College of Computer and
Information Science at
Northeastern University
and information scientists could
significantly exceed demand in the
recent reports.
are in higher demand than ever," says CCIS
Dean Larry Finkelstein. "The challenge, from
an educational perspective, is how to continue
to attract qualified students to the field."
growing occupations through 2012 will
be computer-related, and that all seven will
be in the top salary category. In addition,
computer and mathematical occupations
will add 1.1 million jobs over the period.
is actually declining. If this decline
critical areas such as information
security could eventually result.
recruitment efforts, have been proposed.
At Northeastern, CCIS recently began
a collaboration with Citizen Schools, a
national network of out-of-school learn-
ing programs for urban middle school
students. Northeastern is supporting a
Citizen Schools teaching fellow who is
working with CCIS faculty to design a
programming curriculum for middle
school teachers and students.
ming curriculum developed by Trustee
Professor Matthias Felleisen and used
in high schools and colleges around the
world. TeachScheme! helps students
striving to become tomorrow's leaders in computer and information science.