Department of Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Workshop on Computing Education

Abstract

One area in which the U.S. and DoD has a growing need for talent is in computer science. These STEM professionals play an important role in technologies, systems design, and software development. The Department of Labor has projected that in ten years, the demand for these STEM professionals will be 24 percent higher than it was in 2008. At the same time, we do not have a sufficient number of students seeking degrees in these fields, especially those that are female and are U.S. citizens. This is an important issue for DoD. We must rely on U.S. citizens for our workforce. Interventions proposed include implementing high-quality computer science education more actively at the high school level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 2010
Accession Number
ADA534871

Entities

People

  • Jan Cuny
  • Joan Peckham
  • Laura Adolfie
  • Lisa Frehill
  • Melanie Dumas

Organizations

  • Office of the Director

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Mathematics
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Software Development
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Research Science/Academic Research