Restoring the popularity of computer science
Communications of the ACM - Special issue: RFID
The accreditation of ICT degree programs in South Africa
Proceedings of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Conference on Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership in a Diverse, Multidisciplinary Environment
ICT career track awareness amongst ICT graduates
Proceedings of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Conference on Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership in a Diverse, Multidisciplinary Environment
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The workplace is looking for well-educated information technology professionals, yet universities are still educating students using out-dated computer science and information systems curricula. This paper looks at how a small university transformed its undergraduate computing programs into a single integrated information technology program with concentrations in computer science, computer forensics, and information systems, housed in a school of business. It discusses the problems that the university identified with its current program offerings, the process of making the changes in a single academic year, the resulting curriculum, and the progress to date. Both the criteria from the accrediting organization ABET and workplace requirements from the Department of Commerce were considered in developing the program.