Course content is nothing more nor less than a mode of thinking. All areas of study are "things" that we are interested in "figuring out". There is no way to figure out something without thinking, without learning how to think it through. There is no way to learn computing content without learning how to figure out correct answers to computing questions and problems. Any content can therefore be understood as a mode of figuring out correct or reasonable answers to a certain body of questions.

Treat course content, as a mode of thinking, as a system for thought, not as a sequence of stuff to be routinely covered and committed to memory.

All content involves concepts. There is no way to learn a body of content without learning the concepts which define and structure it. There is no way to learn a concept without learning how to use it in thinking something through. To learn the concept of computing is to learn how to figure out how computers work and how to give them instructions to get a specific result. To learn any body of content, therefore, it is necessary to learn to think accurately and reasonably with the concepts that define the content.

All content is logically interdependent. To understand one part of some content requires that we figure out its relation to other parts of that content. To learn any body of content is to figure out, reason or think through, the connections among the parts of that content. There is no learning of the content without this thinking process.

Treat course content, as a mode of thinking, as a system for thought, not as a sequence of stuff to be routinely covered and committed to memory.

1. Understand and remember key concepts, terms, and relationships related to Learning Outcomes.
2. Know how to use the content of the course.
3. Be able to relate this subject to other subjects within the program.
4. Understand the personal and social implications of knowing about this subject.
5. Care about this subject and care about learning more about it.
6. Know how to keep on learning about this subject after the course is over.

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