CS++: content is not enough

ABSTRACT

University education in computer science requires that students learn something of the nature of the discipline. We argue that, in addition to content knowledge, two of the many things the educated computer scientist might know about are the computer science pantheon and the metaphorical structure of the discipline's technical language.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Computer science education

General Terms:
Algorithms, Design, Experimentation

Keywords:
curriculum, discipline, higher education