TY - GEN
T1 - Can mobile computing help reverse the decline in informatics studies?
AU - Vitkute-Adzgauskiene, D.
AU - Fomin, V. V.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this work we analyse the factors leading to the decline of popularity of traditiona l Computer Science / Informatics study programmes as observed in Europe and the U.S. We further examine the possible directions for improving the Informatics curricula to reverse the downturn trend. Finally, we report on the first positive experience of including Mobile Computing related topics into the Informatics study programme with resulting increase in students' interest.
AB - In this work we analyse the factors leading to the decline of popularity of traditiona l Computer Science / Informatics study programmes as observed in Europe and the U.S. We further examine the possible directions for improving the Informatics curricula to reverse the downturn trend. Finally, we report on the first positive experience of including Mobile Computing related topics into the Informatics study programme with resulting increase in students' interest.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84878931699
U2 - 10.1007/978-90-481-9151-2_25
DO - 10.1007/978-90-481-9151-2_25
M3 - Conference paper
AN - SCOPUS:84878931699
SN - 9789048191505
T3 - Technological Developments in Networking, Education and Automation
SP - 145
EP - 150
BT - Technological Developments in Networking, Education and Automation
PB - Kluwer Academic Publishers
T2 - 2009 Int. Conf. on Telecommunications and Networking, TENE 2009, EIAE 2009, and IETA 2009, Part of the Int. Jt. Conf. on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering, CISSE 2009
Y2 - 4 December 2009 through 12 December 2009
ER -