Conference paper 2020

Designing Computer Science Competency Statements: A Process and Curriculum Model for the 21st Century

CA
Clear, Alison L.
 CT
Clear, Tony
 VA
Vichare, Abhijat M.
 CT
Charles, Thea
 FS
Frezza, Stephen T.
 GM
Gutica, Mirela
 LB
Lunt, Barry M.
 MF
Maiorana, Francesco
 PA
Pears, Arnold Neville
 PF
Pitt, François
 RC
Riedesel, Charles P.
 SJ
Szynkiewicz, Justyna
Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
Conference · pp. 211-246
Abstract

The broadly influential document Computing Curricula 2005 (CC2005) is in the process of being updated through a project called Computing Curricula 2020 (CC2020). CC2020 provides a vision for the future of computing education, including a comprehensive report that contrasts curricular guidelines, and contextualizing those guidelines within the broader landscape of computing education. In the process, a framework of competency-based educational principles has been developed which is closely aligned with other skills and qualifications frameworks. This working group report demonstrates one way in which the transition from current learning-outcomes-based practices to the competency-based practices can be approached. Further, the paper discusses the challenges and insights that have emerged as the learning outcomes for various Knowledge Areas in the CS2013 report were re-expressed in terms of competencies. © 2020 ACM.

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Competencies CC2020 cs2013 curriculum guidelines

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Learning outcome Curricula Engineering education Education computing Engineering research Computing education Computing curricula Working groups Knowledge areas Curriculum models Curricular guidelines Educational principles
Author Affiliations
Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, HKB, New Zealand
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, AUK, New Zealand
ACM India, Pune, India
Seigel Family Endowment, New York, NY, United States
Gannon University, Erie, PA, United States
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Stockholms, Sweden
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
Nord Universitet, Bodo, Nordland, Norway
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