Hala Alrumaih Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University ACM Representative February 2016, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ACM/IEEE-CS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA 2017: A STATUS UPDATE

Outline Introduction IT 2017 Task Group Competencies and Knowledge Current IT Curricular Framework Building A Curriculum Conclusion 1

I NTRODUCTION ACM and IEEE-CS publishes the first model curriculum report for information technology (IT), called IT2008 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) The new IT2017 report would encompass modern technologies and educational advances for the mid-2020s 2

IT2017 T ASK G ROUP 3 Mihaela Sabin c,e University of New Hampshire, USA ACM Representative William Newhouse i National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA ISACA, ACM Representative Hala Alrumaih e Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia ACM Representative Bill Paterson Mt. Royal University, Canada ACM Representative John Impagliazzo e Hofstra University, USA ACM Education Board Representative Svetlana Peltsverger Kennesaw State University, USA ACM Representative Barry Lunt e Brigham Young University, USA ACM Representative Cara Tang Portland Community College, USA ACM Representative Ming Zhang e Peking University, China ACM Representative Gerrit van der Veer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands SIGCHI and ACM Representative Brenda Byers i Federation of Enterprise Architecture Organizations, Canada IEEE-CS Representative Barbara Viola i VioTech Solutions, USA AITP & ACM Representative c = IT2017 Task Group Chaire = IT2017 Executive Committee Memberi = IT2017 Industry Representative

C OMPETENCIES AND K NOWLEDGE Competency implies Knowledge coupled with Skills and Ability Competencies are: Unequivocally understood internationally Used in the ACM two-year IT curriculum report Based on papers, reports, and framework examples: IT Curricular Framework  Body of Knowledge* IT Domains  Knowledge Areas* IT subdomains  Knowledge Units* * = Used in IT2008 4

C URRENT IT C URRICULAR F RAMEWORK (Essential and Applied Domains) Evolving IT curricular framework has a three-level hierarchical structure 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 5 DomainsSubdomainsCompetencies

C URRENT IT C URRICULAR F RAMEWORK (Essential and Applied Domains) Essential DomainsHours Cybersecurity Principles40 Global Professional Practice25 Information Management40 Integrated Systems Technology20 Networking35 Platform Technologies15 Software Fundamentals30 System Administration and Maintenance20 System Integration and Architecture20 User Experience Design20 Web and Mobile Systems25 Total:290 6 Essential domains of the IT Curricular Framework Applied domains of the IT Curricular Framework Applied DomainsHours Applied Networks30 Cloud Computing30 Cybersecurity Evolving Challenges30 Data Scalability and Analytics30 Internet of Things30 Mobile Applications25 Social Responsibility20 Software Development and Management20 Virtual Systems and Services30 Total:130 / 245 Essential DomainsHours Cybersecurity Principles40 Global Professional Practice25 Information Management40 Integrated Systems Technology20 Networking35 Platform Technologies15 Software Fundamentals30 System Administration and Maintenance20 System Integration and Architecture20 User Experience Design20 Web and Mobile Systems25 Total:290

C URRENT IT C URRICULAR F RAMEWORK (Scope and Subdomains) Domain Scope for ITE-IMA Information Management 7 #Scope Statements Tools and techniques for efficient data modeling, collection, organization, retrieval and management Extracting information from data to make data meaningful to the organization Developing, deploying, managing and integrating data and information systems to support the organization Safety and security issues associated with data and information Tools and techniques for producing useful knowledge from information Subdomains for the Information Management Domain Information ManagementHours History and overview1 Data-information concepts6 Data modeling9 Database query languages9 Data organization architecture8 Special-purpose databases2 Managing the database environment 5 Total:40

C URRENT IT C URRICULAR F RAMEWORK (Competencies) 8 Competencies for Database query languages #Competencies a b cde fa b cde f Create, modify and query database objects using the Structured Query Language (SQL). Filter and sort data using various clauses including where, order by, between, like, group by and having. Use joins to select data across multiple tables. Use embedded SQL queries. Perform calculations in a query using calculated fields and aggregate functions. Create updatable and non-updatable views.

A DDITIONAL M ATH AND S CIENCE Mathematics (Essential)Hours ITM-DSC Discrete Structures ITM-DSC-01 History and overview [1] ITM-DSC-02 Sets [2] ITM-DSC-03 Functions and relations [3] ITM-DSC-04Proof techniques [3] ITM-DSC-05Logic [2] ITM-DSC-06Boolean algebra principles [2] ITM-DSC-07Minimization [3] ITM-DSC-08Graphs and trees [4] ITM-DSC-09Combinatorics [3] ITM-DSC-10Iteration and recursion [2] ITM-DSC-11Complexity Analysis [2] ITM-DSC-12Discrete information technology applications [3] 30 Mathematics (Applied)Hours As needed to achieve program goals60 Total:90 9 Mathematics in the IT Curricular Framework Science in the IT Curricular Framework Science (Essential)Hours As needed to achieve program goals# Science (Applied)Hours As needed to achieve program goals# Total:# # = Not yet specified

B UILDING A C URRICULUM Curricular framework forms the foundation of any curriculum in information technology Task group recommends at least 420 hours of technical preparation The group recommends that an IT program should contain: At least 90 hours of mathematics and Some science for exposure to the scientific method IT Domains are NOT courses Programs address related subdomains over several courses 10

IT2017 R EPORT 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: 11

C ONCLUSION IT has transitioned: 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 12 Applied part of the curriculum infrastructure Essential part of that infrastructure

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