Course
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Identifier:
COM S 101
Offered during Fall and Spring Semesters each year.
- Credits and contact hours: R credits, 1.5 contact hours
- Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name: Simanta Mitra
- Text book, title, author, and year: None required
- Other supplemental materials: None
Specific course information
- Brief description of the content of the course: Introduction to the computer science discipline and code of ethics, Com S courses, research and networking opportunities, procedures, policies, help and computing resources, extra-curricular activities offered by the Department of Computer Science and Iowa State University. Discussion of issues relevant to student adjustment to college life. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
- Prerequisites or co-requisites: None
- Required, elective, or selected elective? Required
Specific goals for the course
- Specific outcomes of instruction:
- Ability to understand ethics and professional expectations in the discipline. (4)
Brief list of topics to be covered
- Rights and responsibilities of students at Iowa State University
- Courses for the subsequent semester and the prerequisites that are necessary to be followed
- Reading assignment and homework on legal and ethical principles in computing
- Reading assignment and homework on local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society