Paper Info
Title
Computer science education in a Saudi Arabian university: a comparative study of its B.Sc. program
Abstract
The computer science curriculum at a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is described and then compared to with the CSAC/ABET accreditation criteria. The comparison is needed to determine the relevance of the curriculum in view of the dynamism and perturbations arising from the reality of the real world and CSAC/ABET criteria. The curriculum emphasizes breadth and depth in the main areas of computer science education and makes systems and systems development as its main subject area of expertise. The policy to adopt breadth and depth was based on the fact that Saudi Arabia is a young and rapidly developing country and computer science education in the country is at its infancy. The pre-college curriculum in the kingdom is lacking in computer science. In addition, computer science is a rapidly developing field. The graduates from this program were expected to be pioneering professionals in the emerging market of computer employment in the kingdom. The curriculum attempts to serve as a catalyst, providing a platform for discussion, which hopefully will result into a feedback to us. We also hope that the curriculum will serve as a guidance to third world countries which are in the same circumstances with limited capabilities and resources who may want to address the critical issues involved in computer science education.
Year
DOI
Venue
2000
10.1145/369295.369318
SIGCSE Bulletin
Keywords
Field
DocType
computer science curriculum,comparative study,saudi arabia,curriculum attempt,saudi arabian university,abet accreditation criterion,pre-college curriculum,main area,computer employment,computer science,abet criterion,computer science education,emerging market,developing country
Dynamism,Computer science,Engineering ethics,Emerging markets,Developing country,Knowledge management,Curriculum,Accreditation,System development,Computer science curriculum
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
32
4
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.36
12
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
AbdulMalik S. Al-Salman114118.35
Jacob Adeniyi210.36