A Glimpse into the Cultural Situatedness of Computer Science: Some Insights from a Pilot Study

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A Glimpse into the Cultural Situatedness of Computer Science: Some Insights from a Pilot Study
Abstract
To what extent is students' understanding of computer science culturally situated? This, possibly philosophical question, has come to the surface at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, where many Chinese students study computer science together with the local students. We did an exploratory study using email interviews to see if our intuitions could be relied on. We collected data from Chinese students studying in master programs and analysed the data using a phenomenographic perspective. A complex intertwined relationship between the content of their learning (the WHAT), the ways in which they went about studying (the HOW), the aims of their studies (the WHY), and the competencies developed from the intercultural context they studied in (the WHERE) was observed. In this paper we offer some insights from the results of the pilot study and discuss how they have shaped our on-going study in the field.
Date
2014-04
Proceedings Title
2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering
Conference Name
2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering
Pages
92-99
Short Title
A Glimpse into the Cultural Situatedness of Computer Science
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IEEE Xplore
Citation
Berglund, A., & Thota, N. (2014). A Glimpse into the Cultural Situatedness of Computer Science: Some Insights from a Pilot Study. 2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, 92–99. https://doi.org/10.1109/LaTiCE.2014.25