Assignment 0: Introductions

Due: Friday, January 19

1. Reading
   • Emily Shops at Virtual Emporia.com. Preface from National Research Council. Computer Science: Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field. National Academy Press, 2004. (On Blackboard in Course Documents)
   • Brookshear, Chapter 0
2. Complete in-class survey
3. Register on the following sites
   • Ubiquitous Presenter. See the welcome page for details. The class password is b101lsrc.
   • Discussion forum

   Please use your Net ID as your login, but do not use your actual Net ID password for the bulletin board. Instead please create a new password for this site. By using your Net ID as your login, you will help us to more quickly get more information if we need it to answer your question.

4. Make a post with your CS autobiography in the Introductions forum.

   Your autobiography should attempt to answer the following questions:

   • Why did you choose CompSci 1?
   • When did you first start using a computer?
   • What kinds of computers have you used?
   • What notable bad experience have you had using a computer?
   • How do you see yourself using computers in the future (> 10 yrs.)?
   • Describe an area of computer science research that interests you. You should draw upon the above readings for ideas about areas of CS. You may also search the web to find out more about current areas of research. The computer science department webpage or the Association of Computing Machinery site are good starting points.