Course: CS-495
Title:Senior Seminar
Instructor : Dick Steflik
Phone: 777-3507
Web Site:http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~steflik
Electronic Study Group:click here (Section 01 - Tuesday)
Electronic Study Group:click here (Section 02 - Thursday)

Meets:
	Tuesday 01 Room FA 344 ; 4:25 - 5:50 PM (somtimes we get done earlier and somtimes later Thursday 02 Room FA 344 ; 1:15 - 2:40 PM(samo, samo)
	Lab - none scheduled

Text:

None assigned

Objectives:
Upon completion of this course the student shall be able to demonstrate a proficiency in the creation of a technical presentation and the delivery of that presentation to a peer audience. To do this each student will prepare two papers; one on an assigned topic relating to Ethics and the Social Implications of Modern Computing, the other on the design of an assigned issue or component of the class project (The Watson Adventure Game). For each paper, students will prepare and deliver a three to five minute oral presentation of their papers to the class (similar to presenting a paper at a conference). The class project is used as a tool to give the students the experience of working on a large software development project

Description:
Computer science as a profession. Ethical and social implications of computing. Development and application of writing, presentation and oral communication skills. Teamwork and programming as a group activity.

Prerequisites: senior standing.

Grading:
This course will be graded ABCDF (and the usual in-betweens).

Project Design and Implementation	30 %
Teamwork	10 %
Oral Presentations (2)	30 %	(15 % each)
Written Assignments (2)	30 %	(15 % each)
	100 %

Policies :

1. Steflik's Office Hours : Mon, Wed 1:00 - 3:00 PM Room P35 in Watson School
2. If you are going to miss a class or Lab I need to know ahead of time (prior to the class or session) if you are to be entitled to a make-up for and Test, Quiz or whatever it is we're doing.
3. If, as we go through the semester, anything that is going to affect your performance in the class I need to know about so that we may make arrangements so that you can successfully complete the course. If, for example, you get dumped by your boy/girl friend, don't just get depressed and stop coming to class; contact me and we'll make arrangements.
4. Projects will be due on the assigned date. Late projects will be graded down one letter grade for each class date late. All projects must be handed in prior to the last class.
5. All work handed in for grading is to be your best individual work; it is OK to use study groups and classmates as resources. However, since you, as an individual, will be receiving the grade, the work used to evaluate your progress must be done by you alone. Copied and/or plagiarized work will not be tolerated and will be dealt with severely.

Last updated: 08/30/2005 - RVS