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

2. Staff Instructor  Dr. Scott Schaefer  HRBB 527B  Office Hours:TR 10:00-11:00am (or by appointment)

3. Website http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/schaefer/teaching/181_Fall2015/

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/areas  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 Missed classes may be “made up” by attending a departmental seminar and writing a one page summary of the talk. http://engineering.tamu.edu/cse/research/seminars/csce-681-graduate-seminar Must be turned in by last day of classes

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  3.2 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

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24. The Age of Information Organization of Information

25. The Age of Information Automation of social networks

26. The Age of Information Virtual retailers

27. Job Prospects MajorAverage Starting Salary Petroleum Engineering$95,300 Computer Science$67,300 Aerospace Engineering$67,000 Computer Engineering$66,600 Chemical Engineering$66,000 Mechanical Engineering$63,100 Electrical Engineering$63,000 Business$62,100 Civil Engineering$62,100 Source: NACE April 2014 Salary Survey

28. EmployerMinimumAverage Intel$71,000$106,001 Microsoft$78,000$104,714 Apple$79,000$122,083 Amazon$83,000$99,976 Ebay$86,000$107,313 Google$87,000$127,611 Facebook$89,000$125,509 Job Prospects Source: GlassDoor.com 2015

29. Job Prospects 1 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 8/2015 2 Source: NACE 2013 Survey Unemployment rate  US: 5.4% 1  Computer Science: 2.8% 2