Information Technology Curricula 2017

Information Technology Curricula 2017

Information Technology Curricula 2017

IT2017

Curriculum Guidelines for Baccalaureate Degree Programs

in Information Technology

A Report in the Computing Curricula Series Task Group on Information Technology Curricula

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS)

2017 December 10

Information Technology

Curricula 2017

Curriculum Guidelines for Baccalaureate Degree Programs

in Information Technology

A Report in the Computing Curricula Series Task Group on Information Technology Curricula

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS)

2017 December 10

Information Technology 2017 IT2017

Final Curriculum Report 2017 December 10

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Final Curriculum Report 2017 December 10

Information Technology Curricula 2017

Final Report 2017 December 10

A Report in the Computing Curricula Series Task Group on Information Technology Curricula

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS)

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IT2017 Task Group

Mihaela Sabin c,e

University of New Hampshire, USA ACM and SIGITE Representative

Hala Alrumaih e

Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia ACM Representative

John Impagliazzo e

Hofstra University, USA ACM Education Board Representative

Barry Lunt e

Brigham Young University, USA ACM and SIGITE Representative

Ming Zhang e

Peking University, China ACM Representative

Brenda Byers i

Professional and Educational Activities Board, Canada IEEE CS Representative

William Newhouse i

National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA; ISACA ACM Representative

Bill Paterson

Mount Royal University, Canada ACM and SIGITE Representative

Svetlana Peltsverger

Kennesaw State University, USA ACM Representative

Cara Tang

Portland Community College, USA ACM Representative

Gerrit van der Veer

ACM SIGCHI; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands ACM Representative

Barbara Viola i

Viotech Solutions Inc., USA; AITP ACM Representative

Final Curriculum Report 2017 December 10

c = IT2017 Task Group Chair e = IT2017 Executive Committee Member i = IT2017 Industry Representative

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Contents

Final Curriculum Report 2017 December 10

Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 9 Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................................................................................... 11

1.1 Vision, Mission, and Goals............................................................................................................................. 11 1.2 Overall Scope of Computing ......................................................................................................................... 12 1.3 Structure of the IT2017 Report ..................................................................................................................12 1.4 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................................ 13 1.5 Recurring Themes and Overtones.............................................................................................................14 1.6 Global Improvement .......................................................................................................................................15 Chapter 2: The Information Technology Discipline................................................................16 2.1 The Role of IT within the Computing Disciplines................................................................................16 2.2 Driving Forces through IT Innovations...................................................................................................17 2.3 Definition of the Information Technology Academic Discipline...................................................18 2.4 IT Graduate Profile and Professional Readiness .................................................................................19 2.5 Research in IT .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Chapter 3: Preparing Contemporary IT Professionals .......................................................... 22 3.1 Rationale ..............................................................................................................................................................22 3.2 Professional Practice....................................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 Preparing for the Global Workplace.........................................................................................................24

3.3.1 Workplace Awareness...............................................................................................................................24 3.3.2 Modeling Local and Global Work Environments ...........................................................................25 3.3.3 Administration, Faculty, and Student Roles.....................................................................................26 3.4 Incorporating Professionalism and Ethics into the Curriculum ................................................... 26 3.5 Assessing Professional and Ethical Work...............................................................................................26 3.6 Certifications ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 4: Competencies and Information Technology ........................................................ 28 4.1 Competency in Theory ................................................................................................................................... 28 4.1.1 Meaning of Competency ...........................................................................................................................28 4.1.2 A Performance Perspective on Learning...........................................................................................29 4.1.3 Learning Transfer ....................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2 IT Competencies and Professional Practice .......................................................................................... 31 Chapter 5: Industry Perspectives on Information Technology...........................................33 5.1 Overview of Industry and Information Technology ..........................................................................33 5.1.1 The Academic Myth....................................................................................................................................34 5.1.2 State of IT Skills Gap................................................................................................................................... 34 5.1.3 IT Job Situation............................................................................................................................................. 36 5.2 General IT Skills ................................................................................................................................................ 37 5.2.1 Soft Skills......................................................................................................................................................... 37 5.2.2 Communication Skills................................................................................................................................38 5.2.3 Teamwork Skills .......................................................................................................................................... 39 5.3 Technical Skills ..................................................................................................................................................39 5.3.1 Certification as an indicator of experience.......................................................................................40 5.4 Integrated Skills and Experiential Learning..........................................................................................41 5.4.1 Experience, Experience, Experience....................................................................................................41 5.4.2 Academic/Workplace Collaboration...................................................................................................41 5.4.3 The Drive for Experience .........................................................................................................................42 5.4.4 IT Industry Speaks......................................................................................................................................43

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5.5 Next Steps ............................................................................................................................................................ 44 Chapter 6: Information Technology Curricular Framework ............................................... 46

6.1 Structure of the IT Curricular Framework.............................................................................................46 6.1.1 Essential and Supplemental Domains ................................................................................................ 46 6.1.2 Building an IT Curriculum for an IT Degree Program..................................................................47 6.1.3 Level of Learning Engagement .............................................................................................................. 48 6.1.4 Tags for IT Domains ................................................................................................................................... 49

6.2 Distilling the IT Curricular Framework...................................................................................................49 6.2.1 IT Curriculum: Essential and Supplemental Domains .................................................................49 6.2.2 Related Mathematics ................................................................................................................................. 52 6.2.3 Related Science............................................................................................................................................. 52 6.2.4 Putting It All Together...............................................................................................................................53

6.3 IT Domain Clusters .......................................................................................................................................... 53 6.3.1 Essential IT Domain Clusters .................................................................................................................54 6.3.2 Supplemental IT Domain Clusters........................................................................................................60

