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Relevance of computer science education to industry and government needs - A critique of the proposed update to curriculum '68

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It is frequently suggested that computer science curricula are generated in a vacuum with little or no regard for the “real-world needs” of the student's ultimate employer. Furthermore, the question has recently been raised whether computer science programs should prepare their graduates to be “tool users” or “tool builders.”

The panel, composed of distinguished representatives from industry and Government, will relate their past experience with computer science graduates and will address their immediate personnel needs (i.e., areas of required expertise for new employees). Each panel member will then present his candid view of the proposed updates to “Curriculum '68” currently being prepared by ACM's Curriculum Committee on Computer Science.

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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

        Copyright © 1976 ACM

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