Recruitment, Preparation, Retention: A case study of computing culture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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dc.creatorCrenshaw, Tanya L.
dc.creatorChambers, Erin Wolf
dc.creatorMetcalf, Heather
dc.creatorThakkar, Umesh
dc.date2007-02-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:48:40Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:48:40Z
dc.descriptionComputer science is seeing a decline in enrollment at all levels of education, including undergraduate and graduate study. This paper reports on the results of a study conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign which evaluated students attitudes regarding three areas which can contribute to improved enrollment in the Department of Computer Science: Recruitment, preparation and retention. The results of our study saw two themes. First, the department's tight research focus appears to draw significant attention from other activities -- such as teaching, service, and other community-building activities -- that are necessary for a department's excellence. Yet, as demonstrated by our second theme, one partial solution is to better promote such activities already employed by the department to its students and faculty. Based on our results, we make recommendations for improvements and enhancements based on the current state of practice at peer institutions.
dc.description37 pages, 13 figures. For better quality figures, please download the .pdf from http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/research/techreports.php?report=UIUCDCS-R-2007-2811
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0702141
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0702141
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/124579
dc.subjectGeneral Literature
dc.subjectK.3.2
dc.titleRecruitment, Preparation, Retention: A case study of computing culture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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