History Of Computing Technology" Syllabus: Why And How?

The dynamics of development of computing technology (CT) prompts an idea that it is worth to learn the modern tools and methods only, but not the CT history itself. At the same time, scholars have been showing the persistent interest of studying the history of CT for recent decades. Some Universities have already accepted the importance of including this topic in the curriculum. In the paper, I draw attention to the problem of a "History of Computing Technology" syllabus development. I show why the problem is still topical, and then discuss how to develop a "good" course program. Finally, I present the syllabus developed for students with a background in science and engineering. The course outline is started with the course's aim definition, followed by the discussion of the peculiarities of an order and a method of material delivering, and ended with the detailed description of the course's structure and content based on the analysis of available references. In the conclusion, I express my belief that the "History of Computing Technology" course is an important ingredient of learning the modern computing technology as well as a valuable part of mathematics education