Evolving a CS networking emphasis

  • Authors:
  • Joseph D. Sloan

  • Affiliations:
  • Division of Mathematics and Computer Science, Lander University, Greenwood, SC

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

This paper describes Lander University's efforts to create an emphasis in networking and telecommunications within its Computer Science program. The goal is to design a viable emphasis within an existing program that presents data communications and computer networking within the larger contexts of both computer science and telecommunications. This must be done in the absence of a widely accepted model or established curriculum guidelines suitable for a small institution. The approach taken was to follow a principle of minimal commitment-to introduce a small number of core courses augmented with special topics courses. This has provided a high degree of flexibility in a rapidly changing area, an area that sometimes defies definition.