How Computer Science Was Introduced at Yale-NUS College

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Yale‑NUS runs a 10‑year experiment that introduces liberal‑arts undergraduates to computing through Aristotle’s four causes, analogies (cooking, knitting, music), and enacted dialogue scripts instead of early coding. Course sequence uses okamel then a proof assistant (types as propositions) with no programming before week three, weekly reports, unit tests first, a midterm, a term project and two oral exams. Diversity (52% female) and internships rise, students report the course as “most liberal arts” and transferable to other majors.

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1. 0:00Yale-NUS CS introduction
2. 3:54Defining CS for liberal arts
3. 7:49Aristotle’s causes in computing
4. 15:56Measuring CS teaching success
5. 20:31Discovery pedagogy and ownership
6. 25:13Liberal arts students excel
7. 30:55Liberal arts values in CS
8. 34:06Student testimonials and impact
9. 37:39Diversity and CS future
10. 38:23Conclusion and demo