CS 486 -01, Senior Seminar, Spring 2012

Abstract

The Senior Seminar is the culmination of the Computer Science major′s experience in the department. In this class, we will work together to solve a research question and contribute to the field of computer science. Your research problem was written and defined last semester as part of last semester’s Senior Seminar. One of primary goals of this seminar is to expose you to state-of-the-art research in computer science and to explore issues related to ethics and professionalism in computer science. Senior Seminar is an integrative course. It draws on all of the courses that you have had so far, including both general education and major courses. Senior Seminar is a seminar. We each come to each class prepared to contribute what we have learned. Assignments are sometimes different for each student. Then when we come together, we tell each other what we have discovered about our part of the assignment. You will be expected to work together as a group outside of this class time and come up with ways of solving problems on your own. At the end of the semester, you will present your work at Senior Research Day.