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An alternative to curriculum 68

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The authors of this paper have had the opportunity to view computer science (CPS) curricula from three different perspectives - as students themselves, as professional applications programmers, and as employers of current computer science majors. We are concerned that the typical course of study is no longer adequate to prepare students for the real world of computer applications. The purpose of this paper is to point out some problem areas and to suggest an alternative.

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      cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
      ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 8, Issue 3
      Proceedings of the 6th SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education
      July 1976
      146 pages
      ISSN:0097-8418
      DOI:10.1145/952991
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        SIGCSE '76: Proceedings of the sixth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
        September 1976
        154 pages
        ISBN:9781450374453
        DOI:10.1145/800144

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