Northeastern's Khoury Curriculum Redesign: Abandoning Fundamentals?
2025-01-05
Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences is overhauling its curriculum, eliminating foundational courses like Fundies 1, Fundies 2, and Object-Oriented Design. This op-ed argues that this change abandons core computer science principles in favor of chasing the currently popular Python language, neglecting the crucial development of systematic program design skills. The author fears this will lower educational quality, hindering the production of competent software developers and potentially harming the long-term prospects of Northeastern's computer science program.