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Michael Scott

Professor of Instruction

Michael Scott is a lecturer at Texas Computer Science. He was raised in St. Charles, Missouri and was an undergraduate at Stanford University receiving a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. He later attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and received a M.S. in Computer Science.

Research

Research Interests:
  • Computer Science Education
  • Computer Science in K-12.
Current Research:

Michael Scott's current research is in computer science education, introductory computer programming, and computer science at the high school level.

Awards & Honors

  • 2013 - Inaugural Provost’s Teaching Fellow
  • 2012 - UT President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2012 - UT Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship
  • 2011 - The University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2009 - College of Natural Science Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2008 - College of Natural Sciences Sustained Outreach Award
  • 2006 - College of Natural Sciences Sustained Outreach Award
  • 2005 - College of Natural Sciences Advisory Council Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2005 - University of Texas College of natural Sciences Council Faculty Service Award