[nabs-l] Looking for infoComputer programming

[Jorge Paez]

Yes please.
Could you talk about the topics covered?

I'm also thinking of minoring in computer Science.

What topics/credits would be required?

Thanks,

Jorge


On Feb 5, 2011, at 4:03 AM, Joseph C. Lininger wrote:

> Howdy,
> Sorry for my late arrival to this discussion, but I've been just a bit
> busy with school and work.
> 
> The short answer is that not really all that much has changed in the
> past 10 years or so as far as the computer science curriculum goes. The
> exact tools used for teaching have changed some, but over all the topics
> covered and the order in which they are covered really hasn't changed
> much. That makes sense if you consider it a bit because while we have
> had some major developments in technology, the foundations on which they
> are developed just haven't changed that much. Same general
> architectures, same players in the market, same programming languages,
> same algorithms, etc.
> 
> That being said, there are some things you may find which are different.
> Some schools now place a greater emphasis on web based applications and
> their development. For instance, having you develop java applets or ruby
> applications instead of traditional console or gui based applications.
> It doesn't really matter as far as learning to develop software goes,
> but there you have it. Second, there have been some developments in the
> software life cycle and in how software is engineered, and computer
> science programs have adapted to encorperate these new ideas and models.
> Third, people have, in the past 5 years or so, really started to take
> notice of security issues as far as how they relate to computing. As a
> result, many computer science programs now offer one or more courses
> which focus on this topic. Usually it's an elective, not a requirement.
> At least it has been with every school I've looked it up for or talked
> to others about.
> 
> Let me know if you would like more information. I can say more on this
> topic if desired, including providing a list of the general topics which
> would be covered in any decent computer science curriculum and the order
> in which those topics would most likely be covered.
> Joe
> 
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