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A Research-Oriented Undergraduate Curriculum in Computer ScienceAuthors: Rajeev Sangal Journal: Published in CSI Communications of Computer Society of India, January 2008 Date: 2008-02-01 Report no: IIIT/TR/2008/174 AbstractThis paper strongly argues for an undergraduate computer science (CS) curriculum which allows the motivated student to pursue special areas and interests within the UG curriculum. Four special features can make it possible: (a) flexibility in scheduling of courses by the student, (b) emphasis on project work including pursuing of a stream, (c) CS courses before general breadth courses (namely non-CS courses), and (d) specially designed technology courses. Such a curriculum can be prepared without diluting breadth courses outside CS (or within general CS), mainly by allowing flexible scheduling of courses by the student. Some specially designed technology courses in the first few semesters not only empower the student early on in the programme, but also allow him to pursue an area or stream of his interest, without losing on early access to technology. Such a curriculum for CSE is operational at International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H), and has led to an unprecedented release of creative energy among students, leading to activity pertaining to research as well as software development and experimentation. Full article: pdf |
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