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Lecture |
Section 1: Dearborn 118
MWF 4:00 - 4:50 pm |
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Instructor
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Paul D. Paulson
Contact info
and Office hours |
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Labs
Dearborn 302 |
Section 010:
R 8:00 - 9:50 am
Section 011: R 10:00 - 11:50 am
Section 012: R 12:00 - 1:50 pm
Section 013: R
2:00 - 3:50 pm
Section 014: R 4:00 - 5:50 pm
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| Teaching Assistants and Freshman Mentors
The Mentors' Lounge is in KEC1089 |
Calendar
Lab Sections and Contact Info:
- Tyler McClung (Head TA) - Labs at 8:00 and 10:00 - email
- Joey Fillmore - Labs at 10:00 and 12:00 -
email
- Ellen Porter - Lab at 4:00 -
email
- Taj Morton - Labs at 2:00 and 4:00 - email
- Javid Richman - Lab at 8:00 - email
- Brandon High - Lab at 12:00 and 2:00 - email
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Prerequisites |
- No course prerequisites.
- A wireless
notebook computer is required.
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Textbook
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- No textbook required
- Online reading assignments will be given.
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Course Learning Objectives |
At the completion of the course, students
will be able to:
1. Explain what computer science is and what computer scientists
do.
2. Discuss social and ethical implications of computer
science.
3. Use computers for communication, research, productivity,
etc.
4. Discover/cite sources of current computer science information.
5. Produce a course of study leading to a B.S. degree.
6. Solve problems using abstraction and modularization.
7. Identify basic computer hardware components and explain
their purposes.
8. Differentiate among types of software (open-source/proprietary,
system/application, etc.).
9. Install/uninstall software systems, and deal with viruses/spam.
10. Use some basic tools required for success in subsequent OSU Computer Science coursework
11. Work in a team to design a simple software system.
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Calendar |
Check here every week; the calendar is subject
to "adjustments" |
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Grades |
- 9 homework assignments @ 5 pts
- 9 worksheets (in lecture) @ 5 pts
- 9 lab reports (in lab) @ 5 pts
- 1 team project
- 3 quizzes @ 15 pts
- 2 midterm exams @ 35 pts
- 1 final exam
Total possible
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- 45 pts
- 45 pts
- 45 pts
- 50 pts
- 45 pts
- 70 pts
- 50 pts
350 points |
- Final grades are based on the accumulated percentage.
See the evaluation criteria
and grading scale.
Quiz, exam, and final grades may be adjusted linearly
if it seems appropriate.
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| Academic Honesty Policy |
See the
university,
college,
department, and course policies.
Obviously, compliance is expected. |
