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Why the high attrition rate for computer science students: some thoughts and observations
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This paper investigates the possible causes for high attrition rates for Computer Science students. It is a serious problem in universities that must be addressed if the need for technologically competent professionals is to be met.
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- Authors
- Beaubouef, T., & Mason, J.
- Venue
- ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
- Published
- 2005-06
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 103-106
- ISSN
- 0097-8418 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2003928905
- Cited by
- 362
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 29.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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