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CS 3195: Junior Professional Orientation

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General Course Information

Fall 2005
Catalog Number CS 17328

Course Days/Time/Rm
Monday
9:00am to 9:50
COMP 321

Course Instructor/Rm/Phone/e-mail
Aída Gándara, Lecturer
Rm 209 (across from CS office)
(915)747-6031
agandara1@utep.edu

Instructor's Office Hours
Wednesday & Friday
9:00am to 10:20 or by appointment

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CS 3195 Syllabus

Textbook
Izumo, Carter and Ozee (2002)..  Keys to Career Success: How To Achieve Your Goals (2nd ed.).   Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Course Theme & Goals
Introduction to the Computer Science profession with an emphasis on post graduation options, in particular job placement and professional ethics.
  • Analyze your personal goals with respect to employment opportunities.
  • Prepare a resume
  • Be introduced to techniques for face-to-face and telephone interviews
  • Be introduced to possible career paths, including:
    1. Co-ops and internships
    2. Graduate study and research
    3. Employment in business
    4. Employment in government
  • Write a paper and give a presentation on an issue of professional ethics in computing.
Course Grade Guidelines
Your grade is based on homework assignments, class participation (interviewing, final paper & quizzes ), and a final presentation.
  • Homework assignments will be assigned weekly and are due at the start of class.
  • No late assignments are accepted.
  • You will write a two-page paper on a topic of your choosing related to ethics in computing, approved by the instructors.
  • You will present a four-minute talk on your ethics topic.
 Grade Calculation:
Class participation – 30%
Homework – 50%
Final Presentation – 20%
TOTAL - 100%
PLEASE BE AWARE: your homework is heavily weighted. It is important that you keep up with assignments and turn them in.

Attendance
Your attendance is critical to your success in this course. You are expected to attend and actively participate in class. This includes being prepared for class. You are expected to read the assigned pages from the text and to hand in all homework on time.

Important Dates
  • Labor Day, September 05 – UTEP Closed
  • Graduation Application Deadline – October 7 - $30
  • Late Graduation Applications Accepted – October 10 - $45
  • Course Drop Deadline – October 28
  • Thanksgiving Holiday – November 24 - 25 - No Classes
  • Final Exam – Wednesday, Dec 7 (10:00am to 12:45)
 Standards of Conduct
Students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner, exhibiting the highest degree of academic integrity, as prescribed by the UTEP Standards of Conduct.

Students may discuss assignments in a general way with other students, but the solutions must be done independently. Graded work should be unmistakably your own. You may not transcribe or copy a solution taken from another person, book, or other source, (e.g., a web page). Professors are required to–and will–report academic dishonesty and any other violation of the Standards of Conduct to the Dean of Students.

Disabilities
If you feel you may have a disability that requires accommodation, contact the Disabled Student Services Office at 747-5148, go to Room 106 E. Union, or e-mail to dss@utep.edu.

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CS 3195 Learning Outcomes

Description/Requirements/Contact Hours
Introduction into the Computer Science profession with emphasis on job placement, continued studies and professional ethics. Requires a Junior classification. Class meets 1 hour per week, a total of 11+ hours per semester.

Knowledge and Comprehension
  1. Analyze your personal goals with respect to post graduate opportunities.
  2. Understand the key components to writing a technical report and presentation.
  3. Introduced to techniques for face-to-face and telephone interviews.
  4. Be introduced to techniques for face-to-face and telephone interviews.
  5. Be introduced to possible career paths, including:
    • Co-ops and internships.
    • Graduate study and research.
    • Employment in business.
    • Employment in government.
  6. Discuss the concepts of ethics in society and software engineering.
 Application and Analysis
  1. Prepare a resume
  2. Identifying personal characteristics like contacts strengths & contacts
  3. Identifying goals and future plans
  4. Identifying personal preferences like work environments, areas of study, culture, climate
  5. Complete the Career Services Mock Interview Process
  6. Work with Career Services preparing for and attending interviews (optional)
 Synthesis and Evaluation
  1. Write a paper on an issue of professional ethics in computing
  2. Give a presentation on an issue of professional ethics
  3. Write a report comparing requirements and characteristics of graduate schools
  4. Write a report comparing livability in cities
  5. Write a report comparing work environment in companies

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CS 3195 Class Schedule

NOTE:
The student is responsible for changes that might occur with this schedule. Due to the nature of presentations and scheduling the speakers, the subject of some classes will change. In most cases, these changes will be announced in class and this list will be updated. It is imperative that the student attend class regularly in order to avoid missing speakers and changes.

  • August 22:
    • Subject: Intro, Ethics, Your Future
    • Assignment: Read Ch4; complete pgs 67, 69, 76-78; Sign up with Career Services
  • August 29:
    • Subject: Essay structure, Presenter: Craig Thompson from Career Services
    • Due Today: Sign up for Career Services; pgs 67,69,76-78
    • Assignment: Read Ch 5; 2 page statement of goals (essay); complete pgs 94-95, 105-107
  • September 12:
    • Subject: Presenter: Moises Buenfil from Career Services; Mock Interview Orientation
    • Due Today: 2 page essay stating goals; pgs 94-95, 105-107
    • Assignment: Read Ch 9; Resume; complete pgs 221-225
  • September 19:
    • Subject: Mock Interview Phases; Research & Report Writing
    • Due Today: Resume; pgs 221-225
    • Assignment: Read Ch 10 & 6; Sign up & complete Phase II of Mock Interview (due 10/24)
  • September 26:
    • Subject: Comparing Cities
    • Assignment: Read Ch 7 & 8; Complete p165; Write a report with an outline and supporting diagrams, comparing two companies located in separate cities - not including El Paso.
  • October 3:
    • Subject: Ethics and Ethical Issues
    • Due Today: p165; Report comparing two companies
    • Assignment: One paragraph abstract/rationale on an issue of professional ethics in computing.
  • October 10:
    • Subject: Grad Schools
    • Due Today: abstract on ethical issue
    • Assignment: Read Ch 1; complete pgs 20 & 166(21 entries @ 3/day; needs pg 165); Write a report with outline and supporting diagrams, comparing two grad schools located in separate cities - not including UTEP.
  • October 17:
    • Subject: Phases for final presentation, Ethical Scenarios Discussion
    • Due Today: pgs 20 & 166; Report comparing two grad schools
    • Assignment: Read Ch 2; Legible hand written rough draft of essay on ethics topic with an outline. Those with unapproved abstracts need to meet with me immediately. The final draft will be at minimum a typed, 2 page, single-sided, double-spaced document and your hand written report should provide enough information for the final document.
  • October 24:
    • Subject: Livability
    • Due Today: Phase II Mock Interview Completion forms signed; Ethics topic HANDWRITTEN rough draft
    • Assignment: Read Ch 3; Sign up & complete Phase III of Mock Interview (due 11/28); Write a report with outline and supporting diagrams, comparing the livability of the two cities based on the universities/companies selected.
  • October 31:
    • Subject: tbd
    • Due Today: Livability report
    • Assignment: Write your final ethics paper - 2 pages, single-sided, double-spaced, Include a cover page and an outline in addition to the report
  • November 7:
    • Subject: tbd
    • Due Today: Final ethics paper
  • November 14:
    • Subject:Technical Presentations
    • Assignment: Create a presentation outline & ppt file(optional)
  • November 21:
    • Subject: Presentations & Pass out order of presentations
    • Due Today: Presentation outline & ppt file(optional)
  • November 28:
    • Subject: Begin final presentations
    • Due Today: Phase III Mock Interview Completion forms signed
  • December 7: FINAL: 10am - 12:45pm
    • Subject: Final Presentations

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