Collaborative Research: CS in Parallel: Scaling an Incremental Modular Approach to Injecting Parallel Computing Throughout CS Curricula

协作研究：并行计算机科学：扩展增量模块化方法以在整个计算机科学课程中注入并行计算

• 批准号: 1226172
• 负责人: Richard Brown
• 金额: $ 23.17万
• 依托单位: Saint Olaf College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-15 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1226172&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CS; Parallel; Scaling

The shift to parallel computing, including multi-core processors, cloud computing, and heterogeneous systems, has induced a workforce development crisis for computer science (CS) education. This project addresses how crowded CS curricula, traditionally structured around sequential (non-parallel) computing, can be changed to effectively incorporate the rapidly-evolving body of parallelism knowledge. Saint Olaf College, Calvin College and Macalester College are demonstrating how colleges and universities can insert short (one- to three-day) teaching modules on parallel computing into their courses through self-contained units that present conceptual principles and reinforce them by hands-on experience and follow-up exercises. New modules that incorporate emerging curricular recommendations, relevant applications to other fields, and parallel design patterns are under development. Parallelism is infused incrementally throughout the CS curriculum. Having developed this modular strategy in a predecessor CCLI Type I grant, this project demonstrates the scalability of this approach to other universities and colleges by targeting two geographical regions with workshops and follow-up adopter support. Other project activities reward participants for creating new modules, promote the national dissemination of this modular approach through conference workshops and presentations, and expand existing synergistic partnerships between CSinParallel.org and related efforts in industry, academia, and professional organizations.

向并行计算（包括多核处理器、云计算和异构系统）的转变引发了计算机科学（CS）教育的劳动力发展危机。 该项目解决了如何改变传统上围绕顺序（非并行）计算构建的拥挤的计算机科学课程，以有效地融入快速发展的并行知识体系。圣奥拉夫学院、卡尔文学院和马卡莱斯特学院正在演示学院和大学如何通过独立的单元将并行计算的简短（一到三天）教学模块插入到其课程中，这些单元呈现概念原理并通过实践对其进行强化经验和后续练习。 包含新兴课程建议、其他领域的相关应用以及并行设计模式的新模块正在开发中。并行性逐渐融入到整个计算机科学课程中。该项目在之前的 CCLI I 类资助中制定了这种模块化策略，通过针对两个地理区域举办研讨会和后续采用者支持，向其他大学和学院展示了这种方法的可扩展性。其他项目活动奖励参与者创建新模块，通过会议研讨会和演示促进这种模块化方法在全国的传播，并扩大 CSinParallel.org 与工业界、学术界和专业组织相关工作之间现有的协同合作伙伴关系。