Comparison of Computing Course Curricula Based on Hierarchical Text Clustering

• Nils Murrugarra-Llerena USP
• Fernando Alva-Manchego USP
• Solange Oliveira Rezende USP

Abstract

Comparing curricula allows an evaluation of the quality of the courses and programs in a university; however, this comparison is often done manually. In this paper, it is proposed an approach based on hierarchical clustering of texts to help in the task of comparing curricula. A case study was done using curricula from computing undergraduate courses from Peruvian and Brazilian universities. The results show that the approach proposed allows to discover hidden relations between curricula.

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