1. Today’s Speaker: Dr. Curry Guinn
CSC 100 Orientation to Computer Science
Welcome
My name
I’m here to tell you a little bit about what Computer Science is.
What would it be like to be a computer science major at UNCW?
What would your life be like if you majored in Computer Science?
Just what is Computer Science.
Before I start talking about what Computer Science, there is something we need to talk about : Jobs
Because of all the talk of out-sourcing and the .dot-com crash, many people became leery of the technology sector.
Is the job environment good? What will it be like 5 years from now? 10 years?
In answering this question, you’ll see that I have a scientific disposition when it comes to answering questions like that.
Computer Science is a Science.
What does that mean? What do scientists do? What is a scientific disposition?
What we do: Make hypotheses and then test them.
So here’s a hypothesis you may have heard today: <NEXT SLIDE>
Today’s Speaker: Dr. Curry Guinn

2. For Next Week Dr. Clayton Ferner
Reading is posted on calendar /spring09/csc100/calendar.htm

3. Dr. Curry Guinn Academic Background Professional Background
Ph.D. Computer Science Duke University
MS Computer Science, Duke University
BS Computer Science, Virginia Tech
Professional Background
Assistant Professor UNCW
Research Triangle Institute
Adjunct Duke University
Research/Focus
Spoken Dialog Systems
Virtual Humans and Collaborative Agents
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing