Introduction to Computer Science for Non-Majors

CSci 1001 -- Summer Session II, 1996

COURSE SYLLABUS


Instructor

Bamshad Mobasher
Office: EE/CS 6-197
E-mail: mobasher@cs.umn.edu
Phone: (612)625-4543

Office Hours: Wed. & Fri. 11:30-12:30


Teaching Assistants:

Brent Dahlen
Office EE/CS 4-205
E-mail: dahlen@cs.umn.edu
Phone: (612)626-7500
Office Hours: Tu, 1:00-2:00

Dave Doyle
Office EE/CS 4-205
E-mail: ddoyle@davedoyle.com
Phone: (612)626-7500
Office Hours: Th, 11:45-12:45


Textbook:
Computer Science: An Overview; by: J. Glenn Brookshear.

Objectives:

The basic objective of this course is to familiarize students with many of the concepts behind today's computer applications and to provide an overview of important problems and issues in computing, including the history and social impact of computing technology. Through hands-on laboratory exercises, this course also seeks to familiarize students with a variety of software applications in use today.

Labs:

There are will be 4 weekly labs held each Monday from 9:15 to 11:15 am in Lind Hall room 26. The first lab will be held on Monday July 22. The purpose of the labs is to provide hands-on experience with several application programs, including w ord processing, spreadsheets, and Internet applications. Lab assignments will be completed and turned in during the lab. You need to purchase 2 floppy disks (double-sided, double density) and printer access cards; go to room 26, Lind Hall to inquire about printer access cards. You will also need to obtain a university computer account for the purpose of sending and receiving electronic mail and accessing the Internet.

Assignments and Exams:
In addition to the lab assignments there will be some additional homework problems assigned during the lectures. These assignments will always be turned in during the next lab session after the homework has been assigned. We will have one midt erm exam and a final during the Summer Session. For the tentative exam dates please refer to the tentative schedule below. The final exam will be comprehensive. For the exams, you are responsible for all the material covered in class and in the assigned r eadings as well as the material discussed in the labs. No make-up exams will be given, except in cases of emergencies or with prior approval. Late assignments will be penalized 10% for each day that they are late (weekends counting as 1 day) up to one wee k. After one week no late assignments may be turned in. All the work submitted for this course is expected to be original work, except when group work is explicitly permitted (please see the policy on scholastic conduct in the I.T. Bulletin).

Grading Policy: The final grade will be distributed as follows:
Midterm Exam = 20% Final Exam = 30% Labs & Homework = 50%
The general grading scheme will be based on a curve, but at the end of the quarter, no one will receive less than the absolute grade to which his/her score corresponds (in other words, A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, etc.).


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