 | Level: Introductory 01 May 2007 Professor Andrew McGettrick from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, talks about the state of computer science education from his vantage point, including challenges faced and opportunities at hand.
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This is Part 2 of our series on how computer science education around the world is keeping pace with the increasingly pervasive nature of computing. Part 1 features voices from two U.S. universities. Here, professor Andrew McGettrick from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, talks about the health of computer science as a competing academic discipline in the United Kingdom. He voices his concerns about falling enrollment numbers and talks about the challenges faced by computer science programs in engaging the students of today.
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About the guest  Professor Andrew McGettrick is an instructor in computer systems, high integrity systems, and software construction at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. His research interests include software engineering — particularly, formal methods in support of critical safety systems, the use of computers in support of teaching and learning, and quality issues in higher education. He holds a doctorate in pure mathematics (Number Theory) from Cambridge (Peterhouse College). He has organized a conference on the crisis in computer science education and is the author of a forthcoming study on the subject.
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