The following table shows the seven 'Great Principles of Computing'
identified by Peter Denning. We are using these principles to categorize
the skills identified by employers (employer interviews) and engineers
(employee surveys).
Principle
|
Summary
|
Computation
|
What processes, natural and artificial, are
computational, what they can and cannot do, and how we cope with
inherent and pervasive computational complexity. |
| Communication |
Transmission of data with reliable reception. |
| Coordination |
How autonomous entities work together toward a common result. |
| Recollection |
How computations store and recall information, and how data layout in the storage system affects their performance. |
| Automation |
Finding efficient computational ways to perform human tasks. |
| Evaluation |
Modeling, simulation, experiment, and statistical analysis of data. |
| Design |
Planning and building correct, fast, fault tolerant and fit software systems. |
The following table has the skills identified by the employers and
employees categorized under one of the principles. This table needs to
be reviewed and completed. Please follow the links to access the summary
of the computational data from the employer interviews and the employee surveys.
Principle
|
Skill Set
|
| Computation |
Programming, Calculation tools, modeling
software, simulation software, excel, visualization software CAD
software, mathematical analysis software |
| Communication |
Data management, project management, software collaboration tools |
| Coordination |
Distributed Control System- (interface between the human and the process), Workflow management, project management |
| Recollection |
Data management
|
| Automation |
Calculation tools, modeling software,
simulation software, Mold flow analysis, PLC (Program Logic
Controller), Machining Software, |
| Evaluation |
Mold flow analysis, modeling software, simulation software |
| Design |
Verifying correctness of computed results |
Please follow the link to the ideas for curricular integration.
In this table you can add the software (from the employer interviews
and employee surveys, linked above) that you consider can be used in the
courses. |
 Updating... ĉ Edward Olsen, May 7, 2012, 12:02 PM
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