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CSC 113: Digital Citizen of the 21st Century: 3 hours
Description
The study of computing and the ways it shapes and influences 21st century citizens and society. Provides the basic understanding of computing capabilities and limitations for a more informed discussion of the issues. Covers foundational concepts of computing including technical skills (such as use of Linux) needed during the major, soft skills (including note taking and time management), architecture, O.S., programming languages, and ethics. Also will include guest speakers from industry and projects done by upperclassmen.
Goals for CSC 113 are:
- To prepare students to live in a very digital world.
- To introduce a number of fundamental concepts of computer science
- To prepare students to succeed academically
Course outcomes for CSC 113 are:
- Upon completion of CSC 113, students will:
- understand various ethical and cyber security issues in today’s digital world.
- understand the impact of technology on today’s work and the world’s impact on technology
- begin to develop technical writing skills by writing a 2-3 page technical paper and taking notes.
- have a fundamental understanding of the workings of a computer.
Program outcomes for CSC 113 are:
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. (Computing student learning outcome 3)
- Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal, ethical, and moral principles. (Computing student learning outcome 4)
- Use technology to help bring Christ to the world and apply Christian principles to their work. (Computing student learning outcome 7)
- Understand and use appropriate cloud technologies in specified areas (Computing student learning outcome 8)
Integration
- Note taking at the introductory level by requiring students to take lectures notes.
- Technical writing at the introductory level by requiring written work to have section headers, decent size paragraphs, and giving feedback on transitions.
- Ethics at an introductory level by covering:
- digital divide
- ethics associated with AI
- Cybersecurity at the introductory level by covering:
- securing one's self in social media
- the fundamental concept of cyber security
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This work is divided into exams and homework/activities. The dates of the exams will be found on the schedule in the syllabus.
Activities will be announced in class and typically turned in via canvas. The canvas assignment will typically just have the name and due date. All work needs to be turned in as a pdf document. Any work turned in with a different format will be rejected and will need to be turned in late with a 10% penalty the first time, 20% the second, and rejected after that. There will probably be quizzes and other assignments made.
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< | Two assignments are as follows. The due dates are found in canvas (by midterm and before the final exam week). Announcements will not be made in class. You are responsible to track these yourself. Standard late policy will apply to these assignments.
You are to react to current events/publications. A reaction to an article includes enough to convince me that you have read the entire article and not just the headline or first paragraph. It should include s summary of what was said and your reaction. Be sure to give a complete reference to the item. These should be turned in as a hard copy in class within one week of the item being published. You may pick when. Each one does have a deadline. The ones you pick must be unique to this course |
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> | There are two types of homework:
- The first is based on class lecture. These will be made in class typically at the start of the topic. Standard late policy will apply to these assignments.
- The other type involves reactions to current events. Announcements will not be made in class. You are responsible to track these yourself. Standard late policy will apply to these assignments.
You are to react to current events/publications. A reaction to an article includes enough to convince me that you have read the entire article and not just the headline or first paragraph. It should include a summary of what was said and your reaction. Be sure to give a complete reference to the item. These should be turned in as a hard copy in class within one week of the item being published. You may pick when. Each one does have a deadline. The ones you pick must be unique to this course
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- Write a reaction to one article in the ACM TechNews. This needs to be completed by midterm.
- Write a reaction to one article in XRDS. This needs to be completed before the final.
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