Peter J. Denning
Pages 103-105
The literature recognizes two group structures for managing programming projects: Baker's chief programmer team and Weinberg's egoless team. Although each structure's success in project management can be demonstrated, this success …
Marilyn Mantei
Pages 106-113
The ACM Committee on Curriculum in Computer Science has spent two years investigating master's degree programs in Computer Science. This report contains the conclusions of that effort. Recommendations are made concerning the
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Kenneth I. Magel, Richard H. Austing, Alfs Berztiss, Gerald L. Engel, John W. Hamblen, A. A.J. Hoffmann, Robert Mathis
Pages 115-123
This report describes the status of educational programs in Information Systems at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels. A survey was conducted during the period June 1977-June 1979 of schools of Business Administration, Departments …
Pages 124-133
This report had its genesis before the establishment in February 1980 of the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights (CSFHR). In 1978 Paul Armer, chairman of the Committee on Computers and Public Policy (CCPP), asked …
Jack Minker
Pages 134-139
Several principles are identified from work on the verification of parallel programs. Concrete examples of the ways these principles can be applied, even when formal verification is not the goal, are then described. The purpose …
Gregory R. Andrews
Pages 140-145
This paper identifies and analyzes technical and nontechnical biases in research on social issues in computing. Five positions—
technicism, progressive individualism, elitism, pluralism, and
radical criticism—which reflect major …
Abbe Mowshowitz
Pages 146-155
