ACM CCECC IT Core Competencies Project

Robert Campbell
Vice & Chair
CUNY Graduate Center, New York
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This is follow-on presentation by the ACM Committee for Computing Education in Community Colleges (ACM CCECC) on its IT Core Competencies project. An instrument and a process have been designed to identify the student learning outcomes and associated assessment rubrics in both Conceptual Domains and Technical Domains, constituting the core competencies which should be required across all associate-degree level IT programs.

Derived from the US Dept of Labor IT Competency Model, European e-Competency Framework 2.0, CSTACS Standards, and SIGITE and EMC IT Pillars, the ACM CCECC has designed a matrix of ten Conceptual Domains by six Technical Domains. Layer one of the matrix will house the student learning outcomes for each technical domain per each conceptual domain; layer two will house the corresponding assessment rubrics. In total, the matrix defines the core competencies to be required of all IT programs. The ACM CCECC has been directed by the ACM Ed Board to produce associate-degree level IT guidance:

-Built on a framework of learning outcomes
-Constituted by core IT competencies assembled into a framework of defined competency domains
-Influenced by the current and future needs of business and industry
-Designed for staying power, breadth and adaptability
-International in application
-Accompanied by well-designed assessment rubrics and meaningful evaluation metrics