More about academics
Want to more about CS curriculum, including majors and courses? The pages below go into detail---enjoy!
Contents
- National Recommendations for CS Majors
- What should be in a CS major? The professional societies speak.
- Knowledge areas in the CS major
- Comparing St. Olaf's CS major to national norms by knowledge area.
- Liberal Arts CS Major Recommendations
- How St. Olaf's major compares to national recommendations for comparable colleges.
- A breadth-first introduction to CS
- St. Olaf's CS1 course provides an accessible hands-on survey of the principles of the discipline of CS.
- Recurring concepts in St. Olaf's CS1
- An analysis of the introductory course in terms of the principles of CS.
- St. Olaf's CS1 and CC1991
- An annotated syllabus relating CS 121 and the recurring concepts of Computing Curricula 1991.
Coming events:
Apply for summer work positions in CS by April 10 (look under MSCS department listings).
Time changes for upcoming CS courses (items in bold will appear soon in class/lab):
- Fall '12: CS 121 now at 11:50 MWF; CS 125 now at 9:05 MWF; CS 253 now at 11:50 MWF
- Fall '12 and Spring '13: CS 252 B now at 12:45-2:45 Thur
- Spring 13 CS 300 now at 11:45 Tues/12:45 Thurs
Questions or scheduling problems? See Dick Brown
Check out the CS advising page, including a quick guide for students and faculty, advice about doubling up on CS courses, and planned future course offerings.
