CSCI 101: Connecting with Computer Science

Fall 2023 (S3), Columbia College

Lecture
Mon/Thur 14:00-15:50;
Wed 14:00-14:50;
Location:
RM-412
Office Hour
Appointment required, fixed available hours: 
Mon 12:00-14:00, Room 544; 
Online and other time slots may be available
Midterm
Week 7, Thursday
Final
7 Dec 2023, Thur, 13:00

An overview of the history and fundamentals of computing and the connections with the arts, psychology, and biology. This course provides a thorough and rigorous overview of the fundamental issues concerning both hardware and software. No prior computing background is required.

Textbook and References

Lawrence Snyder et Ray Henry. Fluency With Information Technology, 7th edition

Weekly readings may be assigned here.

Sample survey paper

Curriculum and Slides

The slides will be uploaded after class. I may also introduce modifications to the curriculum itself as we progress.

Links for Assignments and online Quizzes are also posted here. Please check the column on the righthand side.

Week 1
04.09-10.09
Administration and Course Intro (LS0, LS1);Intro Survey;
Reading 0
Week 2
11.09-17.09
Lec 1 Introduction to IT (LS2, LS3);
Theories of CS
Assignment 1 out;
Reading 0
Week 3
18.09-24.09
Lec 2 The World Wide Web (LS4, LS5, LS6);
Utilisation of WWW
Assignment 1 due;
Reading 1,
Week 4
25.09-01.10
Lec 3 Multimedia Technology (LS7, LS8);
Media, Graphics, etc.
Reading 2,
Reading 3
Week 5
02.10-08.10
Lec 4 Applications (LS10, LS11, LS12)
Robotics, Bioinformatics, etc.
Assignment 2 out;
Reading 4,
Reading 5,
Reading 6,
Reading 7
Week 6
09.10-15.10
Lec 5 Research Topics (Project) (LS13, LS14)
Kickstart
Project release (Survey);
Week 7
16.10-22.10
Review for Midterm (LS15)Assignment 2 due;
Midterm;
Week 8
23.10-29.10
Lec 6 Cloud Computing (LS17, LS18);
Smart Business, etc.
Reading 8,
Reading 9,
Reading 10,
Week 9
30.10-05.11
Lec 7 Artificial Intelligence (LS19, LS20, LS21);
Vision, Language, Cognition, etc.
Assignment 3 Out;
Week 10
06.11-12.11
Lec 8 Digital Art (LS22);
Conventional Art VS Digital Art
Assignment 3 Due;
Reading 11,
Reading 12
Week 11
13.11-19.11
Lec 9 Computerised Society (LS24, LS25, LS26);
Social Implications, Privacy, etc.
Reading 13,
Reading 14,
Reading 15,
Reading 16
Week 12
20.11-26.11
Final Project Presentation
Week 13
27.11-03.12
Final Project PresentationFinal Essay Due
Final

Group Presentations

TBA

Link to feedback form: https://jetic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/04-2020-1003-402_Group_Presentation_Feedback.pdf

Grading

Assignments + In-class Group presentation20%
Final Project Presentation15%
Final Project Essay15%
Midterm20%
Final30%

Additionally, you will need to get at least 50% in the final to pass.

Cheating and Plagiarism Policy

I expect all students to uphold the principle of academic honesty. Cheating and plagiarism (presenting another person’s words or ideas as one’s own) are not acceptable behaviour at anywhere. Depending on the severity of the offence such acts can result in a grade of zero on the test or assignment, a failing grade (F) in the course, or expulsion. In all cases, the circumstances and the penalty are recorded in the student’s file.

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