CSC 263: Self-Directed Learning: Introductory CS Topics: 3 hours

Description

Goals for CSC 263 are:

1. Upon completion of this course students will:
   1. Learn a new technology
   2. Have developed skills in being a life long learner

Course outcomes for CSC 263 are:

• Upon completion of CSC 263, students will understand:
  • a specific topic in computing and the ethical and security issues associated with it
  • how to structure their own self learning on future tasks.

Program outcomes for CSC 263 are:

1. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. (Computing student learning outcome 3)
2. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal, ethical, and moral principles. (Computing student learning outcome 4)
3. Learn new areas of technology. (Computing student learning outcome 6)

Integration

1. Self-learning at the application level by
   • having the technical material being covered by existing online lessons found in the ACM learning center and other professional sites
   • having discussions about how to get the most out of online lessons
   • demonstrating how to establish education goals, outcomes, and tasks to learn specific tasks.
2. Note taking at the application level by grading the notes students take while working through online lessons
3. Technical writing by requiring students to create at at least one document for their work and grading the manual on both content and writing ability.
4. Professionalism at the application level appropriate to the topic
5. Security at the application level appropriate to the topic
6. Ethics at an introductory level by discussing TBD.
7. Verbal communications at the introductory level by requiring each student to make a formal demonstration of their work