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CSE 1111 - 002
Introduction to Computer Science&Engineering
Time: Thursdays 4:00 – 4:50pm
Place: 100 Nedderman Hall (NH)
Instructor: Dr. Lynn Peterson
Office: 307 NH (or 625 NH)
Phone: (817) 272-3609 or 5503 (voice-mail)
Email address: [email protected]
Class web site: crystal.uta.edu/~cse1111/
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Catalog Course Description
CSE 1111, 1 hour credit.
Topics include problem solving, ethics, and
contemporary issues in computer science and
engineering.
Students will demonstrate competence in word
processing, spreadsheets, research and library skills.
Emphasis is placed on team building, oral and written
communication skills.
Primarily for students pursuing a degree in the
Computer Science and Engineering Department.
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Course Objectives
#1
To make students aware of ethical
and other contemporary issues in
computer science and engineering
(CSE), in an environment in which they
are asked to think about the issues,
form opinions backed up by reasons,
and discuss / defend those opinions.
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Course Objectives
#2
To allow students to work with
problem solving (critical thinking)
techniques, and the application of those
techniques to a variety of problems.
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Course Objectives
#3 To give students the opportunity to
demonstrate competence in word
processing, spreadsheets, research and
library skills.
• These topics are not taught in the course, but materials are
provided so that students who are not already proficient in
these areas can work to gain the required competence.
• Successful demonstration of these competencies is
necessary to complete this course, but these topics will not
enter into computation of the course grade.
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Course Objectives
#3
To give students the opportunity to demonstrate
competence in word processing, spreadsheets, research and
library skills.
• These topics are not taught in the course,
but materials are provided so that
students who are not already proficient in
these areas can work to gain the required
competence.
• Successful demonstration of these competencies is
necessary to complete this course, but these topics will not
enter into computation of the course grade.
CSE 1111 Week 1
Course Objectives
#3
To give students the opportunity to demonstrate
competence in word processing, spreadsheets, research and
library skills.
• These topics are not taught in the course, but materials are
provided so that students who are not already proficient in
these areas can work to gain the required competence.
• Successful demonstration of these
competencies is necessary to
complete this course, but these
topics will not enter into computation
of the course grade.
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Course Objectives
#4 To give students the opportunity to
gain experience in working in teams as
well as preparing individual portions of
required work. The intention is to allow
entering students an opportunity to work
with groups of CSE students whom they
will meet in other courses.
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Textbook
Readings will be from the web and the
UTA Library on-line materials.
(No textbook is required this semester.)
Good reference: Johnson, D.
Computer Ethics (3rd edition/2000),
Prentice Hall.
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Grading
Grades will be letter grades ‘A’ through ‘F.
The course grade is made up as follows:
Homework / laboratory / workshop: 20%
Oral presentation(s), group work: 40%
Quizzes: 20%
Final exam: 20%
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Quizzes
Several times during the semester, there will
be announced quizzes (announced 2 weeks
in advance).
Occasionally there may be unannounced
quizzes, covering reading assignments or
material from a previous class.
In this way, attendance in class will “count”.
(Unless arranged in advance, there will be no makeups)
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Computer Use Proficiency (CUP)
CUP, as required by the University, is
demonstrated for CSE majors in CSE 1111.
So, demonstration of proficiency in
(1) word processing,
(2) spreadsheets,
(3) library skills,
(4) use of the internet and
(5) email
are required for satisfactory completion of the course, but
measurement of these skills will not enter into the computation
of the final grade.
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Computer Use Proficiency (CUP)
During Weeks 2 – 4 of CSE 1111,
TAs will be available at specific hours to allow
students to demonstrate the ability to do word
processing using Word and manipulate a
spreadsheet using Excel.
Later, there is an assignment involving finding
information on the internet and sending e-mail.
Later, instruction is provided on using the UTA Library
on-line resources for research.
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Word exam
Students should be able to create, modify,
save and print a document.
The university requires demonstration of the following abilities in Microsoft Word.
Create a file
Cut and paste text
Copy text
Save material to a file / name that file
Underline text
Bold face text
Italicize text
Justify text
Change font size
Change font face
Double space the document
Change margins
Create a bulleted list
Spell check the document
Do something that likely requires use of the word processor’s Help facility, such as
creating a table.
