Computer Science Curriculum Developments in the 1960s

The computer science discipline was born in the early 1960s. Important conferences analyzed the nature of CS, the pros and cons of what the new discipline should encompass, and whether universities should offer CS programs. The culmination of these efforts was the ACM Curriculum 68, a series of repo...

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Published inIEEE annals of the history of computing Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 40 - 54
Main Author Gupta, G.K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Alamitos, CA IEEE 01.04.2007
IEEE Computer Society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Algorithms
Bootlegging
Colleges & universities
Computation
Computer aided manufacturing
Computer centers
Computer engineering
Computer industry
Computer science
computer science curriculum
Computer science education
computer science history
Computers
Conferences
Core curriculum
Curriculum development
Data processing
Departments
Design
Directors
Discipline
Educational institutions
Educational programs
Electrical engineering
Engineering education
Hardware
History of computer science
History of science and technology
Information processing
Mathematics
Numerical analysis
Operations research
Problem solving
Science education
Students
Studies
Technology
Theoretical computer science
Century 20
USA
United States > US
Data processing
University
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Teaching
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Summary:The computer science discipline was born in the early 1960s. Important conferences analyzed the nature of CS, the pros and cons of what the new discipline should encompass, and whether universities should offer CS programs. The culmination of these efforts was the ACM Curriculum 68, a series of reports and recommendations that ultimately influenced CS programs worldwide.
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ISSN:1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/MAHC.2007.20