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Recommended Citation: Kovalchick, L and G Boff. Recruiting Students to Major in CIS and Other Computing Related Disciplines: One School's Approach. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2009, v 26 (Washington DC): §2352. ISSN: 1542-7382.

Recruiting Students to Major in CIS and Other Computing Related Disciplines: One School's Approach

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7 pages

Lisa Kovalchick    [a1] [a2]
Mathematics, Computer Science & Information Systems Department
California University of Pennsylvania    [u1] [u2]
California, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Gina Boff    [a1] [a2]
Mathematics, Computer Science & Information Systems Department
California University of Pennsylvania    [u1] [u2]
California, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Attracting students to major in Computer Information Systems and other computing fields has become a big problem in the United States in recent years. Today’s student just does not seem interested in pursuing a degree in computing. At the same time, the United States is facing a shortage of technology savvy employees. Several studies have been conducted in order to determine methods for attracting students back to computing majors. Some of these methods include increased advertisement of the field to students, parents/guardians, high school teachers and guidance counselors and dispelling myths concerning the lack of employment opportunities and difficulty of the curriculum. This paper will discuss one approach taken by Computer Information Systems faculty at California University of Pennsylvania in an attempt to attract more students to major in computing fields.

Keywords: CIS Recruitment, CIS Enrollment, Computing Careers, Computing Interest

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