Explore KSACs by Pathway
Explore Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Credentials (KSACs) by IT Pathway.
In late 2025, the Partnership pulled together members of industry from across tech to share how the in-demand skillsets for entry-level roles in their fields have changed in the last two years. The KSACs below reflect their feedback on entry-level expectations, especially in a tech workplace increasingly shaped by AI.
5. Algorithms and Design
| Label | KSAC Description | Bloom's Taxonomy Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | Explain the importance of algorithms in the problem-solving process. | knowledge | 2 |
| b | Explain how a problem may be solved by multiple algorithms, each with different properties. | knowledge | 2 |
| c | Create algorithms for solving simple problems. | skill | 3 |
| d | Use a programming language to implement, test, and debug algorithms for solving simple problems. | skill | 3 |
| e | Implement, test, and debug simple recursive functions and procedures. | skill | 3 |
| f | Determine whether a recursive or iterative solution is most appropriate for a problem. | skill | 3 |
| g | Implement a divide-and-conquer algorithm for solving a problem. | skill | 3 |
| h | Apply the techniques of decomposition to break a program into smaller pieces. | skill | 3 |
| i | Implement a coherent abstract data type, with loose coupling between components and behaviors. | skill | 3 |
| j | Evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses among multiple designs or implementations for a problem. | skill | 4 |
Credentials
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