USA Computing Olympiad
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| Audience/Grade: | 6 - High School Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Computer Science Design General Engineering, Engineering Science Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Student Competitions |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Community - General |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
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Organization:USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) |
| Description: | "The USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) is the premier pre-college computing organization in the USA. Its goals include: -Providing pre-college students with opportunities to sharpen their computer programming skills - Enhancing the quality of pre-college computer education by providing both students and teachers with challenging problems, training materials, and competitions that emphasize algorithm development and problem-solving skills. -Providing pre-college students with opportunities to sharpen their computer programming skills -Recognizing excellent students with outstanding skills in computer science and encouraging them to pursue further opportunities in the profession. -Providing educational, motivational, and competitive materials in the form of programming competitions and web-based training materials." |
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| Keywords: | Computing design |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process |
| Use of Resource: |
Use of Resource Design competition for project-based learning and motivating students. It helps develop team, design and multidisciplinary skills. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | July 2007 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.uwp.edu/sws/usaco/ |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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