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Future of Computer ScienceEffective Strategies for Supporting CS EducationRecommendations from TCS & STEMconnector® Computer Science Executive Round TableOn ‘Education & Careers in the U.S.: Assessing Progress & Moving Forward’

April 18, 2023

8 Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

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Executive Panel Discussion

Future of Computer ScienceEffective Strategies for Supporting CS Education

Moderator: Brian Kelly, Chief Content Officer, US News & World Report.

Panelists: Surya Kant, President, TCS North America, UK &

Europe, Robert Atkinson, President, Information

Technology & Innovation Foundation Al Bunshaft, President and CEO, Dassault

Systèmes Americas

8 Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

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Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

To succeed on tomorrow’s world stage, students must have a solid foundation in STEM and be fluent in the technologies that will power the global economy of the 21st century. TCS is proud to bring not only our technological expertise to this national effort, but also the passion and commitment that our employees have in lending their talents to positively impact their communities, across the country and around the world.

Surya Kant

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2/8Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

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Teachers should be exposed to careers in computer science through training.

The fact is IT jobs are pervasive. Every organization has IT people. IT is embedded in all systems and production. Computer science jobs are growing 92 percent faster than all jobs. So the message must go out to all to jump on the computer science bandwagon to get computer science jobs in any sector you choose.

Rob Atkinson

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3/8Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

Many of our teachers have limited exposure to computer science and are simply not ready to implement technology into their curriculum.

Al Bunshaft

We need to support and examine the critical role of community colleges as feeder-schools to industry and university.

Rob Atkinson

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Educators should be enabled to deliver work-ready students at the high school and collegiate level.

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We need to engage minority populations.

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5/8Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

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Computer science courses should qualify as math credits in high school; caps should be lifted in college.

At the college level, many universities cap the number of students who currently major in computer science. Colleges need to be encouraged to either expand or eliminate caps

Rob Atkinson

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6/8Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

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A basic knowledge of coding should be required for even the simplest of jobs.

In the U.S., this basic knowledge of coding and how things work should be required of all workers. To help educators deliver these skills, we need a broader and more balanced ecosystem for STEM education in the U.S.

Surya Kant

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7/8Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

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We should take action in every community and scale up winning CS programs.

Our efforts have been too fragmented. We must consolidate and scale up programs that are successful.

Al Bunshaft

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8/8Key Recommendations by Executive Panel

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Universities must be incentivized to support STEM and computer science

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