The least course set based on curriculum visions of computing disciplines

Since curriculum vision is a new idea in current education investigation, researching least course set based-curriculum visions possessed higher theoretical and realistic significance. After describing the current situation of computer education in quantity and brief introducing the curriculum visions of computing discipline, the concept of least course set was proposed and the difference between core curriculum and it was emphasized. As example, three type courses that composed the least course set of computer discipline, their characters and effects were analyzed from threefold that were the subject curriculum, society\´s demands on qualified computing and institution\´s curricula system. The idea of least course set has not only stressed discipline characteristics, but also offered the rationale for flexibility of formulating teaching program and reasonableness of arranging teaching resource. Additionally, the notion of a "least course set" may be applied to many disciplines beyond computing science, and it is eye-catching in diversified intentions of training men for profession at present.