IS (ICT) and CS in Civil Engineering curricula: Case study

The paper presents case study - Information Systems and Computer Science in Civil Engineering curricula. Introduction gives historical background of present role and position of IS, Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) and CS. Later details of the course of Information Technologies (IT) are presented in which elements of IS (ICT) and CS are combined. The use of spreadsheet and its Solver as well as Computer Algebra System (CAS) are stressed. Special attention is put on lectures which give necessary theoretical background for classes. Additionally there are presented some remarks about the subject Computing in Civil Engineering (CCE) which is natural successor of IT course. The paper is illustrated by the results of questionnaires performed in the beginning and in the end of semester. The main purpose of the article is to present changes and convergence between mentioned above subjects.