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Word exam
Students should be able to create, modify,
save and print a document.
There is a complete listing of the required skills for each of
the CUP requirements. See the class web site (under
CUP) for that listing.
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Academic Honesty
Ethical Behavior in a Student Role ---CHEATING on quizzes or exams, PLAGIARISM, or
COLLUSION will not be tolerated at UT Arlington
[Student Handbook p. 92].
The College of Engineering Statement of
Ethics is provided for you (on the class web
site) to read, sign, return, and follow.
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Contacting the Instructors
Email will be the best way to communicate with your
instructor outside of class. For this communication,
use:
There will also be several teaching assistants (TAs)
available to work with this class in various capacities
which will be announced in class. Email for TAs will
be provided as needed.
NOTE: Homework and Computer Use Proficiency
requirements should be submitted to the email addresses
specified for each assignment. Credit will only be given for
work submitted to the correct address.
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Time for CSE 1111
In general for the College of Engineering,
1 hour of class time and 2-3 hours of out-ofclass time are planned for each credit hour of
class.
This is true for CSE 1111 also.
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Questionnaire
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Notes for Week 1
Today, notes are available in class in hard
copy form as well as available on the class
web site for viewing and for downloading.
Class notes will always be available on the
web site for viewing and downloading (and
therefore for printing if you wish).
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Notes for Week 1
For Thursday 1/23/03
#1
Obtain a UT Arlington email account, or be sure
you already have an email account which
* allows you to send attachments and
* has its “reply-to” set to your own account.
If the account name is not your own name, include
your name in every email message you send.
If you are not clear on following these instructions,
stay after class for a few minutes to clarify this.
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Notes for Week 1
#2
Using that email account, send email to your
instructor, with
subject line: Intro – Your Name
(For example: Intro - Mary Smith.)
sent to [email protected] as soon as you obtain an
account but before 1/23/03
Contents:
introduce yourself (including your name, your email address)
and then tell a little about yourself (including something
interesting that makes you unique …. something you don’t mind
other people knowing about.)
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Notes for Week 1
#3 Locate College of Engineering Ethics
Statement on the class web site .
Read and print it.
Questions? discuss with your instructor.
Otherwise, sign and return on 1/23/03.
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Notes for Week 1
#4 Readings are from the web.
Topic for week: What is Computer Ethics?
You are to find some information about that
topic on the web. 2 sources to get you
started (but you can find others):
http://www.onlineethics.org
http://library.thinkquest.org/26658/links.html
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Notes for Week 1
#4 Answer questions using web resources.
If you use any of the information from one of the
web pages directly, be sure to cite your source.
1) What kinds of problems that existed prior to computers have been
changed or made more difficult thanks to computers?
(Identify at least 4, and describe each in 1-2 sentences)
2) For each one of these problems, how is it related to ethics?
(Describe in 1-2 sentences)
3) In general, how are laws related to ethical issues?
Put your answers to these questions in a text file or
a Word file, and save that file for later use. If not
clear, stay after class ….
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Notes for Week 1
#5 Computer Use Proficiency (CUP):
Prepare for the Word and Excel exams, and
make plans to sign up for the Word test --schedule will begin 1/23/03.
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To recap
Before you leave today, be sure you
• have the syllabus & Notes for Week 1
• have turned in the completed
questionnaire
• know how to access the class web site
to get the additional materials
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Volunteer Opportunity
URGENT: Volunteers Needed
DFW FUTURE CITY COMPETITION
The Future City Competition - sponsored by National Engineers Week – is
designed to inspire 7-8th grade students with engineering by challenging them
to solve the real-world problems associated with building a livable city of the future.
Hundreds of North Texas students have been working hard since October on their
city concepts and will be bringing them to UTA, Nedderman Hall on Sat., Jan. 25.
We need about 10 volunteers to help with coordination for the 7-8th grade students
and the judges. Approx. time commitment - 6 hours
(8am - 2 pm: we'll provide danish in morning and lunch).
Come and see what these talented kids have in mind for the future and help
to inspire them into engineering school. Let Dr. Peterson know if you’re interested.
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