Computer Programs as Creative Works: Share Your Research
When: Wednesday,
February 23, 2022
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
Where: Claire T. Carney Library, Office of Faculty Development
Description: OFD "Share Your Research" Series
Computer Programs as Creative Works: An Interdisciplinary Research Project with Implications for Multiple Fields
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
12:00 p.m.
Office of Faculty Development Conference Room, LIB 213
Presenters: Trina Kershaw, Department of Psychology; Ralph Clifford, School of Law; Firas Khatib, Department of Computer & Information Science; and Adnan El-Nasan, Department of Computer & Information Science
The scientific study of creativity has not evaluated all fields, including the development of computer software. This lack of scientific insight has important implications for the study of creativity in psychology, the teaching of computer science, and for legal policy. To study whether computer programs are creative works, we collected programs written to solve simple and complex bioinformatics problems. We found a high degree of variation in the programs, and higher ratings on several elements of creativity for the complex problem than for the simple problem. We will discuss implications for the creativity literature, computer science education, and copyright law.
This research was sponsored by a grant from the Provost's Multi-Institutional Seed Funding Program.
Computer Programs as Creative Works: An Interdisciplinary Research Project with Implications for Multiple Fields
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
12:00 p.m.
Office of Faculty Development Conference Room, LIB 213
Presenters: Trina Kershaw, Department of Psychology; Ralph Clifford, School of Law; Firas Khatib, Department of Computer & Information Science; and Adnan El-Nasan, Department of Computer & Information Science
The scientific study of creativity has not evaluated all fields, including the development of computer software. This lack of scientific insight has important implications for the study of creativity in psychology, the teaching of computer science, and for legal policy. To study whether computer programs are creative works, we collected programs written to solve simple and complex bioinformatics problems. We found a high degree of variation in the programs, and higher ratings on several elements of creativity for the complex problem than for the simple problem. We will discuss implications for the creativity literature, computer science education, and copyright law.
This research was sponsored by a grant from the Provost's Multi-Institutional Seed Funding Program.
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