For over 40 years, the ACM and IEEE-Computer Society have sponsored international curricular guidelines for undergraduate programs in computing. The rapid evolution and expansion of the computing field and the growing number of topics in computer science have made regular revision of curricular recommendations necessary. Thus, the Computing Curricula volumes are updated on an approximately 10-year cycle, with the aim of keeping curricula modern and relevant. The latest volume in the series, Computer Science Curricula 2013 (CS2013), is due for release in the Fall of 2013. This panel seeks to inform the SIGCSE community about the final version of the report, provide insight on interpreting the CS2013 guidelines, and give guidance regarding how the guidelines may be implemented at different institutions.

This paper discusses how software engineering topics are included in the CS2013 Curriculum Guidelines and presents several challenges to be addressed in collaboration with the software engineering community before final publication of the CS2013 volume.

The ACM/IEEE-Computer Society CS2013 Computer Science Curricula task force is working to update the previous curricular guidelines published in 2008 and 2001. The CS2013 guidelines are scheduled to be published in the latter half of 2013. This special session is devoted to exploring the guidelines with an emphasis on migrating current curricula to curricula aligned with the new guidelines. A number of significant changes from the 2008 and 2001 guidelines have been made, including the addition of new knowledge areas (including Parallel and Distributed Computing and Security and Information Assurance) as well as the reorganization and refactoring of previous areas to create a Systems Fundamentals area and a Software Development Fundamentals area. These changes are intended to identify significant changes in the computing field over the past decade, look forward to future changes, provide greater flexibility in the design and implementation of Computer Science curricula, provide stronger guidance with respect to student outcomes, and provide diverse examples of fielded curricula.

For over 40 years, the ACM and IEEE-Computer Society have sponsored the creation of international curricular guidelines for undergraduate programs in computing. These Computing Curricula volumes are updated approximately every 10-year cycle, with the aim of keeping curricula modern and relevant. The next volume in the series, Computer Science 2013 (CS2013), is currently in progress. This panel seeks to update and engage the SIGCSE community in providing feedback on a complete draft of the CS2013 report (called the Ironman report), which will be released shortly before SIGCSE. Since the Ironman report is the penultimate draft of the CS2013 report, this panel is an especially important venue for starting the last round of feedback that will impact the final CS2013 curricular guidelines.

This workshop will familiarize participants with the current draft of the forthcoming CS 2013 curriculum guidelines and provide feedback to the CS 2013 Steering Committee.

Work began in late 2010 on a project to revise the ACM/IEEE-Computer Society Computer Science volume of Computing Curricula 2001 and the interim review CS 2008. The new guidelines for computer science are scheduled for release in 2013. This interactive session will give the computing education community an opportunity to review current working documents created by the CS2013 Steering Committee and thus influence the CS2013 volume scheduled for release in 2013. The Strawman draft of CS2013 was released in early 2012, containing new knowledge areas as well as significant updates to previous knowledge areas. The Steering Committee will present the Strawman draft and discuss changes to that draft that are being considered as a result of the first round of public comments. The majority of the session will be devoted to engaging attendees in guided discussions of sections for which additional community input is particularly relevant.

Over the past six years, Seattle University's Master of Software Engineering program has adopted a common community-based software engineering project as the basis for class projects in a sequence of required and elective courses. These related projects offer a unifying experience for students in the program, allow in-depth treatment of course topics on a real software project, address needs of local non-profit organizations, and better prepare the students for their professional careers through civic engagement and leadership.

Work began in late 2010 on a project to revise the ACM/IEEE-Computer Society Computer Science volume of Computing Curricula 2001 and the interim review CS 2008. The new guidelines for computer science are scheduled for release in 2013. This interactive session will give the computing education community an opportunity to review current working documents created by the CS2013 Steering Committee and thus influence a draft of the CS 2013 volume scheduled for release in December 2011. In early 2011, the Steering Committee began an extensive review of the Body of Knowledge and Characteristics of Graduates sections that are key parts of this series of curriculum volumes. New Knowledge Areas are being defined (Parallel and Distributed Computing, Security and Information Assurance, and Systems Fundamentals) and existing areas are being reorganized and updated. The Steering Committee will present a draft of the new Body of Knowledge as part of this session and will engage attendees in guided discussions of sections for which community input is particularly relevant. Similarly, a draft of the new Characteristics of Graduates description will be presented and discussed as part of the session.

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The purpose of this panel is to inform attendees about the current state of the accreditation of software engineering programs and licensing for software engineers in Canada and the US. We also intend to stimulate discussion of the more controversial aspects of this topic.