Introduction to Computing CSCE 181 Dr. Scott Schaefer

Staff Instructor Dr. Scott Schaefer HRBB 304A Office Hours: TR 8am-9am (or by appointment)

Website http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/schaefer/teaching/181_Fall2018/

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 (13-16 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, 12 point, times new roman summary of the talk. https://engineering.tamu.edu/cse/research/seminars/abstracts/csce-681-graduate-seminar.html 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 4.1 billion users1 1https://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

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 $72,063 Computer Science $65,004 Aerospace Engineering $57,988 Computer Engineering $64,155 Chemical Engineering $69,778 Mechanical Engineering $63,532 Electrical Engineering $67,603 Business $54,415 Civil Engineering $55,063 Source: NACE 2015 Salary Survey

Job Prospects Intel $103,029 Microsoft $103,937 Apple $121,083 Amazon Employer Average Intel $103,029 Microsoft $103,937 Apple $121,083 Amazon $98,999 Ebay $102,657 Google $123,749 Facebook $121,042 Source: GlassDoor.com 2018

Job Prospects Unemployment rate US: 3.9%1 Computer Science: 2.0%2 1Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 7/2018 2Source:https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2018/05/29/unemployment-low-for-computer-professionals-and-everyone-else