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CS 101 Introduction to Computer Science

Total Credits: 3 cr

Course Coordinator:Terence Soule

URL: http://www2.cs.uidaho.edu/~tsoule/cs101fall09/cs101.html

Current Catalog Description: May be used as core credit in J-3-c. Survey of computer science and topics of importance to computer scientists; includes topics such as the nature of problems, un-solvability, hardware, human factors, security, social, ethical, and legal issues; exposure to practical aspects of computer networks. Three lectures and one recitation per week. Recommended Preparation: two yrs of high school algebra.

Textbook:  or equivalent text.

References: Additional course references are available on the course web site.

Course Goals: After completing this course a student should:

Prerequisites by Topic: List topics

Major Topics Covered in the Course:

Laboratory projects (specify number of weeks on each):

Estimated Curriculum Category Content:

Area Core Advanced Area Core Advanced
Algorithms     Data Structures    
Software Design     Prog. Languages    
Computer Arch     Other    

Oral and Written Communications:

Social and Ethical Issues:

Theoretical Content:

Problem Analysis:

Solution Design:

Course Outcomes: The following list documents the course outcomes and crossreferences them to the BSCS program outcomes. The letter at the beginning of each reference identifies the program outcome supported. The numbers sequentially identify the course outcome for this course. After completing CS 101 a student should be able to: