Purdue University

Department of Computer Science

CS 191 - Freshmen Resources Seminar, Fall 2008

Course Objectives:

This course is intended to integrate freshman majors in computer sciences to the department, help them adjust to university life, and assist them in developing professional, academic, and intellectual skills. Weekly recitation sections enable the students to work in teams.

Course Staff:

Supervising Instructors:
Dr. H.E. Dunsmore (LWSN 1189)
Bill Crum (HAAS G-26)		 Academic Advisors:  Carol Paczolt, Janice Thomaz, Karen Wiens (LWSN 1123)

http://www.science.purdue.edu/Walkins/index.html

Teaching Assistants: 

Jeff Blenman,  Kenneth Brown, Alan Lagree, Marvin Michels, Dan Paulat

Class Small Group Meeting Times/Locations:

Course Recitation (Mondays) Teaching Assistant
CS 191-002 8:30 - LWSN B158 Jeff Blenman
CS 191-003 12:30 - LWSN B158  Marvin Michels
CS 191-004 3:30 - LWSN B158 Kenneth Brown
CS 191-005 4:30 - LWSN B158 Alan Lagree
CS 191-007 9:30 - LWSN B158 Dan Paulat
CS 191-009 2:30 - LWSN B158 Dan Paulat
CS 191-011 11:30 - LWSN B158 Jeff Blenman

Required Materials:

Course Schedule:

The course will meet Mondays with the academic advisors and/or undergraduate teaching assistants and on Wednesdays meets in the large lecture. Both components of the course are required.

Week Of Small Group Large Lecture
August 25 Course Welcome and Facilities Orientation Introduction and Overview
September 1 Labor Day - No Class Internships and the CCO
September 8 Resume Development and Career Opportunities What is Computer Programming?
September 15 Professional Experiences, Configuring your Degree to meet your career objectives Flowcharting and Problem Solving
September 22 Development Environments.  UNIX. Flowcharting and Problem Solving
September 29 Time Management / Exam Preparation Structure Charts/Top-Down Design
October 6 Plan of Study / Spring Semester Registration Kellen Baker - Microsoft
October 13 October Break - No Class Number Systems
October 20 More UNIX.  Course Evaluation.  

Assignments:

Assignment Due
in Small Group
Draft Resume September 8
Resume Revision September 15
Time Management October 6
Plan of Study October 20

Grading:

All assignments must meet the expectations of the instructor. Assignments that do not meet expectations will be returned to be re-submitted OR will be regarded as incomplete at the discretion of the instructor. Late work is not accepted.

Attendance and participation in course activities are required. Only a single absence is permitted.  Missing more than one class meeting is not acceptable.  Students arriving more than 5 minutes late to class will be considered absent.

The last day to drop CS 191 is September 22, 2008.  See you advisor for more information regarding withdrawing from any course.

Computer Science Company Days in Lawson Commons area:
 

Week Of Tuesday Thursday
September 1 Cerner Amazon.com
September 8   Harris
September 15 Aprimo Google
September 22 Crowe Chizek Arxan Technologies
September 29 Beckman Coulter Raytheon
October 6   Allston Trading
October 13 October Break Yahoo!
October 20 State Farm Insurance  
October 27    

Other Opportunities:

Date / Time Event
September 7 - 7:00pm Corporate Partner Mixer - PMU Rack and Roll Room
September 8 - 3:30pm Corporate Partner Panel - LWSN 1142
September 8 - 6:00pm Career Fair - PMU South Ballroom
September 9 & 10 - All Day Industrial Round Table - Purdue Memorial Mall
September 12 - 9am - 3pm Computer Round Table - PMU Ballrooms

This syllabus is subject to change with notice in lecture and/or on Blackboard.