Instructionally Related Activities Funds Request Summary
| Project Sponsor | Andrzej Bieszczad |
|---|---|
| Activity Title | ACM ICPC Programming Contest |
| Activity/Event Date | Now. 8th, 2014 |
| Date Funding Needed By | August 26th, 2014 |
| Previously Funded? | Yes |
| Semester/Year | Dall 2013 |
| Proposal # | 562 |
| Report submitted for previously Funded Activity? | Yes |
| Report submitted for previously Funded Activity | ira-report-fall2013.pdf (PDF, 308.5KB) |
| Academic Program or Center Name | Computer Science |
| Estimated total Course Fee revenue | 0 |
| Amount Requested from IRA | 4300 |
| Estimated Number of Students Participating | 15 |
| Conditions and Considerations | Field Trip |
| Brief Activity Description | The students will participate in an annual, internationally recognized programming contest sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), IBM, and Google that involves over 1800 universities from around the world sending over 6000 teams to numerous regional contest. Our university belongs to the Southern California region. The students compete against peers from various institutions of higher education including CalTech, USC, all Southern California UC and CSU campuses, numerous private institutions as well as some of the best community colleges. In addition to improving their skills as computer programmers, the event allows our students to expand their horizons beyond the walls of the Computer Science Program, and the CSUCI. |
| Learning Outcomes and Relation to IRA to Course Offerings | Programming is a fundamental skill that is taught in numerous Computer Science courses: COMP105 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, COMP150 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, COMP151 Algorithms and Data Structures, COMP232 Programming Languages, COMP350 Software Engineering, COMP351 Distributed Computing, COMP450 Advanced Object-Oriented Programming, and many others that have smaller or larger programming components. The contest is a competition between teams of three students that have to share one computer trying to solve six difficult problems in a five-hour session. The teams have to practice for several weeks to prepare for the event. For that, the eligible students enroll in COMP450 Advanced Object-Oriented Programming, and some may participate through COMP497 Directed Studies (e.g., if participating second time). Through this activity, the students exercise not only programming but also interpersonal skills working as members of a competing team. Teamwork is an extremely important aspect of the computer programming profession, and the industry requires that these professionals have excellent teamwork expertise. |
| Description of Assessment Process | Performance at the contest with other CSUs and community colleges. Feedback from the students. |
| Activity Budget | acm-ira-travelbudget.pdf (PDF, 47.5KB) |
| CIA Budget | — |
| CIA Proposal | — |
| Course Syllabus | — |
| CIA Certification | — |
| Other Sources of Funding | NONE |
| Target Audience/Student Marketing | All CI student that can program at a competitive level. In collaboration with Computer Science Club, class announcements, and wall posters. |
| Bring Benefit to Campus | The benefits if this activity are imprinted into participating students through improving their programming skills, developing teamwork, and installing social bonds that are projected on their peers throughout their careers at CI. The CI group is always recognized by the others as we are one of the largest and best organized. The CI attire is an extremely important part of the outreach, as other institutions recognize CI as the place to study computer science. |
| Sustainability | I do not think that we do have any impact. Perhaps if we asked for ebook readers, we could buy ebooks rather than printed versions. I am afraid that that would not be see very favorable by the committee, so for now we will stick to the paper. |
| Program Chair/Director | peter.smith |
| Academic Affairs AVP | karen.carey |
| Acknowledgement | I acknowledge that I have reviewed and accepted the Conditions and Considerations herein. Please check off boxes as appropriate. |
Program Chair/Director Approval
| Approval | I approve the IRA Funds Request described on this page |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter Smith |
| Date/Time | 2/23/2014 5:27:54 PM |
Academic Affairs AVP Approval
| Approval | I approve the IRA Funds Request described on this page |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen Carey |
| Date/Time | 2/24/2014 8:36:25 AM |