A Comparison between the ACM/IEEE Computer Science Curriculum Guidelines and the Information Technology Curriculum Guidelines

This talk examines the ACM/IEEE undergraduates programs for computer science and information technology with a focus on the learning outcomes. The IT guidelines were completed in 2008 and are due to be redone in the next couple of years. A database was created for each of the guidelines storing the Knowledge Area (KA), Knowledge Unit (KU) and the Learning Outcome (LO). Queries were generated to allow comparison between the two programs. The computer science guidelines are recent with some significant changes made compared to the older version. This poster will also examine the various knowledge areas and units within each of guidelines showing similarities and differences. Added into the database was the institution's IT and CS programs' student learning outcomes as well which gives us the opportunity to see how we compare as well.