Introduction to Computing CSCE 181 Dr. Scott Schaefer

Staff Instructor Dr. Scott Schaefer HRBB 527B Office Hours: by appointment

Website http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/schaefer/teaching/181_Spring2018/

What will you learn? Introductory course to the field of Computer Science Computer Science != Programming Computational Thinking / Algorithms Lectures from faculty to “preview” other courses/areas Explanation of the major Practical issues faced by Software Engineers

Grading 100% Attendance (13-15 lectures) Sign-in sheet each day at beginning of class If you’re not here (in a purple seat) at that time, you don’t get credit Signing in for someone else is an honor-code violation resulting in an F for the course (for a first violation)

Course Policies No electronics (phones, laptops, etc…) Signing in is certifying (on your honor) that you will stay for the entire lecture Missed classes may be “made up” by attending a departmental seminar and writing a one page, single-spaced, 1” margin, 12 point, times new roman summary of the talk. http://engineering.tamu.edu/cse/research/seminars/csce-681-graduate-seminar Must be turned in by last day of classes

The Age of Information Technology revolution happening right now Changing the way we work, play, … Computer Science is central to this revolution

The Age of Information Communication World-wide fault tolerant networks ARPANET 1969 3.2 billion users1 1http://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-of-internet-users-worldwide/

The Age of Information Free (self-)publishing of information Web pages, news, academic articles, video, streaming content

The Age of Information Free (self-)publishing of information Web pages, news, academic articles, video, streaming content

The Age of Information Free (self-)publishing of information Web pages, news, academic articles, video, streaming content

The Age of Information Free (self-)publishing of information Web pages, news, academic articles, video, streaming content

The Age of Information Free (self-)publishing of information Web pages, news, academic articles, video, streaming content

The Age of Information Digital Editing Word processors Presentations Images

The Age of Information Digital Editing

The Age of Information Digital Editing

The Age of Information Digital Editing

The Age of Information Digital Editing

The Age of Information Digital Editing

The Age of Information Digital Editing

The Age of Information Digital Editing

The Age of Information Organization of Information

The Age of Information Automation of social networks

The Age of Information Virtual retailers

The Age of Information

Average Starting Salary Job Prospects Major Average Starting Salary Petroleum Engineering $77,000 Computer Science $66,052 Aerospace Engineering $64,967 Computer Engineering $68,191 Chemical Engineering $68,445 Mechanical Engineering $65,557 Electrical Engineering $66,920 Business $54,803 Civil Engineering $63,563 Source: NACE 2017 Salary Survey

Job Prospects Intel $61,000 $105,046 Microsoft $76,000 $104,995 Apple Employer Minimum Average Intel $61,000 $105,046 Microsoft $76,000 $104,995 Apple $65,000 $122,656 Amazon $80,000 $99,566 Ebay $87,000 $107,261 Google $126,686 Facebook $81,000 $127,102 Source: GlassDoor.com 2017

Job Prospects Unemployment rate US: 4.1%1 Computer Science: 2.2%2 1Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 10/2017 2Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 5/2015