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Kinnunen, Päivi, Butler, Matthew, Morgan, Michael, Nylen, Aletta, Peters, Anne-Kathrin, Sinclair, Jane, Kalvala, Sara and Pesonen, Erkki (2018) Understanding initial undergraduate expectations and identity in computing studies. European Journal of Engineering Education, 43 (2). pp. 201-218. doi:10.1080/03043797.2016.1146233 ISSN 0304-3797 .
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2016.1146233
Abstract
There is growing appreciation of the importance of understanding the student perspective in Higher Education (HE) at both institutional and international levels. This is particularly important in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects such as Computer Science (CS) and Engineering in which industry needs are high but so are student dropout rates. An important factor to consider is the management of students’ initial expectations of university study and career. This paper reports on a study of CS first-year students’ expectations across three European countries using qualitative data from student surveys and essays. Expectation is examined from both short-term (topics to be studied) and long-term (career goals) perspectives. Tackling these issues will help paint a picture of computing education through students’ eyes and explore their vision of its and their role in society. It will also help educators prepare students more effectively for university study and to improve the student experience.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Engineering Education | ||||||||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||||||
| ISSN: | 0304-3797 | ||||||||||
| Official Date: | 2018 | ||||||||||
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| Volume: | 43 | ||||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 201-218 | ||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/03043797.2016.1146233 | ||||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 14 March 2016 |
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