6.4 Contemporary Illustration of IT ................................................................................................................. 64 Chapter 7: Implementing the IT Curricular Framework.......................................................66

7.1 General Requirements....................................................................................................................................66 7.1.1 Communication Skills................................................................................................................................66 7.1.2 Teamwork Skills ..........................................................................................................................................66 7.1.3 Scientific Methods....................................................................................................................................... 67 7.1.4 Engaging in Related Areas ....................................................................................................................... 67 7.1.5 Becoming a Contributing Member of Society ..................................................................................68

7.2 IT Curricular Framework and IT Programs...........................................................................................68 7.2.1 Tailoring the Curriculum.......................................................................................................................... 68 7.2.2 IT Curricula and Global Diversity ......................................................................................................... 68

7.3 IT Curricular Models ....................................................................................................................................... 71 7.3.1 Traditional Four-year IT Programs ..................................................................................................... 71 7.3.2 IT Programs in Different Contexts .......................................................................................................71

7.4 Strategies for Emerging Technologies ..................................................................................................... 72 7.4.1 Current Emerging Technologies ........................................................................................................... 73 7.4.2 Conceptual Emerging Technologies ....................................................................................................73

Chapter 8: Institutional Adaptations............................................................................................ 74 8.1 The Need for Local Adaptation ...................................................................................................................74 8.2 Principles for Curriculum Design .............................................................................................................. 74 8.3 Transitions into Four-year IT Programs.................................................................................................75 8.4 The Need for Adequate Computing Resources .................................................................................... 76 8.5 Attracting and Retaining Faculty Members...........................................................................................77 8.6 Faculty Commitment to the Degree Program.......................................................................................77 8.7 Information Technology Across Campus................................................................................................ 78 8.8 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................................................................78

Appendix A: Enterprise IT Skill Frameworks ........................................................................... 80 A.1 Competency Frameworks ............................................................................................................................. 80 A.2 Skills Framework for the Information Age ............................................................................................80 A.3 European Competency Framework..........................................................................................................81 A.4 The i Competency Dictionary ...................................................................................................................... 83 A.4.1 Task Dictionary ............................................................................................................................................ 84 A.4.2 Task Dictionary Chart................................................................................................................................84 A.4.3 Examples of Task Evaluation Diagnostic Level and Criteria .....................................................85

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A.4.4 Skill Dictionary ............................................................................................................................................. 86 A.4.5 Skill Dictionary Chart.................................................................................................................................86 A.4.6 Skill Proficiency Level ............................................................................................................................... 87 Appendix B: Performances .............................................................................................................. 89 B.1 Essential IT Domains....................................................................................................................................... 89 B.2 Supplemental IT Domains.......................................................................................................................... 100 Appendix C: Traditional Four-year IT Curricula Examples............................................... 108 C.1 Format and Conventions ............................................................................................................................ 108 C.1.1 Course Time Conventions..................................................................................................................... 108 C.1.2 Mapping of Information Technology Curricular Framework to a Sample Curriculum109 C.1.3 Course Descriptions ................................................................................................................................ 109 C.2 Preparation to Enter the Profession...................................................................................................... 109 C.3 Curricula Commonalities............................................................................................................................ 110 C.4 Typical IT Curriculum ? United States.................................................................................................. 111 C.4.1 Program Goals and Features ............................................................................................................... 111 C.4.2 Summary of Requirements................................................................................................................... 111 C.4.3 Four-Year Model for United States Curriculum........................................................................... 112 C.4.4 Mapping of Information Technology Curricular Framework to United States Curriculum.................................................................................................................................................................. 113 C.4.5 United States Curriculum ? Course Summaries........................................................................... 114 C.5 Typical IT Curriculum ? Saudi Arabia and Middle East ................................................................. 116 C.5.1 Program Goals and Features ............................................................................................................... 116 C.5.2 Summary of Requirements................................................................................................................... 116 C.5.3 Four-Year Model for Saudi Arabia and Middle East Curriculum .......................................... 117 C.5.4 Mapping of Information Technology Curricular Framework to Saudi Arabia and Middle East Curriculum ........................................................................................................................................................ 118 C.5.5 Saudi Arabia and Middle East Curriculum ? Course Summaries.......................................... 119 C.6 Typical IT Curriculum ? China ................................................................................................................. 122 C.6.1 Program Goals and Features ............................................................................................................... 122 C.6.2 Summary of Requirements................................................................................................................... 122 C.6.3 Four-Year Model for China Curriculum .......................................................................................... 123 C.6.4 Mapping of Information Technology Curricular Framework to China Curriculum ..... 124 C.6.5 China Curriculum ? Course Summaries .......................................................................................... 125 Appendix D: Information Technology in Other Contexts................................................... 128 D.1 Format and Conventions ............................................................................................................................ 128 D.1.1 Course Time Conventions..................................................................................................................... 128 D.1.2 Mapping of the information technology curricular framework to a sample blended curriculum................................................................................................................................................................... 129 D.2 Canadian Example........................................................................................................................................ 130 D.2.1 Program Goals and Features ............................................................................................................... 130 D.2.2 Summary of Requirements................................................................................................................... 130 D.2.3 BCIS - Suggested Schedule 4 Years (Five courses per semester) ......................................... 131 D.2.4 Mapping of BCIS to subdomains of Essential Curricular Framework ................................ 132 D.3 Applied Computer Science Example..................................................................................................... 133 D.3.1 Program Goals and Features ............................................................................................................... 133 D.3.2 Summary of Requirements................................................................................................................... 133 D.3.3 BAACS - Suggested Schedule 4 Years (Five courses per semester)..................................... 134 D.3.4 Mapping of BAACS to subdomains of Essential Curricular Framework............................ 135 D.4 Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Security and Assurance Example 136

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