TY - GEN
T1 - Computer science degree accreditation in the UK
T2 - 4th Conference on Computing Education Practice, CEP 2020
AU - Crick, Tom
AU - Davenport, James H.
AU - Hanna, Paul
AU - Irons, Alastair
AU - Prickett, Tom
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Association for Computing Machinery.
PY - 2020/1/10
Y1 - 2020/1/10
N2 - The assurance of quality through degree accreditation by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) is very much a feature of higher education in the UK. In this dynamic and emerging UK educational, economic and policy environment, there still remains a need for accreditation regimes to evolve in order to maximise the value they provide to higher education institutions, as well as to industry and society as a whole. The Shadbolt Review, an independent review of computer science degree accreditation and graduate employability conducted in 2016, focused on the purpose and role of degree accreditation, how the system can support the skills requirements of employers, and how the system can improve graduate employability. This paper provides an update in the context of one professional body – BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT – of what has happened in response to the recommendations of the Shadbolt Review, focusing on ongoing enhancement projects, as well as commentary and recommendations for future activities and initiatives.
AB - The assurance of quality through degree accreditation by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) is very much a feature of higher education in the UK. In this dynamic and emerging UK educational, economic and policy environment, there still remains a need for accreditation regimes to evolve in order to maximise the value they provide to higher education institutions, as well as to industry and society as a whole. The Shadbolt Review, an independent review of computer science degree accreditation and graduate employability conducted in 2016, focused on the purpose and role of degree accreditation, how the system can support the skills requirements of employers, and how the system can improve graduate employability. This paper provides an update in the context of one professional body – BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT – of what has happened in response to the recommendations of the Shadbolt Review, focusing on ongoing enhancement projects, as well as commentary and recommendations for future activities and initiatives.
U2 - 10.1145/3372356.3372362
DO - 10.1145/3372356.3372362
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85123041962
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Computing Education Practice, CEP 2020
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Y2 - 9 January 2020 through 9 January 2020
ER -