CS2013-final-report

Current electives are
• Computer Networks
• Digital Design and Modern Architecture
• Distributed Systems [PROJECT]
• Advanced Algorithms
• Computational Graphics [PROJECT]
• Artificial Intelligence [PROJECT]
• Machine Learning
• Operating Systems [PROJECT]
• Compiler Design [PROJECT]
• Computational Biology
• Integrative Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Proteomics Lab
Electives are offered, on average, once every other year.
Required Courses in Mathematics
MATH 200: Discrete Mathematics
and any other Mathematics or Statistics course at the 200-level or higher
In addition, seniors are required to attend weekly computer science colloquia.
Curricular Analysis
Here we provide a high level picture of our coverage of CS2013 Core-Tier1 and Tier2 topics.
For this analysis, we consider a typical major to take the introductory sequence, the four core
courses, and three electives, as well as Discrete Mathematics. Though only two electives are
required for the major, Computer Science students take, on average, 3.6 electives (computed
over the last three years). Many students also enroll in Reading, Research, or Thesis courses, but
we do not include those in our analysis.
We have offered two different versions of our Introduction to Computer Science course over the
last several years. The one offered most frequently has been a network-themed course. We use
that in our mapping below.
The specific electives we have used in the mapping are:
• CSCI 337: Digital Design and Modern Architecture
• CSCI 373: Artificial Intelligence
• CSCI 432: Operating Systems
Tier 1 Tier 2
Typical major – Intro, Core, Discrete Math + Architecture, AI, and OS 83% 60%
Common CS core – Intro, Core, Discrete Math – not the complete major 70% 40%
Typical major from row 1 + either Distributed Systems or Networks 85% 68%
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