This survey is designed to obtain feedback on the potential changes to the General Criterion C5 (Curriculum) applicable to all computing programs. Respondents to the survey may be computing education stakeholders in any computing subdiscipline. Stakeholders may include professionals in the discipline, educators, and/or employers of graduates from computing degree programs. Please send inquiries to csab@csab.org. Thank you for your participation.

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* 1. Proposed Changes (additions shown in gold for DEI-A requirements or blue for comprehensive project requirements; deletions shown in strikethrough)

General Criterion C5 (Curriculum):

"The program’s requirements must be consistent with its program educational objectives and designed in such a way that each of the student outcomes can be attained. The curriculum must combine technical, professional, and general education components and must include diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility topics consistent with the institution’s mission. The curriculum must to prepare students for a career, further study, and lifelong professional development in the computing discipline associated with the program.

The curriculum requirements specify topics, but do not prescribe specific courses. The program must include mathematics, statistics, and science appropriate to the discipline and at least 30 semester credit hours (or equivalent) of up-to-date coverage of fundamental and advanced computing topics that provide both breadth and depth. The computing topics must include:
  1. Techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.
  2. Principles and practices of security and privacy in computing.
  3. Local and global impacts of computing solutions on individuals, organizations, and society.
  4. Developing inclusive and accessible computing solutions that avoid biases that negatively impact direct and indirect users.
  5. A comprehensive project or experience appropriate to the discipline which: 1) builds on technical knowledge and skills acquired in prior advanced course work, and 2) enables the application of appropriate professional dispositions.

New Definitions:

Direct users: Direct users are the target population for whom computing solutions are designed.
Indirect users: Indirect users may not use computing solutions directly but could be affected by their functionality.
Professional dispositions are defined as behaviors desired in the workplace.

Please rate your support (or lack thereof) for each of the proposed changes shown above.

  Strongly Do Not Support Do Not Support Neutral Support Strongly Support
The curriculum must combine technical, professional, and general education components and must include diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility topics consistent with the institution’s mission. The curriculum must prepare students ....
4. Developing inclusive and accessible computing solutions that avoid biases that negatively impact direct and indirect users.
5. A comprehensive project or experience appropriate to the discipline which: 1) builds on technical knowledge and skills acquired in prior advanced course work, and 2) enables the application of appropriate professional dispositions.

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* 2. Please Provide Any Other Comments Regarding the Proposed Changes to the Criteria:

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* 3. Identify Your current CAC/ABET-accredited program(s), if affiliated with an academic institution:

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* 4. Are you a CSAB/ABET volunteer? (Check all that apply.)

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* 5. Where do you currently reside?

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