CS 110

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CS 110

• Introduction to the Computer Science Profession

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Goals of this Course

• Gain an accurate understanding of life as a
  Computer Science professional
• Provide strategies on success as a
• University Student
• CS Major

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Objectives to Reach these Goals

• Get to know other CS majors
• Introduce potential role models
• Get answers to FAQs about CS
• Understand the value of collaborative learning
  and pair programming
• Learn how to cope with stress
• Understand the value of mentors and learn how to
  find them
• Understand the importance of relationship
  networking

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CS110 on the Web

• Course Website
• CS110 Syllabus

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Did you know

• That the first semester of the freshman year in
  college is the most critical time in determining
  a students future success in college

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And

• That most students who become involved in campus
  organizations and activities have a more
  meaningful college experience, while still
  maintaining high grades, making new friends, and
  developing time management skills.

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More things to know

• Locate all available resources
• Understand free time
• Dont wait for a problem to become a crisis
• Always ask when you are not sure
• Go to class
• Buy and use your own books
• Save everything on disk
• Save all course material until you receive a
  final grade

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Communication

• Oral
• In person
• By phone
• Written
• Letter
• Email
• Chat
• Communication Etiquette

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Cell Phones

• Turn your cell phones off in class
• Silent is not a perfect setting
• And by the way
• When you are with someone, ask them if it is OK
  to speak on your cell phone to someone else
• Talk in a respectful volume level

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Email

• Use a professional email address
• Always include something in the Subject
• Include a Signature file
• Check your email regularly
• Remember that it lives forever
• Email Etiquette (Netiquette)
• Guidelines for Professional E-mail Communication
• Communication Etiquette

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Written

• Weekly Assignments will address this graded
  element of the course
• Requirements
• Grading
• Grammar and Content

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Important Knowledge

• People
• Places
• Things

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Who is Important?

• Advisors
• Teachers
• Administrators
• Support Staff
• Office
• Systems

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Advisors

• Janet Brunelle
• Peer Advisors
• Keith Barth
• Andrew Wharton
• Cassandra Rauthroff
• Spong Hall Room 105
• Advising Hours

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CS 110

• Janet Brunelle
• Faculty Page

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Janet Brunelle

• Assistant Chair
• Chief Departmental Advisor
• Engineering Computational Sciences Building -
  Room 3210
• Phone [phone] ext 4832

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Office Hours

• Tuesday
• 900 1045 AM
• 130 400 PM
• Wednesday
• 130 400 PM
• Thursday
• 130 400 PM
• Janet Brunelle's Home Page

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CS 150

• Deborah Kenako
• Faculty Page
• Chris Boyle
• Faculty Page

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150/250 Teaching Assistants

• Divya Josyala
• Jesteen John
• Manof Talagadadeevi
• Rajendra Chandrawat
• Hadi Arbabi
• Shakti Kamisetty
• Satish Lakkoju
• Vankata Kamineni

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Administrators

• Chair
• Dr. Desh Ranjan

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Assistant Chairs

• Irwin Levinstein
• Janet Brunelle

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Office Staff

• Phyllis Woods
• Chairmans Secretary
• Cathryn Janka
• Department Secretary
• Shannon Eggers
• Fiscal Technician

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Computer Resource Director

• Ajay Gupta
• Email ajay_at_cs.odu.edu

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Systems Staff
Systems Staff Website
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CS Majors

• Who are they?
• Where do they come from?
• Where are they going?
• How do they get there?

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ACM

• Meetings
• Thursdays
• 1220 120 PM
• Cassandra Rothrauff President
• crothrau_at_cs.odu.edu
• ACM Web Page

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Campus Map

• Let's Go

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Labs

• CS supported
• Spong open student lab
• Spong 1115 teaching lab
• E CS 3104 open student lab
• University (OCCS) supported