CSCE 190 Spring 2012: Syllabus (subject to change)

There is no textbook for this course.

The last day to withdraw without failure is Monday, February 27, 2012. The final exam for the course will take place on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 9am in the classroom (300 Main B201). This is the regularly scheduled time for courses taught from 1530 to 1620 on Tuesdays. ( See the university exam schedule.)

Topics Covered

  1. The curricula in computing at USC (1 hour)
  2. The job market and employment trends in computing and IT (1 hour)
  3. Trends in computing—hardware, devices, HCI, software, and the web (5 hours)
  4. Research methodology in computing (1 hour)
  5. Research topics in computing at USC (2 hours)
  6. Lectures from the real world (3 hours)
The syllabus in the table below is subject to change.

DayTopic
(1) January 10Why Study Computing?
(1) January 17Computing Curricula at USC and the Computing Field
(2) January 24 Presentation by Ms. Helen Fields of the USC Career Center: The Value of Experiential Learning (confirmed)
(3) January 31 Presentation by Dr. Jason Bakos on Trends in Computer Hardware
(4) February 7 Artificial Intelligence.
(5) February 14 The IBM Watson System.
(6) February 21 Presentation by Mr. Steve Lariviere of SPAWAR. Biographical sketch.
(7) February 28 Presentation by Prof. Duncan Buell on the Field of Digital Humanities.
March 6 Spring Break
(8) March 13 TBD
(9) March 20 Presentation by Mr. Terry Floyd, TM Floyd and Company. Biographical sketch.
(10) March 27 Presentation by Mary K. Harris, Ph.D., Savannah River National Laboratory. Biographical sketch.
(11) April 3 Presentation by Dr. Jason O'Kane on the field of Robotics.
(12) April 10 Presentation by Dr. Rishi Mukhopadhyay: "Why working at a startup is a blast and some tips on landing your first job."
(13) April 17 TBD