Points for each assignment

1. HW1. Write an essay about definitions of Computer Science. Search for several of them. Choose at least three of them. Write a 3-page essay, double-spaced, in 12-point font, in which you describe the definitions you chose, compare them, and conclude with an argument for one of the three definitions and, if you like, your own improvements to that definition. References must be listed after the conclusion and cited in the main text. Quote appropriately. Do not plagiarize! 10 points.
2. HW2.
   2 points for registering on Jobmate.
   2 points for each of company overview and position overview.
   3 points for resume.
   4 points for half-page essay on what you need to learn or do to be competitive for the position you apply to.
   4 points for the essay describing your visit to the career fair.
   17 points total.
3. HW3.
   10 points total.
   3 points for listing all arguments;
   3 points for describing three of them in detail. Assignment: (HW3, due Tuesday, February 22, 2011; previously called HW4) Write a 2-page essay, double-spaced, in 12-point font, as follows. Read Turing's original paper on AI: Alan Turing. Computational Machinery and Intelligence. Mind, 59, 433-460, 1950. List the arguments against artificial intelligence written in section 6 of Turing's paper. (The paper is linked to the course web site.) Choose three of the arguments and describe them in detail. Do you agree with Turing's conclusion? Argue for or against.