ddyment (11/02/82)
I am concerned with the lack of courses teaching general problem-
solving skills in most computer science curricula. By this, I mean
courses which address the creative/design/problem-solving process
directly, rather than (say) a Software Engineering topic, which may
teach one or more very specific technical skills (e.g., data flow
analysis, HIPO diagrams, etc.). If you're aware of, or (better yet)
have taken, or (best) have taught such a course, I'd appreciate your
getting in touch with me. I'm interested in such things as texts
(if any) which were used, how credit was assigned, what sort of class
schedule (if other than the norm) was employed, how valuable you felt
the course to be, and the like.
It's not necessary that such courses have been offered by computer
science departments. In fact, the contrary is more likely to be the
case, as these offerings are typically the products of a Psychology,
or even Architecture, department. I know, for instance, that such a
course has been taught (is being taught?) at Carnegie-Mellon, under
the auspices of John R. Hayes (Psychology).
Anyway, if you can help, please get in touch. I'll summarize to
the net if I detect more than sporadic interest.
Doug Dyment (..decvax!utzoo!watmath!ddyment)
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
CANADA N2L 3G1 (519)885-1211 x3389