The Proceedings of ISECON 2002: §352a    Home    Papers/Indices    prev (§352)    Next (§352b)     Paper (refereed)     Information Systems Curriculum Recommended Citation: Okie, E G, K T Stevens, J D Chase, and J Lewis.  Supporting CC2001's Endorsement of a Three-Course Introductory Sequence.  In The Proceedings of ISECON 2002, v 19 (San Antonio): §352a. ISSN: 1542-7382.

Supporting CC2001's Endorsement of a Three-Course Introductory Sequence

K. Todd Stevens    [a1] [a2]
Department of Information Technology
Radford University    [u1] [u2]
Radford, Virginia, USA    [c1] [c2]

J. D. Chase    [a1] [a2]
Department of Information Technology
Radford University    [u1] [u2]
Radford, Virginia, USA    [c1] [c2]

John Lewis    [a1] [a2]
Department of Computing Sciences
Villanova University    [u1] [u2]
Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

As technological needs evolve, so must IT curricula. Often, such change is not simply a choice of substituting one topic for another. In order to establish a solid foundation for our students, this paper argues the need for a third course in the introductory computer science sequence. More specifically, it describes two specific departments that have already implemented a new CS 1-2-3 sequences.

Keywords: CC2001, CS1, CS2, introductory sequence, object-oriented, curriculum development

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