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05R0408
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"The Role of Framework Models in IT Curriculum Design"
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Hannu Jaakkola * , Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Harri Keto, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Timo Mäkinen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Markku Nevanranta, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Timo Varkoi, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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* = Corresponding author
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Universities are responsible for higher education in information technology (IT). From one hand the curricula provided must be adaptable in the changing needs of the environment, and from the other hand they must provide permanent skills applicable over the fast changing technology trends. Even the educational task of the university is twofold: the education provided for degree studies, and the training of specialists in different kind of professional training programs. It is clear, that the goal of the industrial training is more practically oriented and more directly applicable, than the education planned for university degree purposes. Because of that, these two activities are usually separated and also organized by different bodies of the university. Does it really have to be so? In the organization of the authors a new kind of approach is applied. The CoSE approach is based on the close interaction between curriculum studies, professional (industrial) training programs and academic research. Different kinds of trials have been made to find the right path to implement new elements to the studies. The curriculum framework models have been found useful in the development work both to guide the contents of the curriculum and to provide a means for coverage and focus analyses. This paper introduces and analyzes the framework models. Experiences in the application of these framework models are reported. The experiences and good practices to apply “learning organization” principle in the development of new curriculum contents are reported.
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