Paradigms for Global Computing Education

1 A Computing Curricula Series Report2020 December 31 Computing Curricula 2020CC2020 Paradigms for Global Computing Educationencompassing undergraduate programs inComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceCybersecurityInformation SystemsInformation TechnologySoftware Engineeringwith data science A Computing Curricula Series Report Computing Curricula 2020 CC2020 Paradigms for Global Computing Education encompassing undergraduate programs in Computer Engineering Computer Science Cybersecurity Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering with data science Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) 2020 December 31 Computing Curricula 2020 Computing Curricula Report CC2020 2020 December 31 Page 2 of 203 Copyright 202 1 by ACM and IEEE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright and Reprint Permissions: Permission granted to use these curriculum guidelines for the development of educational materials and programs.

2 Other use requires specific permission. Permission requests should be addressed to: ACM Permissions Department at or to the IEEE Copyrights Manager at ISBN: 978-1-4503-9059-0 DOI: Web link: When available, you may order additional copies from: ACM Order Department, Box 30777, New York, NY 10087-0777 This report wa s possible by financial support f rom: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) and ACM China ACM India Association for Information Systems (AIS) Education SIG of the Association for Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals (ED-SIG) Informatics Europe Italian Association of Computer Scientists (GRIN) Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction of (SIGCHI) Computing Curricula 2020 Computing Curricula Report CC2020 2020 December 31 Page 3 of 203 The following societies and organizations have officially endorsed this report.

3 ACM China ACM SIGCSE China Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Association for Information Systems (AIS) Association of Italian Faculty Members in Computer Science and Engineering Gruppo di Ingegneria Informatica (GII) Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) China Computer Federation (CCF) Computing and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ) Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS) European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE) IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals Education Special Interest Group (ISCAP/EDSIG) International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Italian Association for Informatics - Associazione Italiana per l Informatica e il Calcolo Automatico (AICA) Italian Association of Computer Scientists (GRIN) IT Professional New Zealand (ITPNZ) Latin American Center on Computing (CLEI) Spanish Scientific Association ADIE (Asociaci n para el Desarrollo de la Inform tica Educativa - Computers in Education Association)

4 Spanish Scientific Association SCIE (Sociedad Cientifica Informatica Espa ola) Spanish Scientific Society AENUI (Asociaci n de Ense antes Universitarios de la Inform tica - Association of University Teachers of Informatics) Computing Curricula 2020 Computing Curricula Report CC2020 2020 December 31 Page 4 of 203 CC2020 Task Force Co-Chairs Alison Clear Eastern institute of Technology New Zealand Allen Parrish University of Alabama United States of America Editorial Committee Alison Clear Eastern institute of Technology New Zealand John Impagliazzo Hofstra University United States of America Allen Parrish University of Alabama United States of America Pearl Wang George Mason University United States of America Steering Committee Paolo Ciancarini University of Bologna Italy Alison Clear Eastern institute

5 Of Technology New Zealand Ernesto Cuadros-Vargas Latin American Center for Computing Studies (CLEI) Peru Stephen Frezza Gannon University United States of America Judith Gal-Ezer Open University Israel John Impagliazzo Hofstra University United States of America Allen Parrish University of Alabama United States of America Arnold Pears KTH Royal institute of Technology Sweden Shingo Takada Keio University Japan Heikki Topi Bentley University United States of America Gerrit van der Veer Vrije Universiteit Netherlands Abhijat Vichare ACM India India Pearl Wang George Mason University United States of America Les Waguespack Bentley University United States of America Ming Zhang Peking University

6 China (continued on next page) Computing Curricula 2020 Computing Curricula Report CC2020 2020 December 31 Page 5 of 203 CC2020 Task Force (continued) Hala Alrumaih Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic Univ. Saudi Arabia Renata Araujo Brazilian Computer Society Brazil Jeffrey Babb West Texas A&M University United States of America Olga Bogoyavlenskaya Petrozavodsk State University Russia H ctor Cancela Universidad de la Rep blica Uruguay Juan Chen National University of Defense Technology China Adrienne Decker University of Buffalo United States of America Eric Durant Milwaukee School of Engineering United States of America Marisa Exter Purdue University United States of America Beatriz Flori n Gaviria Universidad del Valle Colombia Itana Maria Gimenes Brazilian Computer Society Brazil Steven Gordon

7 Ohio State University United States of America Eiji Hayashiguchi Waseda University, CTO VJP Co. Ltd. Japan Amey Karkare Indian institute of Technology Kanpur India Richard Le Blanc Seattle University United States of America Paul Leidig Grand Valley State University United States of America David Lopez Universitat Polit cnica de Catalunya Spain Barry Lunt Brigham Young University United States of America Linda Marshall University of Pretoria South Africa Bruce McMillin Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology United States of America Tania McVeety IBM United States of America Nancy Mead Carnegie Mellon University United States of America Teresa Pereira Instituto Polit cnico de Viana Castelo Portugal Melinda Reno Deloitte Consulting United States of America Ariel Sabiguero Universidad de la Rep blica Uruguay Fermin Sanchez Universitat Polit cnica de Catalunya Spain Nello Scarabottolo Universit di Milano Italy Yann Secq University of Lille France Simon University of Newcastle Australia Ye Tian ByteDance China Paul Tymann rochester institute of Technology United States of

8 America Barbara Viola Viotech Solutions United States of America Xi Wu Chengdu Univ. of Information Technology China Xiaochun (Jane) Yang Shanghai AchieveFun Info Tech Co., Ltd. China Stuart Zweben Ohio State University United States of America Computing Curricula 2020 Computing Curricula Report CC2020 2020 December 31 Page 6 of 203 Contents CC2020 TASK FORCE .. 4 CC2020 TASK FORCE (CONTINUED) .. 5 CONTENTS .. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .. 12 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING CC2020 .. 14 : CC2020 EXPECTATIONS .. 14 : Project Purpose, Vision and Mission .. 14 : Project Strategies .. 15 : Project Diversity.

9 15 : PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS .. 16 : Prospective Students and their Guardians .. 16 : Current Students .. 16 : Industry .. 16 : Computing Educators and Curriculum Developers .. 17 : Professional Associations, Educational Organizations, and Authorities .. 17 : PROJECT BACKGROUND .. 17 : Brief History .. 17 : Project Organization and Structure .. 18 : OVERALL SCOPE OF Computing .. 18 : Current Discipline Structure .. 19 : Timeline of Curricular Guidelines .. 19 : GUIDING PRINCIPLES .. 20 : Four Principles .. 20 : Constituents and Public Outreach .. 21 : CC2020 REPORT STRUCTURE .. 21 : DIGEST OF CHAPTER 1.

10 22 CHAPTER 2: EVOLUTION OF Computing Education .. 23 : WHAT IS Computing ? .. 23 : Early Meanings .. 23 : Recent Undertakings .. 23 : LANDSCAPE OF Computing DISCIPLINES .. 24 : Early Developments .. 24 : Contemporary Advances .. 25 : STATUS OF Computing DISCIPLINE REPORTS .. 26 : Computer Engineering .. 26 : Computer Science .. 26 : Cybersecurity .. 27 : Information Systems .. 27 : Information Technology .. 28 : Software Engineering .. 28 : Data Science (Under Development) .. 29 : EXTENSIONS OF Computing DISCIPLINES .. 29 Computing Curricula 2020 Computing Curricula Report CC2020 2020 December 31 Page 7 of 203 : Computing Interrelationships.