Computer Science

Fall
This course provides an introduction to the field of computer science. Topics to be covered include: basics of computer architecture and organization, digital logic and data representation, algorithm analysis and design, programming languages, and software engineering.

Fall
This course provides an introduction to the principles and practices of software engineering. It is designed to serve as a first course in computer science for students and introduce students to software engineering practices.

Students will learn about the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, system design, coding, testing, and maintenance. The course will also cover project management techniques and tools, software quality assurance, and the ethical and professional responsibilities of a software engineer.

Fall
This course introduces the student to the process of creating algorithms for the solution of problems using a computer.  Problem solving structures will first be presented independent of programming language.  Concepts, including variables, assignment statements, conditionals, loops, functions, and arrays are explored.

Spring
This course will provide an in-depth exploration of Object-Oriented Programming as well as advanced concepts in programming.  Included are the topics of classes and subclasses, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, event handling, exception handling, and garbage collection.

Fall
This course is a comparative survey of programming languages and their paradigms that includes examinations of the properties, applications, syntax, and semantics of selected programming languages.  Students will be expected to have a solid programming background such that they can quickly learn various aspects of different programming languages on their own.

Spring
This course will cover recursion, linked lists, stacks, queues, hashing, graphs, and trees, as well as strategies for choosing the right data structure.  Also presented will be divide-and-conquer strategies, sorting algorithms, and analysis of algorithms.

Spring
This course will explore computer organization and architecture.  Topics covered will include: computer architecture, computer organization, number systems, storage concepts, I/O, memory management, and process management.  Assembly language will be used.