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CSC 100 -
Orientation to Computer Science - Spring 2008 |
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100-001 Lecture |
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10:00am - 10:50am |
CI 1008 |
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Instructors:
Curry Guinn Office: CI
2045 Phone: 962-7937
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Office Hours: |
MTWR 10:00am-11:00am, F 9:00am-10:00am |
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and by appointment. |
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Email: guinnc@uncw.edu |
Description: (From the 2007-2008 Catalog) CSC 100. Orientation to
Computer Science (1). Introduction to
the field of computer science. Overview of computer science disciplines,
application areas, and career options. Presentations in the department’s
research areas. This course is a required course for all majors and minors in
computer science.
o An understanding of
o Assignments o Attendance is critical and will be factored into the final grade. o Quizzes and exams may be administered at the discretion of the instructor. o Students will be assigned a midterm essay on a topic within computer science. o Students will be assigned a final exam essay (completed out of class) on a topic within computer science. o Grading o This a 1-credit course taken A-F. It may not be taken Pass/Fail. Grading is on the traditional 10-point scale with pluses/minuses allocated at the discretion of the instructor. Class participation and timely completion of assignments are significant factors in the awarding of pluses and minuses. o Week 1 (01/11) § Introduction to the field of Computer Science o Week 2 (01/18) § Homework 1 Due Today § Introduction to the field of Computer Science, Part II o Week 3 (01/25) § Homework 2 Due Today § Faculty Talk: Karl Ricanek (My Intro Slides) Movie clips from presentation: o Week 4 (02/01) §
Homework
3 Due Today §
Faculty Talk: Laurie Patterson. General
Computer Application Knowledge: Is There
a Difference Between the Genders? (My
Intro Slides) o Week 5 (02/08) §
Homework
4 Due Today § Faculty Talk: Gene Tagliarini. (My Intro Slides) o Week 6 (02/15) § Homework 5 Due Today § Faculty Talk: Ron Vetter. (My Intro Slides) o Week 7 (02/22) § Homework 6 Due Today § Faculty Talk: Clayton Ferner. (My Intro Slides) o Week 8 (02/29) § Homework 7 Due Today § Faculty Talk: Curry Guinn. Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and Virtual Humans. o
Week 9 (03/07) Spring Break §
No class o Week 10 (03/14) § Faculty Talk: Ralph Bradley. The CSC Internship Program. (My Intro Slides) Midterm Paper Due (03/14) (Electronic Submission Preferred) o
Week 11 (03/21) State §
No class o Week 12 (03/28) § Faculty Talk: Marni Ferner. (My Intro Slides) o Week 13 (04/04) § Faculty Talk: David Berman. o Week 14 (04/11) § Faculty Talk: Eric Patterson. The Digital Media Revolution. o Week 15 (04/18) § Faculty Talk: Curry Guinn. The Future of Computer Science (Slides). o Week 16 (04/25) §
Faculty Talk: Graduate Students
Talk About § Homework 8 Due Today §
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Final Exam Paper: Due Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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