Welcome
Welcome to Computer Education and Cognitive Systems (CECS) at the University of North Texas. CECS prepares graduates for dynamic roles in Educational Computing. The program's mission is to provide resources, research, and service for education and leadership to the computer education community and to prepare scholars, educators, and professionals of the highest quality to serve the state, the region, and the national/international community.
Why CECS?
Computer and Information technologies continue to change the face of education internationally, nationally, regionally, and statewide. Our degree programs in Computer Education and Cognitive Systems are nationally and internationally known for preparing future educators and technology professionals to advance knowledge of technology tools and their applications. Faculty members within the program continue this leadership role through scholarship, grant acquisition, teaching, and service activities.
CECS Graduates play key roles in a wide variety of educational and business settings (Principals of Schools, Technology Coordinators, Web Designers and Developers, Technical Consultants, Assistant and Associate Professors, Instructional Designers, and Researchers). Their impact on Educational Computing will continue to evolve and expand over the next decade. The vision of the CECS Program is to provide students with knowledge and experience that adds value to computer education and information technologies through research, product development, and application of current tools to solving educational problems.
Our Vision
The program strives to create and maintain a community of scholars that enables all members of a diverse faculty to contribute their unique strengths. The program's vision is to thrive in research, teaching, and service through collaborative efforts both on and off campus.
Effective research and teaching by each faculty member is a fundamental requirement for maintaining the program's regional and national recognition. The program is committed to playing a significant role in the continued investigation of the fundamental questions of this field through scholarly inquiry. As computer and information technology and subsequent theory in our field changes, the program will discover and employ the best uses of these advances in our teaching and learning processes in order to bring quality education to our students through both distributed learning and on-campus experiences.
The success of this vision will assure that the program continues to play a vital role in developing and adding scholars, educators, and professionals to our field.
CECS Academic Plan
The program adopted the following academic plan during the spring of 2005.
Academic Plan (50 pages)
