RESEARCH
AREAS OF RESEARCH
RESEARCH AREA: COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
Computer Science Education is generally concerned with the implementation and or evaluation of computer programs, curricula, courses as well as syllabi, laboratories and other elements of teaching and pedagogy. Computer Science education research at Norfolk State University focuses on the are of retention, recruiting and improving pedagogy.

Current projects include:
  1. Retention of CS majors [Master's Thesis] Lisa Carrington directed by Jonathan Graham
  2. Implementation of pair programming in CSC-170 and CSC-260 courses to improve retention (DeLoatch, Graham, Harrison, Hinds, Olariu, Williams in collaboration with ODU Psychology and Computer Science Departments
  3. Improving retention and recruiting. **Poster presented at SIGCSE 2006 (Cheryl Hinds , Jonathan Graham)
 
PEOPLE
Dr. Jonathan Graham...
   Associate Professor
   Ph.D., Computer Science,University of Idaho
Dr. George Harrison...
   Department Head
   Ph.D., University of Virginia
Ms. Cheryl Hinds...
   Instructor
   M.A. Computer and Information Systems, CUNY
Dr. Aurelia Williams...
   Undergraduate Program Director
   DPS in Computing, Pace University NY
 
PAPERS
Recapturing the Interest of Females in Computer Science at Norfolk State University2006
ACM SIGCSE 2006 , 3/1/2006
  Cheryl Hinds, Mary Williams
SkillTek: Technology-Based Training for Job Skills 2002
I/ITSEC Conference , July 5, 2002
  George Harrison, (co-authored with Thomas W. Mastaglio and Narquita Snowden)
Technology-Based Training for Job Skills 2002
Final Report submitted to the Department of Labor , July 31, 2002
  George Harrison, (co-authored with Thomas W. Mastaglio and Narquita Snowden)
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