Schedule
Topics and Schedule
Note, the schedule of lectures is subject to change to accommodate guest speakers. Revisions will be posted on the course Website.
| # | Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/29 | Welcome and overview of LMU Computer Science (LMUCS). Slack signup. Pointer to Student Guide. Key people. Curriculum overview. | – |
| 2 | 09/05 | First Year Advising Committee (FYAC). Academic Honesty. Generative AI Use. In-depth Slack activity themed around ACM Tech News. Students will learn Slack threads and tagging | Dr. Forney |
| 3 | 09/12 | Highlights of the book “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal Newport | Dr. Jordan Freitas |
| 4 | 09/19 | Grace Hopper and her contributions to languages and compilers. The GHC. Slack activity: share bio, fun facts, and pictures of Grace Murray Hopper. | – |
| 5 | 09/26 | 3-D UFO code-a-long | Dr. Toal |
| 6 | 10/03 | Combination of networking with example and MSCS/4 + 1 grad program | Dr. Johnson |
| 7 | 10/10 | Muddy City (Minimum Spanning Tree Problem). Slack activity: post your solutions as pictures, also with a text description of the algorithm you discovered. | Dr. Dionisio |
| 8 | 10/17 | Tourist Town (NP Completeness) | Dr. Dionisio |
| 9 | 10/24 | Computing and Computer Science landscape. Fixed and Growth Mindsets. Related disciplines and careers. Slack activity: non-traditional careers in CS | |
| 10 | 10/31 | The department-wide Faculty Lightning Talks will take place at the regular class time. Attendance is required (Checkin on slack). Keck-O-Ween party follows the talk. | – |
| 11 | 11/07 | Introduction and research (AI, NLP, Spoken Dialog Systems) | Dr. Korpusik |
| 12 | 11/14 | Introduction and research, with a presentation on PsycholgAI and opportunities for research in our Applied Cognitive Technologies Lab. | Dr. Forney |
| 13 | 11/21 | TBA | |
| 14 | 11/28 | Grad School Opportunities. Industry Careers | – |
| 15 | 12/05 | Great Names in CS presentations | – |