CIS 109 01 - Computer Sci for the Liberal Arts

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Welcome to CIS 109!
You will find the syllabus to the course in the Handouts section below (General Information section).
The assignment schedule is not attached to the syllabus. It is in a separate  document in the same section of the Handouts.
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Handouts

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  • Alice Unit

    You will find here all material for the Alice unit of study.
    Name Description Status Source
    Practice for Alice test-solution Required Alice Practice test-sp 11-solrev.pdf Edit Practice for Alice test-solution Delete Practice for Alice test-solution
    Practice test-Alice unit Required Alice Practice test-sp 11v2.pdf Edit Practice test-Alice unit Delete Practice test-Alice unit
    Alice Exercsie 18 solution (Joey Fence and tree) Required KangorooCode.html Edit Alice Exercsie 18 solution (Joey Fence and tree) Delete Alice Exercsie 18 solution (Joey Fence and tree)
    Setting up Worlds Required SettingUpWorlds.ppt Edit Setting up Worlds Delete Setting up Worlds
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  • Alice Worlds

    In tis section you will find all the Worlds needed for your Alice class work or exercises.
    Name Description Status Source
    Sound files
    This zipped folder contains the sound files used in the World in sections 7 and 8 of Programming with Alice. Use Firefox instead of Internet Explorer when trying to download  this zipped folder. If you are still not  able to work with zipped folders on school computers, the files are also on the Hdrive (H>Mathematics and Computing>Schep>CIS 109-CD>Alice) in a non-zipped format. 
    		Required Sound files.zip Edit Sound files Delete Sound files
    Snowwoman and penguin -sect 2
    Complete World after section 2
         		Required penguinAndSnowwoman-sect2.a2w Edit Snowwoman and penguin -sect 2 Delete Snowwoman and penguin -sect 2
    AliceExercise6
    World for exercise 6
         		Required AliceExercise6.a2w Edit AliceExercise6 Delete AliceExercise6
    WizardHockeyGame world
    World for exercise 7 to 10
         		Required WizardHockeyGame.a2w Edit WizardHockeyGame world Delete WizardHockeyGame world
    JoeyFenceAndTree
    World for exercise 18
         		Required JoeyFenceAndTree.a2w Edit JoeyFenceAndTree Delete JoeyFenceAndTree
    SnowwomanAndPenguin-sect 5
    SnowwomanAndPenguin World at end of section 5
         		Required penguinAndSnowwoman-sect5.a2w Edit SnowwomanAndPenguin-sect 5 Delete SnowwomanAndPenguin-sect 5
    Interactive World
    World for Alice section 7
         		Required InteractiveInstrumentInitial.a2w Edit Interactive World Delete Interactive World
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  • Representing Data

    Name Description Status Source
    GraphicExplorer
    This zipped folder contains a program called GraphicExplorer and a folder of pictures. Download the folder to the computer. Then extract the files: navigate to where the folder is located, right-click on it, and select Extract all. Follow the instructions of the dialog box.
    A small demo of the program is on the tutorial/demo portlet. 
    		Required GraphicExplorer.zip Edit GraphicExplorer Delete GraphicExplorer
    Review for test on Data Representation Required CIS 109 Review for test-DataRep.pdf Edit Review for test on Data Representation Delete Review for test on Data Representation
    Lab-IntroToImages-part1 Required Lab-IntroToImages-part 1.pdf Edit Lab-IntroToImages-part1 Delete Lab-IntroToImages-part1
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  • Networks

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    Notes on networks and Graph theory Required Networks v2.pdf Edit Notes on networks and Graph theory Delete Notes on networks and Graph theory
    Review for Network Test
    The test on network is Thursday, February 10. The problems in this review and the homework exercises are good preparation for the test. It will be a short  test (about 30 min.)
    Solutions to the review will be posted on Wednesday at 11:55PM. It is very recommended to complete the problems BEFORE viewing the solutions. 
         		Required CIS 109 Review for Network Test.pdf Edit Review for Network Test Delete Review for Network Test
    Review for network test-solutions Required CIS 109 Review for Network Test-solution.pdf Edit Review for network test-solutions Delete Review for network test-solutions
    Network Presentation Required NETWORKS and GRAPHS.pptx Edit Network Presentation Delete Network Presentation
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  • Women in Computing

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    Pioneering Women in Computer Science Required p175-gurer.pdf Edit Pioneering Women in Computer Science Delete Pioneering Women in Computer Science
    Reading Questions-Pioneering Women Required CIS 120 Pioneering Women in Computer Science Readi.docx Edit Reading Questions-Pioneering Women Delete Reading Questions-Pioneering Women
    Computing 2002: Democracy, Education, and the Future Required p13-borg.pdf Edit Computing 2002: Democracy, Education, and the Future Delete Computing 2002: Democracy, Education, and the Future
    The Increasing Scarcity of Women in Information Technology is a Social Justice Issue Required wardle.pdf Edit The Increasing Scarcity of Women in Information Technology is a Social Justice Issue Delete The Increasing Scarcity of Women in Information Technology is a Social Justice Issue
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    GraphicExplorer Demo
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    GraphicExplorer2_demo.pdf
    GIMP-Change Picture
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    ChangePicture_demo.swf
    Introduction to Audacity
    This pdf file requires Adobe reader 9 ( available in our lab and in the math lab). You can download it for free be clicking here.
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    Introduction to Audacity.pdf
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  • Computing Careers

    Name Description Status Source
    NCWIT resource page
    Resources page of the Nationnal Center for Women and Information Technology
    This page has many links to find information about careers, women in IT, the "real life" of IT people, etc. 
    		Required www.ncwit.org Edit NCWIT resource page Delete NCWIT resource page
    ACM Computing careers
    Computing careers website form the largest international computer science organization, the Association for Computing Machinery.
         		Required computingcareers.acm.org Edit ACM Computing careers Delete ACM Computing careers
    Computing carreer site
    Sloan Career Corner Stone Center, another site to get information about computing careers
         		Required www.careercornerstone.org Edit Computing carreer site Delete Computing carreer site
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  • Women in computing

    Name Description Status Source
    Women Entrepreneurs in IT
    Interviews of successful women entrpreneurs in IT companies, large and small, even non-profit.
         		Required www.ncwit.org Edit Women Entrepreneurs in IT Delete Women Entrepreneurs in IT
    IBM WIT external links page
    IBM Women in Technology external links page. Provide links to a number of of website concerning women and technology.
         		Required www-03.ibm.com Edit IBM WIT external links page Delete IBM WIT external links page
    IBM WIT Persona page
    Links to two pages full of interviews and portraits of women who made significant contributions at IBM.
    		Required www-03.ibm.com Edit IBM WIT Persona page Delete IBM WIT Persona page
    Grace Hopper Celebration Awards Winner
    Short portraits of the awards winner of the 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.
    		Required gracehopper.org Edit Grace Hopper Celebration Awards Winner Delete Grace Hopper Celebration Awards Winner
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    Pair-programming
    Video introduction to pair-programming
         		Required agile.csc.ncsu.edu Edit Pair-programming Delete Pair-programming
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