New CS syllabuses at Natal (PMB)

Abstract

The Department of Computer Science of the Pietermaritzburg Campus of the University of Natal is one of the youngest departments in the country, although service courses to the Faculty of Commerce have been available for some years. In 1985 the department is teaching its second lot of third year students, and is preparing to offer an Honours course in 1986. Masters and doctoral students are catered for on an individual basis. As a result of the experiences gained over the last four years, a slight expansion in the academic staff complement, the fifth generation ferment, and the requirements of the Honours degree, it was felt that the syllabuses [UNIV-85] should be revised. This paper sets out the final results of the revision and attempts to justify some of the decisions reached. It should however be realised that the revision did not involve a change of course amidstreams, but, in many instances, only minor adjustments.