Curriculum

From Informatics Europe

1 The Computer Science Curriculum
2 Charter of the working group
3 Convener
4 Document
5 How to participate
6 Meetings
7 Related Projects
8 Related Events
9 Links

The Computer Science Curriculum

   "In order to respond to the invitation contained in the Bologna Declaration, the higher 
    education community needs to be able to tell Ministers in a convincing way what kind of 
    European space for higher education it wants and is willing to promote. Universities and 
    other institutions of higher education can choose to be actors, rather than objects, of 
    this essential process of change. They may in particular: 
     
    - profile their own curricula, in accordance with the emerging post-Bologna 
      environment, in particular through the introduction of bachelor courses in systems 
      where they have not traditionally existed, and through the creation of master courses 
      meeting the needs of mobile postgraduate students from around the world; 
      
    - activate their networks in key areas such as joint curriculum development, joint 
      ventures overseas or worldwide mobility schemes; 
    
    - contribute individually and collectively to the next steps in the process."
                      
                           Confederation of EU Rectors’ Conferences and the 
                           Association of European Universities (CRE) (1999)

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Charter of the working group

How should a computer science bachelor or master curriculum be structured? Which topics should be obligatory, which ones might be optional, but desirable? Which didactial approaches are appropriate? How is the quality of a study programme judged? Is there an accredition process defined? How can mobility of European students be supported? Is a PhD programme in Computer Science planned or already existing?

This working group is created to discuss those questions around CS curricula. In a first step, the working group will collect material about running and planned Bachelor and Master programs in Computer Science in Europe. In a second step, a classification and comparison scheme will be developed to compare e.g. structure, content and didactical approaches of CS programmes in Europe and the overall world. In a third step, general guidelines for CS programmes will be defined that advise the Informatics Europe membership in setting up high quality study programs at their home university.

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