Computer Science 150 - Contemporary Issues in Computer Science

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Colgate University

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P. Mulry, V. Ramachandran This course provides an introduction to contemporary concepts, models, and issues in computer science. Topics introduced are chosen from the nature and limits of computation, algorithms and their applications, machine intelligence, logic and systems design, coding, cryptography, and others. The course relates these topics to contemporary experience by examining associated ethical, legal, social, and political issues such as privacy in the electronic age, software reliability, information access, technological overload, and electronic piracy. Class format includes lecture, working with and testing of concepts, and class discussion. Students use the Internet as a tool to complete a group research project. No computer experience is required. The course does not count toward the major. This course is crosslisted as CORE 142.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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