Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize

David Garcia; Farshad Rabbani

doi:10.53850/joltida.946055

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Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize

Abstract

Computer science became a distinct academic discipline in the early 1950s. The first computer science degree program was founded in Belize around 45 years later, under the auspices of the nascent University College of Belize, which would subsequently become the University of Belize. We present a twenty-year synopsis of a degree program created in 1998 to build an undergraduate curriculum using the surge of computing in the country of Belize as a catalyst coupled with the recognition of the importance of computing for national development. The four-year undergraduate degree program has resulted in steady student enrolment over the past two decades featuring a female student population consistent with female enrolment in similar computer science programs globally. The study details the origins, development efforts, successes, challenges, and recommendations for the program's future development.

Keywords

Computer Science Education, Information Technology Education, Computing Degree Program, Curriculum, Program Outcomes

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David Garcia ^*
0000-0002-1612-9904
Belize

Farshad Rabbani This is me
0000-0002-5411-2775
Belize

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January 13, 2022

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May 31, 2021

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August 26, 2021

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Year 2022 Volume: 7 Number: 1

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Garcia, D., & Rabbani, F. (2022). Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 7(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.946055

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1.Garcia D, Rabbani F. Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize. JOLTIDA. 2022;7(1):1-9. doi:10.53850/joltida.946055

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Garcia, David, and Farshad Rabbani. 2022. “Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 7 (1): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.946055.

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Garcia D, Rabbani F (January 1, 2022) Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 7 1 1–9.

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[1]D. Garcia and F. Rabbani, “Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize”, JOLTIDA, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1–9, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.53850/joltida.946055.

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Garcia, David - Rabbani, Farshad. “Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 7/1 (January 1, 2022): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.946055.

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Garcia, David, and Farshad Rabbani. “Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 1-9, doi:10.53850/joltida.946055.

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1.David Garcia, Farshad Rabbani. Two Decades of Computing at the University of Belize. JOLTIDA. 2022 Jan. 1;7(1):1-9. doi:10.53850/joltida.946055

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