The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science's High School Programming Contest brought together student teams from across the state to the U of A for a day of competitive coding.

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.

Ontario recently announced a partial reform of its elementary and secondary school curricula to include mandatory learning on coding, as of September 2022. As researchers with combined expertise in ...