Welcome to CS 221!

First Course in Computer Science for Engineers

Class URL

www.cs.uky.edu/~keen/

221/221.html

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Personnel

Dr. Debby Keen, Lecturer and CoordinatorTeaching Assistants

Pictures get to know your TA! You can talk to ANY TA about general

problems!

Thank you very much!!Thank you very much!!

Textbook and Supplies

Student responsible for material in chapters that are listed in schedule and covered in lectures

Lecture tests are closed note, closed bookLab test is open note, open book3x5 cards - get some!

For Attendance – on the 3x5 card

Write your NAMEWrite the DATE Write your SECTION

if you don't know your section, hold up your hand and we will look it up and tell you

AND...

GOALS - write them down

What are your expectations for this class?

What do you want to learn?Make a LIST of your 3 most

important expectationsSHARE with a neighbor and ADD

to your list

Goals Activity - continued

COMPARE your list with the one from the syllabus

COMMENT on your card as desiredTURN in your card at the end of

class by laying it on your SECTION NUMBER at the front of the room

Goals of the course

The goals or desired outcomes of this class are that the student should Acquire a basic understanding of computer

architecture and data representation. Learn basic algorithmic problem-solving

techniques. Be able to design, document, implement and

test solutions to typical engineering-related, first-semester programming problems.

Your Grade is Based on:

Quizzes & Lecture Attendance 10% Lab Assignments 10% Programming Assignments 25% Two Exams during the semester     30%One Lab Test 5% Final Exam (Comprehensive) 20%

Attendance

Required at All Lectures taken at random by 3x5 cards, cooperative activities,

quizzes

Required at All Lab sessions counts for a good portion of lab points

One Lab Test done during regular lab sessions

only "UK excuses" accepted death in family, illness, school trips, religious holidays

Class Locations

Lectures Classroom Building 102

Lab sections Ralph G. Anderson building, RGAN Room 103

is the lab classroom

Office Hours Electrical Engineering Annex Multilab 203 Robotics (Center for Manufacturing Systems)

229

Due Dates/Times

Labs - Demo Dates, Paperwork DatesLabs are NOT accepted late!Programs - Electronic AND PaperPrograms have a Late penalty of 10% for

every school day late, up to 5 school days

Plagiarism / Cheating

"Unfair academic advantage"UK Policy followedNO assistance from someone else on Lab

or Lecture testsTalk in GENERAL TERMS about program

assignments, not specificsDo NOT "work together" on a program

Cheating cont'd

Do NOT show your source code to any other student

Protect your source code!If you talk to anyone outside the class, do not

let anyone "inject code" into your program! YOU are the one who is writing it!

Penalties START with a zero on the assignment and a LETTER in your permanent file!

Cooperative Work

On the other hand!“Talk to your neighbor” in lecturesLab assignments – you will have a

lab partner and turn in work with them

Accommodation

Please tell Dr. Keen about it if you have a letter - as soon as possible!

Letters are not retroactive!Can arrange both lecture and lab tests to

be accommodated

Software we will use

Visual Studio Pro 2005MSDNAA Engineering students get for free download

For next week

Read first set of notes Work on Lab 1

Demo due this Thursday, paperwork due by next Thursday

Make sure your University account is activated

Today's Exit

Know your SECTIONHave your NAME, SECTION, DATE,

GOALS on the 3x5 cardBring your card to the front and drop it on

the sheet with your section number on itDon't forget it or you will lose attendance

credit!