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2 Preliminary Observations
Pages 18-24

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... Although it is difficult to quantify the demand, more than one presenter observed that his firm was hampered in developing new products because it was not able to secure sufficient CPS talent. Others noted difficulties in hiring people with the CPS skills they were looking for; one response has been for some organizations to focus on using onthe-job training to develop additional CPS skills internally.
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From page 19...
... It seems possible to outline a set of core concepts, principles, and themes, and the committee will be endeavoring to use this to lay out a model undergraduate curriculum in CPS for its final report. That said, CPS is new and its applications are continuing to emerge and evolve, suggesting that an even higher degree of variation among approaches will be found than already exists across engineering and computer science programs at different institutions.
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From page 20...
... Although this study will focus on 4-year undergraduate curricula, other paths for students and the workforce to gain CPS knowledge are also important. These paths include minors or certificates and graduate programs within other disciplines, opportunities for community and vocational schools and postgraduate professional studies, the use of online education or massive open online courses, and the role of K-12 education in preparing students for a range of careers involving CPS.
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From page 21...
... • A significant challenge will be identifying, recruiting, and educating appropriate faculty members to teach new and different courses. Many universities currently have a limited handful of faculty who can teach CPS courses.
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... Appendixes
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