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CS 191: Freshman Resources Seminar

List of Topics (By Week):

1. Lecture: Welcome and course introduction (faculty and course coordinator)
Recitation: Computer accounts, activating Computer Sciences accounts, laboratory information

2. Lecture: Computer science clubs, extra curricular activities, internships, the Cooperative Education Program, and Study Abroad (student panel)
Recitation: Discussion of computer science clubs, extra curricular activities, internships, the Cooperative Education Program, and Study Abroad

3. Lecture: Ethics and social implications of computing
Recitation: Discussion of ethics and social implications of computing

4. Lecture: Learning strategies, problem solving, and analytical skills
Recitation: Dealing with the high school to college paradigm shift, hands-on activities using problem solving and analytical skills

5. Lecture: Time management
Recitation: Discussion of time management

6. Lecture: Plan of study
Recitation: Discussion and preparation of a plan of study for each student

7. Lecture: Areas of computer science: programming, networks, theory, software engineering, etc. (faculty panel)
Recitation: Discussion of computer science areas

8. Lecture: The role of teamwork in computer science (corporate panel)
Recitation: Content to be decided by individual groups

2001.03 (2109.02 changed number from 192 to 191)