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From: TAINT021@ysub.ysu.edu (David M. Onder)
Newsgroups: comp.org.acm
Subject: HS Contests....
Message-ID: <91122.084729TAINT021@ysub.ysu.edu>
Date: 2 May 91 12:47:29 GMT
Organization: Youngstown State University VM system (YSUB)
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I have a response to Roger Hurwitz's comments on the high school contests.

We here at this university have chosen to do a small number of contest
problems that take the students into a few areas of computer science.
Generally, we have questions relating to computations, searching, and
string manipulation.  All these areas are good tests for high school
students, since these students are not too good at software engineering
yet.  For a college level competition, I would agree to a contest that
would judge the quality of the programs, as well as the correctness of
the programs.

Does anyone else have any comments on this subject.  We could all end up
having great contests next year if we analyze this completely.

BTW, I was supposed to send some contest problems to a few organizations,
and I am not sure if I got them all out.  If you requested the problems
and never got them, please mail me again.  I will get them out this time.

Thank you!!!!

David M. Onder
YSU-ASM Student Chapter President
YSU-ACM Student Chapter Secretary
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