Implementing a competency-based information technology curriculum: challenges and opportunities
Abstract
ACM and IEEE Computer Society released new curriculum guidelines for baccalaureate degree programs in Information Technology, also known as the IT2017 report. Built on the foundation of the first ACM/IEEE IT2008 report, the new report, published in December 2017, stands out by its focus on employer-informed competencies that IT graduates should have in order to meet technological challenges of the workplace in the next decade. This poster highlights elements of the IT2017 curricular framework that help academic departments apply a competency-based approach to IT program development. Although competencies are prevalent in many areas of professional practice, placing competencies at the center of IT curriculum development requires rethinking of how we design learning environments in which students achieve IT competencies. In this poster I present some challenges with implementing the IT2017 curricular framework and discuss opportunities for turning the IT2017 report into a living document that learns from IT programs' implementation experiences.
Publication Date
7-2-2018
Journal Title
ITiCSE 2018: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Publisher
ACM
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Sabin, M. (2018). Implementing a Competency-Based Information Technology Curriculum: Challenges and Opportunities. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 391. https://doi.org/10.1145/3197091.3205808