Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk

Computers and Society (eBook, PDF)

Computing for Good

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Showing students what they can do with their computing degree, this text uses concrete examples and case studies to highlight the positive work of real computing professionals and organizations from around the world. Each chapter profiles a corporation, nonprofit organization, or entrepreneur involved in computing-centric activities that clearly benefit society or the environment, including cultural adaptation in a developing country, cutting-edge medicine and healthcare, educational innovation, endangered species work, and help for overseas voters. Ancillaries for students and instructors are available on a supplementary web page.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 305
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439810897
• Artikelnr.: 56958071

Autorenporträt

Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk is currently an external evaluator on National Science Foundation-funded research projects. She has over 18 years of experience teaching and researching applied learning theory in computer science education. Dr. Kaczmarczyk is a member of the ACM Education Council and an associate editor of ACM Inroads. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, master's degrees from the University of Oregon and Northeastern University, and a B.A. from Tufts University. You can access her blog at http://computing4society.blogspot.com

Inhaltsangabe

Poverty Alleviation in the Remote Peruvian Andes. Improving Patient Care
with Digital Image Management. Internet Voting for Overseas Citizens.
Social Networking and Computer Modeling Aid Sea Turtles. Best Practice
Recommendations in Children's Medical Care. Protecting Lives Using the
Results of Earthquake Modeling. When Following Your Passion Means Forming
Your Own Business.