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UCSI is a classification system primarily aiming at informatics education and training. Since its conception in 1992 it has been used in various pilot projects in different educational sectors in the Netherlands. In this paper we discuss the origin, the scope and possible applications of UCSI. Also some results are presented of a study in which curricula of four Dutch educational programmes for informatics engineers were compared. These results both exemplify the approach and give indications for other relevant curriculum studies, especially in an international context.
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Mulder, F., Hacquebard, A.E.N. (1998). Specifying and comparing informatics curricula through UCSI®. In: Mulder, F., van Weert, T. (eds) Informatics in Higher Education. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35166-7_11
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