Computer Science Career Network

Abstract

TopCoder built a new community for students 13-18 years of age with long-term goals to increase by thousands the number of U.S. students who pursue Computer Science (CS)-related degrees, to attract and retain tens or hundreds of thousands of community participants, to demonstrate a sustained increase in active participants' CS-related skills, and to prepare for sustainability and program growth. In the two years of the program, we have successfully built a CS-related gaming web site at NoNameSite.com and a community with over 4,000 registered members. We completed 9 CS-related games and web site activities that include avatar design and a programming tutor. A significant number of the members who register (49%) return to participate in contests. At the conclusion of this DARPA program, we have a strong base that will allow us to grow and sustain the site.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA578200

Entities

People

  • Jessie Ford
  • Michael Lydon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Communities
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Governments
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Media
  • Networks
  • Personality
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Social Networks
  • Software Development
  • Websites

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