven ⁿ   Stein, Lynn ^o   Tucker, Allen ^a   Van Loan, Charles ^p  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^g FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^k NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

^l WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o Department of Nucl Engineering

^p Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

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EID: 0012068023     PISSN: 03600300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/242223.246876     Document Type: Article

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