Monday
Main 300, B201
Instructor: John Rose
Office: Swearingen 3A67
Office Hours: Tuesday
and Thursday 3:30 -5:00 pm or electronically any time or by appointment
Telephone: 777-2405
E-mail: rose@cse.sc.edu
Homepage: http://www.cse.sc.edu/~rose/190/index.htm
Course Requirements:
· Follow the course requirements on this website.
· You are expected to turn in hard copy of the assignments on time. Late penalty is 5% for every day.
· You are
expected to attend class. Attendance will be ta
Pre (co)requisites:
This course has a corequisite of CSCE 145, 204, or 206.
Objectives:
This course is intended to provide you with the bigger
picture of how computing fits into the modern world and why there is more to
"computing" than just "programming." Unli
Email:
There is a CSE department email alias for CSCE 190, namely CSCE190-001 in the domain lists.cse.sc.edu. This alias sends email to the CSE departmental login userid@cse.sc.edu that you get with this course. A mass mailing to the entire class will be done through these mail aliases. Actually, any of you can send mail to this alias.
The mail alias of the previous paragraph sends mail to the CSE departmental login that you get with this course. You are responsible for reading mail sent to this account. You can set the forwarding to any other account you wish, whether it be an engr.sc.edu, gwm.sc.edu, yahoo.com, or similar account, but you are responsible for reading the mail that gets sent to your cse.sc.edu account.
Texts and References:
This course will be taught with multiple materials provided
to you during the semester. In addition, there are a number of boo
Unless otherwise specified, all essays are 2 pages, double
spaced, 12 points fonts.
It should have a title, author, date, 250-300 words
summary, main discussion, and a conclusion.
References should be listed after the conclusion and appropriately cited
in the main text.
Lecture schedule:
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
Notes |
8/22 |
John Rose |
Introduction to CSCE 190 |
HW 1: Based on today's lecture and your readings, describe how you feel
about your job prospects after your graduation. Due Sept. 12. Bureau of Labor Job Projections
presentation |
8/29 |
John Rose |
Bioinformatics |
|
9/05 |
Labor Day |
No Class |
|
9/12 |
Helen Fields |
Resumes |
College of Engineering and Computing Career Center: Components of a resume http://www.sc.edu/career/Pdf/resume.pdf Links to pages for sample resumes, sample cover letters and a program called Optimal Resume http://www.sc.edu/career/resume.html Additional links for cover letters and resumes. How to write cover letters and resumes, http://career-advice.monster.com Resume Tips for Technology Professionals, http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/Resume-Writing-Tips/Resume-Tips-for-Technology-Pros/article.aspx Rockport Inst., How to write a resume, http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html HW2: Resume · The type of services/products the organization is marketing ·
The expertise of the IT people employed ·
Educational requirements for the employees ·
Current
hiring searches in IT positions, including title, education, experiences,
salary, etc. Based your research, choose a
company where you would like to apply for a position. Write: · 1
page overview of the company · 1
page overview of the
position you are “applying
for” · 1
page cover letterthat gets
the attention of the hiring staff · 1
page Resume that demonstrates why you are the
right candidate for the position · ½-1
page on what you need to learn/do to
be competitive for the position Due Sept. 26. |
9/19 |
Jason O’Kane |
Robotics |
|
9/26 |
Jose Vidal |
The Internet |
|
10/3 |
Csilla Farkas |
Computer Security |
|
10/10 |
Jiangying Zhou |
Research at Teledyne Scientific |
|
10/17 |
Jerry Heyman |
IBM’s Watson |
|
10/24 |
Jeremiah Shepard |
Careers in the Computer Game Field |
Stefanie Olsen, "Social
networks--future portal or fad?" http://news.cnet.com/2100-1038_3-6083546.html Bernard Lunn,
"Social Network Types, Motivations, and the Future" http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_network_types_motivations.php Michael Pinto, "2016: A
Peek at Our Internet Future" http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/222/internet-future.html HW 3: In addition to the three articles at least 3 articles above, identify 3 more articles addressing the future of computing, in particular, Internet-based technologies. Write your own version of "2016: A Peek at Our Internet Future" based on the reading materials and your own experiences. However, base your essay on a look 10 years into the future. Consequently, your essay should be titled “2021: A Peek at Our Internet Future”. For full credit, be sure to include the 3 papers above as well as the three additional papers that you find in your discussion of the future of the internet. Also, be sure to include all of you references sources on a separate page. The length of your essay should minimally be two complete double spaced pages, not including the separate reference page. Due Nov. 7 |
10/31 |
Dr. John Bowles |
Software Engineering |
|
11/7 |
Steve
Lariviere |
Career Opportunities at SPAWAR |
|
11/14 |
Dr.
Jason Bakos |
Research with GPUs |
HW 4: Research Interests -- 3 page research
proposal Choose an area of research interest (you can look at faculty web
pages for possible research areas) Write a research proposal organized as
follows: Page 1: title, your name, overview of the
proposed project including its importance Page 2: Detailed discussion of the problem and a
motivating example Page 3: Proposed approach to solve the problem,
expected results, and your qualifications to work on the project. References should be listed on a separate page. Due November 28. |
Academic Honesty:
Assignments and examination wor
On the Proper Use of
Computing Resources:
Students are expected to be aware of the university policy
on use of computing resources, including the Student Guidelines for Responsible
Computing, as well as the college and departmental policies on proper use of
computing resources. Every instance of a suspected violation will be reported.
Students should be aware that neither the instructor nor the department are
responsible for ma