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and are treated as a topic geared towards a more selected group of students entering into
computational sciences.
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Similarly, foundational topics related to software development have been reorganized to
produce a more coherent grouping and encourage curricular flexibility.
There is increased emphasis on Parallel and Distributed Computing, as evidenced by the
new Knowledge Area with that name.
There is a significant new emphasis on security. To this end, a new KA has been
developed, Information Assurance and Security (IAS). Much of the material described in
the KA is also mentioned in other KAs. The IAS KA cross-lists these topics. Some
institutions may choose to distribute the core IAS topics among existing courses. In
addition, privacy is a topic of growing concern, and is described in IAS as well as being
represented in the core content of the Social Issues and Professional Practice KA.
There is no distinguished emphasis on building web pages or search engine use. We
assume that students entering undergraduate study in this decade are familiar with
internet search, email, and social networking, an assumption that was not universally true
in 2001.
The Programming Languages core in CC2001 had a significant emphasis on language
translation. The CS2013 core material in PL is more focused on language paradigms and
tradeoffs, rather than implementation. The implementation content is elective.
The Intelligent Systems, Architecture and Organization, and Discrete Structures
Knowledge Areas have many topics in common with CC2001, but also have a number of
new topics. Emphases have changed. Some topics have been de-emphasised to allow for
inclusion of new topics.
The Social Issues and Professional Practice Knowledge Area has changed to a great
degree, particularly with respect to contemporary issues.
Core Comparison
There is significant overlap between the CC2001 Core and the CS2013 Core, particularly in the
more theoretical and fundamental content. This is an indication of growing maturity in the
fundamentals of the field. Knowledge Areas such as Discrete Structures, Algorithms and
Complexity, and Programming Languages are updated in CS2013, but the central material is
largely unchanged. Two new knowledge areas, Systems Fundamentals and Software
Development Fundamentals, are constructed from cross-cutting, foundational material from
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