1. 1 Dr. Scott Schaefer Introduction to Computing CSCE 181

2. Staff Instructor  Dr. Scott Schaefer  HRBB 527B  Office Hours:T 8:30-9:30am R 9:30-10:30am (or by appointment)

3. Website http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/schaefer/teaching/181_Spring2015/

4. 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  Explanation of the major  Practical issues faced by Software Engineers

5. Grading 100% Attendance (13-15 lectures) Sign-in sheet each day at beginning of class If you’re not here (in a 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)

6. Grading Night-time lectures (also graded)  Attend 2 SEC Departmental Seminars  One must be from Group B

7. Course Policies No electronics (phones, laptops, etc…) Signing in is certifying (on your honor) that you will stay for the entire lecture University excused absences will be allowed to be made up

8. Why did you pick Computer Science?

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

10. The Age of Information Communication  World-wide fault tolerant networks  ARPANET 1969  2.9 billion users 1 1 http://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-of-internet-users-worldwide/

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

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

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

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

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

16. The Age of Information Digital Editing  Word processors  Presentations  Images

17. The Age of Information Digital Editing

18. The Age of Information Digital Editing

19. The Age of Information Organization of Information

20. The Age of Information Automation of social networks

21. The Age of Information Virtual retailers

22. Job Prospects MajorAverage Starting Salary Petroleum Engineering$96,200 Computer Engineering$70,300 Chemical Engineering$66,900 Computer Science$64,100 Aerospace Engineering$63,900 Mechanical Engineering$63,900 Electrical Engineering$62,500 Engineering Technology$60,900 Business$60,300 Logistics/Material Management$59,500 Source: NACE Survey of 2013 Graduates

23. EmployerMinimumAverage Intel$65,000$97,382 Microsoft$70,000$94,278 Apple$74,000$110,848 Amazon$75,000$92,534 Ebay$75,000$96,177 Google$78,000$118,962 Facebook$85,000$118,379 Job Prospects Source: GlassDoor.com 2014

24. Job Prospects 1 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 7/2014 2 Source: NACE 2013 Survey Unemployment rate  US: 6.2% 1  Computer Science: 2.8% 2