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CBOK About CBOK Project Governance Pre-2011 BOK Objectives

The objectives of the Guide to the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT (CBOK) project are to:

characterize the contents of the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT
provide a topical access to the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT;
promote a consistent view of computing and IT;
clarify the place of, and set the boundary of, computing and ITwith respect to other disciplines such as, project management, computer engineering and mathematics;
provide a foundation for curriculum development and individual certification

Intended Audience

The intended audience for the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT includes:

practicing professionals
organizations wishing to use and promote a consistent view of computing and IT internally, notably when defining education and training, job classification and performance evaluation policies;
organizations (such as CIPS) defining computing/IT university program accreditation guidelines, and certification rules and guidelines for professionals;
computing/IT students learning the discipline;
educators and trainers engaged in defining curricula and course content.

Underlying Principles

The following principles underlie the development approach for this project:

transparency: the development process is itself published and fully documented;
consensus-building: the development process is designed to build, over time, consensus in industry, professional societies and standards-setting bodies, among practicing software developers and in academia.
wide distribution: the Guide will remain free at least in one format to ensure as wide a distribution and dissemination as possible.

CBOK Objectives

CBOK About CBOK Project Governance Pre-2011 BOK Objectives The objectives of the Guide to the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT (CBOK) project are to: characterize the contents of the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT provide a topical access to the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT; promote a consistent view of computing and IT; clarify the place of, and set the boundary of, computing and ITwith respect to other disciplines such as, project management, computer engineering and mathematics; provide a foundation for curriculum development and individual certification Intended Audience The intended audience for the Common Body of Knowledge for Computing and IT includes: practicing professionals organizations wishing to use and promote a consistent view of computing and IT internally, notably when defining education and training, job classification and performance evaluation policies; organizations (such as CIPS) defining computing/IT university program accreditation guidelines, and certification rules and guidelines for professionals; computing/IT students learning the discipline; educators and trainers engaged in defining curricula and course content. Underlying Principles The following principles underlie the development approach for this project: transparency: the development process is itself published and fully documented; consensus-building: the development process is designed to build, over time, consensus in industry, professional societies and standards-setting bodies, among practicing software developers and in academia. wide distribution: the Guide will remain free at least in one format to ensure as wide a distribution and dissemination as possible.