The introductory computer science course
Gary H. Locklair · 1991
This paper proposes a solution to a shortcoming in the standard model of the undergraduate computer science curriculum.The author's position is that our current overview of computer science (as presented in the introductory computer science course) is too narrow and restrictive.In order to survey the field and lay a foundational core of knowledge upon which to build, computer science students must see and experience the broad range of topics which computer science encompasses.To that end, the curricular content of an