Workshop 2: Enhancing Computer Science Education through Pacific Rim Partnerships and International Experiences

October 24 - 26, 2008 - Beijing
Co-sponsored by Peking University


Location:
The Lakeview Hotel
located by Weiming Lake, adjacent to the campus of Peking University
No. 127, Zhongguancun North Road, Haidian District, Beijing Tel: 82689999 http://www.thelakeviewhotel.com.cn/
Do not contact the hotel directly. Bing will make reservations for you.


Working Groups

Implementation of a globally distributed SE project Design and plan experimental project(s) among 2 or more CPATH instructions; to be implemented soon. (more...)
Global SE course modules The aim of this working group is to produce a set of course modules suitable for incorporation into a typical undergraduate course in software engineering (as versus a course dedicated to internationalization or global software engineering). Courses incorporating these modules should be valuable preparation for a (distinct) capstone project course involving a distributed international team. (more...)
Cross-cultural communications course module Develop a course module that will provide computer science students with soft skills helping them to be productive members of professional information technology teams that include representatives of different cultures. (more...)
Cultural HCI course models Define curriculum module in the area of cross-cultural HCI to be used in an Intro to HCI course. Builds on the concept of universal usability. Goal is to produce 3-5 page white paper on topic. (more...)
International computer ethics and social impacts course modules The global computer network allows allows for a mixing of cultures and economies that has generated issues regarding personal privacy, intellectual property, freedom of speech, and access to information, among others. (more...)
Working Group on a Model  i18n Curriculum   to develop one or more curricular models that provide i18n education for computer science undergraduates, and to analyze their outcomes and benefits, costs and resource needs, and overall feasibility.  Our work will be used to develop recommendations to the ACM/IEEE curriculum committees, the National Science Foundation, and the general computer science education community.(more...)
Article on cs education in Pacific Rim to write a series of articles on computer science education in the Pacific Rim (CPATH partner countries) for publication, either as individual articles, series of articles, or possibly book. These articles will help the CPATH community to understand each other better and serve to inform the international computer science education community. (more...)
CPATH i18n at Wuxi International Software Campus Implement a CPATH i18n presence at the Wuxi campus through curricular and extra-curricular offerings. (more...)
Undergraduate Summer School in Functional Programming. We propose a summer school for undergraduate students and their professors. The purpose of the summer school is several fold. (more...)
Summer School II: Current Topics in Computer Science. We propose a summer school for junior/senior undergraduate students and professors from the CPATH Community to introduce a broad range of current topics in computer science, introduce a team-based approach to problem solving and programming, and provide an opportunity for travel either in Asia or the Pacific Northwest (more...)
CPATH clearinghouse bulletin board Our goal is to produce a first set of requirements for a web-based system to publish this information. By the May workshop, we aim to have a prototype and some experience using it. (more...)
IEEE/ACM/ABET recommendations on model i18n curriculum To write a brief, 4-5 page white paper recommending the addition of i18n topics to the IEEE/ACM Curriculum 2001 for the B.S. degree in Computer Science. This will critique and amplify the recommendations of the IEEE/ACM Computer Science Curriculum Review Taskforce in July 2008. (more...)
Student Forum Our goal is to get a student perspective on the various issues and ideas presented in this workshop. (more...)



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Beijing Travel Arrangements

The NSF CPATH project through the University of Oregon will provide travel stipends for CPATH academic partners to attend the Beijing Workshop. Industry partners are asked to cover their own transportation. (We will cover up to four nights housing and all workshop meals for all partners.)

Departure RegionTravel Stipend (U.S. Dollars)
N. America (Pacific Northwest) $1000 - $1300
Hong Kong and Asia outside China $300-$800
China outside Beijing $100-$200

Academic CPATH partners: to receive your travel stipend check, please do the following by August 10, sooner if possible.

Note: If your registration is late, housing and travel support is not guaranteed (will be subject to availability of funds).

The travel stipend check will be given to you at the Beijing workshop. The following information must be provided for you to receive your check. You can provide this on the Registration Form or through separate email to Bing.

All partners: Name and full mailing address

U.S. partners only: Social Security Number. For security purposes, we recommend that you use U.S. mail.) Our business office will issue a Form 1099 and you will have to declare the stipend as income on your federal income tax return.

VISA
You will need to obtain a travel visa to enter China through your local travel agent or online China visa service. General information is available at the Chinese Consulate websites.

Below are two tourist visa services that our CPATH management team have used for travel from the United States to China:

Mr. Fai Li
Portland Visa Services
5370 NE Halsey Street
Portland, OR 97213
email: travelvisallc@yahoo.com
Phone: 503-235-2270
Fax: 503-235-2330
http://www.pdxtravelvisa.com/

and

http://www.citsusa.com/

Hints on Airfare:
We encourage you to obtain plane tickets as early as possible since prices are likely to increase.. On July 1, we found less expensive fares (under $1000) from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver through Seoul, Korea and on Air China.


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Contacts
Please contact us, with any questions or concerns.
Bing Li bing@cs.uoregon.edu
Andrzej Proskurowski andrzej@cs.uoregon.edu
Ginnie Lo lo@cs.uoregon.edu
Cindy Brown cbrown@cs.pdx.edu

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