Transcript Middle East IT curricula models

17-18 February 2016, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ACM/IEEE-CS INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA 2017:
A STATUS UPDATE
Hala Alrumaih
Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
ACM Representative
Outline
• Introduction
• IT 2017 Task Group
• Competencies and Knowledge
• Current IT Curricular Framework
• Building A Curriculum
• Conclusion
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INTRODUCTION
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ACM and IEEE-CS publishes the first model curriculum report for
information technology (IT), called IT2008
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ACM forms an exploratory committee to determine whether
IT2008 requires updating
•
ACM/IEEE-CS forms a task group charged with developing a
modern curricular report for information technology (IT2017)
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The new IT2017 report would encompass modern technologies
and educational advances for the mid-2020s
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IT2017 TASK GROUP
Mihaela Sabin c,e
University of New Hampshire, USA
ACM Representative
Hala Alrumaih e
Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University,
Saudi Arabia
ACM Representative
John Impagliazzo e
Hofstra University, USA
ACM Education Board Representative
Barry Lunt e
Brigham Young University, USA
ACM Representative
Ming Zhang e
Peking University, China
ACM Representative
Brenda Byers i
Federation of Enterprise Architecture Organizations,
Canada
IEEE-CS Representative
c = IT2017 Task Group Chair
William Newhouse i
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
ISACA, ACM Representative
Bill Paterson
Mt. Royal University, Canada
ACM Representative
Svetlana Peltsverger
Kennesaw State University, USA
ACM Representative
Cara Tang
Portland Community College, USA
ACM Representative
Gerrit van der Veer
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
SIGCHI and ACM Representative
Barbara Viola i
VioTech Solutions, USA
AITP & ACM Representative
e = IT2017 Executive Committee Member
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i = IT2017 Industry Representative
COMPETENCIES AND KNOWLEDGE
• Competency implies
• Knowledge coupled with
• Skills and
• Ability
•
Competencies are:
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Based on papers, reports, and framework examples:
• IT Curricular Framework  Body of Knowledge*
• IT Domains  Knowledge Areas*
• IT subdomains  Knowledge Units*
• Unequivocally understood internationally
• Used in the ACM two-year IT curriculum report
* = Used in IT2008
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CURRENT IT CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK
(Essential and Applied Domains)
• Evolving IT curricular framework has a
three-level hierarchical structure
Domains
Subdomains
Competencies
• Framework contrasts essential from applied domains
• Essential domains: Competencies within domains that anyone
obtaining a four-year IT degree should acquire
• Applied domains: Selective competencies; IT program choices
that allow flexibility and identity reflecting program goals
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CURRENT IT CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK
(Essential and Applied Domains)
Applied domains of the
IT Curricular Framework
Essential domains of the
IT Curricular Framework
Essential Domains
Applied Domains
Hours
Hours
Cybersecurity Principles
40
Applied Networks
30
Global Professional Practice
25
Cloud Computing
30
Information Management
40
Cybersecurity Evolving Challenges
30
Integrated Systems Technology
20
Data Scalability and Analytics
30
Networking
35
Internet of Things
30
Platform Technologies
15
Mobile Applications
25
Software Fundamentals
30
Social Responsibility
20
System Administration and Maintenance
20
Software Development and Management
20
System Integration and Architecture
20
Virtual Systems and Services
30
User Experience Design
20
Web and Mobile Systems
25
Total:
Total:
290
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CURRENT IT CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK
(Scope and Subdomains)
Subdomains for the
Information Management Domain
Domain Scope for ITE-IMA
Information Management
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Scope Statements
Information Management
1 Tools and techniques for efficient data
modeling, collection, organization, retrieval
2 and management
Extracting information from data to make
3 data meaningful to the organization
Developing, deploying, managing and
4 integrating data and information systems
to support the organization
5 Safety and security issues associated with
data and information
Tools and techniques for producing useful
knowledge from information
History and overview
1
Data-information concepts
6
Data modeling
9
Database query languages
9
Data organization architecture
8
Special-purpose databases
2
Managing the database
environment
5
Total:
7
Hours
40
CURRENT IT CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK
(Competencies)
Competencies for
Database query languages
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Competencies
a Create, modify and query database objects using the
Structured Query Language (SQL).
b Filter and sort data using various clauses including
where, order by, between, like, group by and having.
c Use joins to select data across multiple tables.
d Use embedded SQL queries.
e Perform calculations in a query using calculated fields
and aggregate functions.
f Create updatable and non-updatable views.
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ADDITIONAL MATH AND SCIENCE
Mathematics in the IT Curricular Framework
Mathematics (Essential)
Science in the IT Curricular Framework
Hours
Science (Essential)
Hours
ITM-DSC Discrete Structures
ITM-DSC-01
ITM-DSC-02
ITM-DSC-03
ITM-DSC-04
ITM-DSC-05
ITM-DSC-06
ITM-DSC-07
ITM-DSC-08
ITM-DSC-09
ITM-DSC-10
ITM-DSC-11
ITM-DSC-12
History and overview [1]
Sets [2]
Functions and relations [3]
Proof techniques [3]
Logic [2]
Boolean algebra principles [2]
Minimization [3]
Graphs and trees [4]
Combinatorics [3]
Iteration and recursion [2]
Complexity Analysis [2]
Discrete information technology applications [3]
Mathematics (Applied)
As needed to achieve program goals
30
Hours
As needed to achieve program goals
60
Total:
Science (Applied)
Hours
As needed to achieve program goals
90
#
Total:
#
#
# = Not yet specified
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BUILDING A CURRICULUM
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Curricular framework forms the foundation of any curriculum
in information technology
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Task group recommends at least 420 hours of technical
preparation
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The group recommends that an IT program should contain:
• At least 90 hours of mathematics and
• Some science for exposure to the scientific method
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IT Domains are NOT courses
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Programs address related subdomains over several courses
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IT2017 REPORT
• IT2017 draft report is available online at:
it2017.acm.org
• We invite you to participate in this important
project by reviewing this new document and by
providing your opinions to a survey found at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3JX722X
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CONCLUSION
• IT has transitioned:
Applied part of the
curriculum infrastructure
Essential part of that
infrastructure
• IT2017 task group strives to produce curricular
recommendations that generate the ultimate graduate who:
• Meets and adapts to a changing enterprise computing field, and
• Has opportunities to do advanced studies for the betterment of humanity
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Thank you