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title: 'Computer Science education modules'
title: 'Computer Science learning pathways'
date: '2018-06-29'
subtitle: Categorizing the essential Computer Science knowledge
subtitle: Categorizing essential Computer Science knowledge
tags:
- teaching
- phd
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The third year is a specialization year with three choices: application development (mobile development, programming "expert", software engineering), software management (modeling, management) and networking (cloud & automation, OS expert). I can only guess at the contents of the very vague course descriptions but almost anything from the computer science path seems to be completely vanished.
That leaves me to conclude that the _"2. Programming Languages"_ study path with a bit of _"3. software development"_ apply for a professional bachelor[^3]. Advanced principles might as well be learned on-the-job if you're hired (_"6. Game development"_) but it's sad to see that not even a little bit of the essentials are integrated into the plan. I know this to be true because I was a guest lecturer for courses like the essential and advanced application development parts.
That leaves me to conclude that the _"2. Programming Languages"_ study path with a bit of _"3. software development"_ apply for a professional bachelor[^3]. Advanced principles might as well be learned on-the-job if you're hired (_"6. Game development"_) but it's sad to see that not even a little bit of the essentials are integrated into the plan. I know this to be true because I was a guest lecturer for courses like the essential and advanced application development parts. <br/>
Of course as an academic I'm highly biased, but I have worked for 11 years in the software development industry where practicality is most important and most colleagues came from the applied trajectory.
Of course as a Master and a PhD student I'm highly biased towards academia but I worked for 11 years in the software development industry where practicality is more important and most colleagues came from the applied trajectory.
<br/>This will prove to be insightful when thinking about a global software engineering philosophy!
## Conclusion
Is basic Computer Science knowledge required to be a great software developer? I think that will depend on what kind of software you'll be working on. If it's domain-driven enterprise software then most of the complexity will come from unclear business rules that drives miscommunication. In that case common sense and critical thinking will be enough[^4]. If it's a game engine, a deep learning network or a new distributed protocol then the right mindset alone won't cut it.
That also seems to clarify the difference between developing and engineering. There are a lot of [articles on this subject](https://www.google.be/search?q=software+engineer+vs+software+developer) to be found and the explanation is never clear but bound to the industrial context.
[^1]: According to the github link, and according to all academic educations. Applied informatics seems to completely (or partially) skip this step, see later on.
[^2]: To quote the source: "Large software companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft view software engineering as different from software/web development, and they require computer science knowledge."
[^3]: Remember, other graduate schools offer other trajectories.
[^3]: Remember, other graduate schools offer other trajectories.
[^4]: Those skills are also trained while learning CS so it's not to say that it will be useless!