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How to Integrate Environmental Challenges in Computing Curricula?

Authors:

Anne-Laure Ligozat,

Aurélie Bugeau,

Julien Lefevre,

Sylvain Bouveret,

Philippe Marquet,

Olivier Ridoux,

Olivier MichelAuthors Info & Claims

SIGCSE 2022: Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Volume 1

Pages 899 - 905

https://doi.org/10.1145/3478431.3499280

Published: 22 February 2022 Publication History

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This paper advocates for the integration of environmental aspects in computing curricula, with a focus on higher education. We created knowledge-based curriculum specifications in order to help teachers who wish to add knowledge foundation on computing impacts. This document lists topics and references that can be integrated into curricula. We implemented it in several higher education institutions. This paper reports on our experience and feedback. We also discuss recommendations to overcome obstacles that, from our experience, are often faced when modifying computing curricula to integrate environmental challenges.

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Brown NXie BSarder EFiesler CWiese E(2024)Teaching Ethics in Computing: A Systematic Literature Review of ACM Computer Science Education PublicationsACM Transactions on Computing Education10.1145/363468524:1(1-36)Online publication date: 14-Jan-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3634685

Index Terms

How to Integrate Environmental Challenges in Computing Curricula?
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
      2. Model curricula
    2. Computing industry
      1. Sustainability

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SIGCSE 2022: Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Volume 1

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DOI:10.1145/3478431

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Brown NXie BSarder EFiesler CWiese E(2024)Teaching Ethics in Computing: A Systematic Literature Review of ACM Computer Science Education PublicationsACM Transactions on Computing Education10.1145/363468524:1(1-36)Online publication date: 14-Jan-2024
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