[CS4HS] CS4HS at the University of Melbourne, 20-22 November

[Steven Bird]

Computer Science for High School, University of Melbourne
20-22 November 2013

Sponsored by Google Australia, and organised by Steven Bird
(Melbourne), Paula Christophersen (VCAA), and Bernd Meyer (Monash).

The next CS4HS at Melbourne University will take place on 20-22 November.

The program will include presentations on interesting new research in
computer science and education, updates on plans for the proposed VCE
study in computer science including a 2014 pilot, workshops with Snap!
and its extensions for generative art, agent-based simulation,
robotics, and the science of networks; collaborative development of
teaching materials involving secondary and tertiary educators; and
planning for Computer Science professional development in 2014.

A central theme of this workshop will be the new VCE study,
provisionally titled: "Algorithms, Computation and Intelligence".
Students will study computation as a method of automated reasoning.
They will learn about the power and the inherent limitations of
algorithmic problem solving, and the prospects for achieving true
machine intelligence. Students will demonstrate their learning by
modelling complex real-world problems and designing intelligent
algorithms for solving them. The study introduces students to the
conceptual framework of computer science. It equips them with a
fundamental, rigorous framework of reasoning that complements
mathematics as an enabling discipline and prepares them to tackle
challenging problems in science and society.

Information about registration will be circulated shortly.
http://www.cis.unimelb.edu.au/industry/cs4hs.html