Implementing the intelligent systems knowledge units of computing curricula 2001

Computing curricula 2001 (CC-2001) presents a set of curricular recommendations for undergraduate computer science programs. CC-2001 presents a computer science body of knowledge and identifies a list of core topics/units within each component body of knowledge that a computer science program should require. While some of these core units span hours that warrant or are equivalent to a full course, the core units for other areas are significantly less. This paper presents our experiences with integrating intelligent systems (IS) core units of CC-2001 into the undergraduate curriculum through the more traditional core courses such as discrete mathematics, data structures, and algorithms, thus eliminating the need to require a full course in the area in departments with various constraints that prevent this from being possible.