CSC112SylF2026 < CenterForComputing

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---++ Details
   * Professor:  Dr. Cathy Bareiss
   * Office: S 031
   * Class Time: 1:00-1:50pm WF
   * Class Location:  S 025
   * Textbook: membership in ACM
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---+++Assignments
   * Quizzes, etc.
      * There will be "daily" quizzes at the end of each class where you summarize what was covered and report on insights.
         * The quiz will be available for 2 hours after the close of class.  It is advised that you answer it during/right after the class
         * You may miss a total of four.
         * If you are absent from a class, you may request the quiz to be reopened for you for a 2 hour period.  You must then watch the video and do the quiz.  Failing to watch the video will result in a negative grade on the quiz.  Not requesting to take the quiz will only result in a 0.
      * There may also be other quizzes (preparing for class, etc.)  Canvas should inform you about them.
      * There are two assignments that are responding to current events.  These relate to !TechNews.  This is a thrice weekly email that you will receive when you join ACM and it reports on currently happens in the technology field
         * The general format of the report that you are to generate includes:
            * Your name
            * The title and date of the article you are reading
            * A summary of the article (that demonstrates that you read more than what as in the email but followed the link)
            * Your response to it
            * It *must* be at least 1/2 page (singled space) and best if it at 3/4.
            * It is graded on a fail/low pass/pass/high pass scale (with pass being full credit)
            * It must reflect quality writing (including but limited to spell checking)
         * You must turn in your report with one week of receiving the email.
         * The first one is due by midterm and must be on a cyber security topic
         * The second on is due before the start of finals week and must be on an AI topic
   * Regular assignments
         * After each topic, an assignment will typically be given in class related to that topic.  
         * The details will be given in class (not posted on the syllabus or Canvas).
         * The work will be turned on Canvas which will also have the due date.  
         * The standard late policy applies.
   * Learning skills assignments.  Because this course is designed for the freshmen on their first semester, it will also cover different learning techniques.  You will be required to test them you and report on how helpful each is.  You will also be required to maintain a checklist and ensure that it is followed all semester
         * Details about the check list will be given the first day of class.
         * Details about your experience with each technique will also be given in class when that experience is covered
   * Cyber project
         * You are to complete a color poster that is aimed to help others be a better digital citizen in the area of cyber security. [[CSC112F2026CyberProject][Details can be found here.]]
   * AI Project
         * You are to create a bot using AI to help others learn.  [[CSC112F2026AIProject][Details can be found here.]]
---+++ Grades

Your grades are made up of:
 
   * Grade scale
      * 93% &lt;= average &lt;= 100% -&gt; A
      * 90% &lt;= average &lt; 93% -&gt; A-
      * 87% &lt;= average &lt; 90% -&gt; B+
      * 83% &lt;= average &lt; 87% -&gt; B
      * 80% &lt;= average &lt; 83% -&gt; B-
      * 77% &lt;= average &lt; 80% -&gt; C+
      * 73% &lt;= average &lt; 77% -&gt; C
      * 70% &lt;= average &lt; 73% -&gt; C-
      * 67% &lt;= average &lt; 70% -&gt; D+
      * 63% &lt;= average &lt; 67% -&gt; D
      * 60% &lt;= average &lt; 63% -&gt; D-
      * 0% &lt;= average &lt; 60% -&gt; F

---+++ Tentative Schedule
| *Wednesday*						| *Friday* 	|
| 8/19: No class yet						| 8/21: Introduction to Cyber Security, CIA triad, history<br>Pre class assignment:  Read the Wikipedia article on computer security.  It is long and can be technical.  You don't need to understand all of it.  You need to also take the online quiz found on Canvas by noon of the first day of class.		|
| 8/26: The human factor in cyber security	| 8/28: How to be safe online		|
| 9/02: Privacy and data stewardship		| 9/04: Encryption: How it works and its impact		|
| 9/09: Impacting other by my actions		| 9/11: Exam 1		|
| 9/16: Introduction to the Internet			| 9/18: Cyber security and the internet of things		|
| 9/23: Deep fakes and resulting mistrust	| 9/25: Cyber warfare		|
| 9/30: Cyber crime and its impact			| 10/02: Privacy and the cloud and AI		|
| 10/07: Exam 2			| 10/09: Fall Break		|
| 10/14: Introduction and different types of AI overview	| 10/16: AI Ethics		|
| 10/21: LLM Use			| 10/23: LLM Overview	|
| 10/28: AI Area 2 use		| 10/30: AI Area 2 overview	|
| 11/04: Exam 3			| 11/06: AI Ethics 2		|
| 11/11: AI Area 2 overview	| 11/13: AI Area 3 use	|
| 11/18:AI Area 3 overview	| 11/20: AI Area 4 use	|
| 11/25: Thanksgiving break	| 11/27: Thanksgiving break 		|
| 12/02: AI Area 4 overview	| 12/04: AI Wrapup		|
| 12/09: *MONDAY* *Final* <br>1:00-3:00pm	| 12/11:	|



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Topic revision: r6 - 2026-08-04 - CathyBareiss