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CSCE 481 Seminar

CSCE 481 Seminar. People. Hank Walker Department Head John Keyser Associate Department Head Mahima Agumbe Suresh Teaching Assistant. What is This Class About?. Looking forward: after graduation Lectures on jobs, job environment, company reps, grad school, academia, etc.

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CSCE 481 Seminar

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  1. CSCE 481Seminar

  2. People • Hank Walker • Department Head • John Keyser • Associate Department Head • MahimaAgumbe Suresh • Teaching Assistant

  3. What is This Class About? • Looking forward: after graduation • Lectures on jobs, job environment, company reps, grad school, academia, etc. • Understanding the bigger picture • Assignments deal with research, life-long learning • Lectures and assignments focus on the impact of computing in the world • Improving your writing • W class

  4. Grading • Three components • Pass all of them and get an A/S • Fail any one and get an F/U • Seminar reports • Short Written Assignments • Longer Written Assignment

  5. Seminar Reports • This is a seminar class (duh!) • Attendance at the seminar is critical • Must attend 13 classes, not including today • We will have at least 16 more • These should count for valid absences, also! • Pick up a form each day at beginning of class • Will remove it after a short time – be on time! • Turn it in at the end of class

  6. Short Writing Assignments • 6 of these • Each is 1-2 pages in length • Score 0-10, >=7 is pass • Grading rubric is in syllabus • Today’s handout covers 3 assignments • Can revise submissions, but don’t wait too long

  7. Large Writing Assignment • 4-6 pages • At least one revision required • Details will come later in the semester

  8. Aggie Honor Code • Do your own work • Don’t fill out seminar reports for others • Avoid accidental plagiarism • Don’t copy without citation, clear quotes • Be sure not to just copy, even with citations • May not be honor code violation, but not acceptable

  9. Class Schedule • See http://courses.cse.tamu.edu/keyser/csce481 – will update as speakers are scheduled • Plan to meet most days through October, but not afterward • Early weeks: talks from Career Center • Later weeks: • Company speakers • Panels • Some talks by instructors about writing, academia, grad school

  10. Assignment Details • Put cover page on all assignments • Turn in hard copy at beginning of class • Late penalty: 1 point per day (3 points maximum) • Cumulative for revisions • Revisions: due within 1 week of return of prior paper • Can submit multiple revisions!

  11. Culture Assignments • 3 of the written reports • Attend a research talk • MANY to choose from • But, don’t wait until the last minute! • Write up a 1-page discussion of the research topic (not the speaker/talk) • Include citations to papers

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