Using interdisciplinary bioinformatics undergraduate research to recruit and retain computer science students

Jon Beck; Brent Buckner; Olga Nikolova

doi:10.1145/1227310.1227436

Using interdisciplinary bioinformatics undergraduate research to recruit and retain computer science students

Jon Beck, Brent Buckner, Olga Nikolova

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Abstract

An interdisciplinary undergraduate research project in bioinformatics, jointly mentored by faculty in computer science and biology, has been developed and is being used to provide top-quality instruction to biology and computer science students. This paper explains the benefits of such a collaboration to computer science students and to the computer science discipline. Specific goals of the project include increased recruitment of students into computer science and increased retention within the discipline. The project is also intended to be particularly attractive to women students.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	SIGCSE 2007
Subtitle of host publication	38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Pages	358-361
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1227310.1227436
State	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Covington, KY, United States Duration: Mar 7 2007 → Mar 10 2007

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Name	SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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Conference	SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Country/Territory	United States
City	Covington, KY
Period	3/7/07 → 3/10/07

Keywords

Bioinformatics
Interdisciplinary research
Undergraduate research
Women in CS

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Computer Science
Education

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Using interdisciplinary bioinformatics undergraduate research to recruit and retain computer science students. / Beck, Jon; Buckner, Brent; Nikolova, Olga.
SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. 2007. p. 358-361 (SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Beck, J, Buckner, B & Nikolova, O 2007, Using interdisciplinary bioinformatics undergraduate research to recruit and retain computer science students. in SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, pp. 358-361, SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Covington, KY, United States, 3/7/07. https://doi.org/10.1145/1227310.1227436

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