On Decreased Importance of Algorithmic Strategies in Current ACM Computing Curricula for Graphics & Visual Computing

The vividly discussed ACM Computing Curriculum initiatives identify the CS Body of Knowledge. There are many online educational resources. As observed in [Cunningham02]: „However, the quality of many if not most of this material is not clearly or immediately discernible, thus diminishing its value by requiring substantial evaluation and modification work to make it usable by educators.“ The refereed online resources should hierarchize the quality and establish the set of superior resources. In our opinion, for the quality of courseware we have to discuss the quality of curriculum again. The algorithmic strategies are the fundamental and universal tool for creating graphics and vision solutions. Their central role in the currently proposed CS Body of Knowledge seems to be underestimated. The paper introduces the context and discusses the importance giving the most beautiful examples from the practical classes.