CS2013-final-report

Table B-1: Count of Outcomes by
Category
Figure B-1: Distribution of Outcomes by
Knowledge Level
Tier1 Tier2 Elective
Familiarity 118 192 273
Usage 93 92 191
Assessment 43 23 86
Over 160 of the 560 core outcomes are substantially new and another approximately 150 are
significantly different than what is implied by CC2001. These new learning outcomes are
identified in Table B-4, which appears at the end of this appendix. Over two dozen topics from
CC2001 have been removed from the core, either by moving them to elective material or by
elimination entirely. These are summarized in Table B-3.
Changes in Knowledge Area Structure
Several knowledge areas have been significantly changed from the CC2001 and CS2008
Guidelines. Specifically, Systems Fundamentals has been added to capture the common themes
in previously distinct systems knowledge areas. The new Software Development Fundamentals
KA provides students with a view of software beyond programming skills, including topics from
Algorithms and Complexity (e.g., basic analysis, fundamental data structures), Software
Engineering (e.g., small scale reviews, basic development tools), and Programming Languages
(e.g., paradigm-independent constructs). Topics related to specific programming paradigms are
now covered in the Programming Languages and Platform-Based Development KAs.
A comparison of learning outcomes between CS2013 and CC2001 leads to several general
observations:
• The Systems Fundamentals knowledge area was created to capture the fundamental
principles common among operating systems, networking, and distributed systems.
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Digital logic and numerical methods are de-emphasized. A fundamental coverage of
digital logic can be found in Systems Fundamentals, but more advanced coverage is
considered to be the domain of computer engineering and electrical engineering.
Numerical methods are elective material in the Computational Science Knowledge Area