| Publisher |
DataVerseNO |
| Description |
It has been identified that the first-year experience is crucial to student motivation and throughput of study programs, therefore it is interesting to look at the state of the art of computer science study programs in Norway. This data is part of a PhD project and relates to Study 1. In this study we present a survey and study of the number of undergraduate computer science programs in Norway and map their characteristics in order to gather an up to date overview of the selection of programs. Through a systematic review of all Norwegian undergraduate programs using data from national databases we have found that there are 12 institutions offering 56 different programs in Norway in 2018. The study showed that the characteristics of these programs vary, that is, the amount of computer science courses during the first year, the number of students, admission requirements, student satisfaction and time commitment. This article presents these findings along with an analysis of what characteristics impact the students’ contentment and learning experience. |
| Resource Type |
DOI |
| Data Type |
Characteristics of CS programs in Norway |
| Creator |
Lorås, Madeleine |
| Availability |
open |
| Rights |
CC0 1.0 Universal |
| Collection Start Date |
2017 |
| Collection End Date |
2018 |
| Publication Year |
2021 |
| Number of Semesters |
2 |
| Data Protection |
Anonymized |
| Measurement Type |
Doucument analyis using a survey |
| Population |
Norwegian undergraduate programs |
| Sample Size |
12 institutions; 56 programs |
| Country |
Norway |
| Educational Institution |
12 instituitions in Norway |
| Related Publication |
@article{loraas2018first,
title={First year computer science education in Norway},
author={Lor{\aa}s, Madeleine and Sindre, Guttorm and Aalberg, Trond},
year={2018},
publisher={Bibsys Open Journal Systems}
}; @article{loraas2021understanding,
title={Understanding the Relation Between Study Behaviors and Educational Design: Research in Computing Education},
author={Lor{\aa}s, Madeleine},
year={2021},
publisher={NTNU}
} |
| Research Question |
What characterizes the first year of computer science study programs in Norway? How are they designed? What impacts student contentment and learning experience? |
| Future Work |
Further research is needed to deepen the understanding of what affects the students’ contentment and time commitment. For example, additional research using individual data should be conducted. This research should focus on gender unbalance, factors impacting student satisfaction and further exploration of time commitment as an indicator for study quality. Additionally, there are variables not included in this study that could also be interesting to investigate, such as degree of completion and performance in the job marked. |
| Fairness Score |
Total score: 75% (moderate)
Findability: 7 of 7
Accessibility: 2 of 3
Interoperability: 2 of 4
Reusability: 7 of 10 |
| Resource | Open Dataset |
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