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Computational Thinking: Changes to the Human Connectome Associated with Learning to Program

@inproceedings{Walden2015ComputationalTC,
  title={Computational Thinking: Changes to the Human Connectome Associated with Learning to Program},
  author={Eric A. Walden and Glenn J. Browne and Michael Oboyle},
  booktitle={ICIS},
  year={2015}
}
Computational thinking (Guzdial 2008; Wing 2006; Wing 2008) means solving problems using a logical, often mathematical, foundation. One important type of computational thinking involves being able to observe a problem in the world and then formulate a plan of action that can be carried out by a computer. Computational thinking is what computing professionals (MIS personnel, computer scientists) do when they analyze and design systems. 
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