| Author(s) | Aftab Ahmad |
| Affiliation | Department of Computer Science, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 51178, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | A Formal Method of Evaluating |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Computer & Information Sciences. Volume 6, No 1. (1994/1414) |
| Abstract | Computer Science B.S. Curricula have been designed by various expert committees during the current decade. Many experts have subsequently analyzed the effectiveness ofthe introductory Com-puter Science courses. These analysis have indicated that the first course in Computer Science is quite suc-cessful. There is a need for techniques and tools to measure objectively the quality of programming level achieved by undergraduate Computer Science students in the course of their degree completion. We have applied the well-established theories of software science metrics on volumes of data-collected to verify the effectiveness of the complete Computer Science B.S. Curricula. It has been found that the curricula have by far achieved their objective. The proposed method and data-collected will be a step forward towards giving insight into objective evaluation of Computer Science curricula. This should also be useful to cur-riculum designers and university managers who are looking for "Outcomes Assessment" of their Com-puter Science degree programs. Furthermore, the work reported here provides a good means for verifica-tion of software science metrics. |
