CR: Winter 2014

Decided changes (needs paperwork)

• switch 3rd year courses that require 1805 to require 2804.
• 3005: have 2406 and 2804 as prereq, not 1805 and 2402
  • implications for non-CS majors/minors?

Questions for others

• DFW rates for 1805?
• co-op about Java necessity - which languages are in demand?

To do

• learning outcomes of BCS honours and major
• status of COMP 2404, overlap with 2501, where C++ is in curriculum
• 3004 - 1 credit?
• systems programming and architecture in curriculum
• role of 1406
• writing, presentation skills
• which courses are required in 3rd year
• mobile stream integration
• honours project
• big data
• large code bases
• VMs in instruction
• game stream
  • prereq for 1501
  • cap on enrollment
• split/merged courses - mainly 1405/1005, 1406/1006

Writing and presentation skills

• require students to take English or other humanities that requires reading comprehension and writing.
• required second year course in writing
  • read technical papers of historic importance
  • write multiple small papers on readings
  • outsourced partially - jointly taught
  • prereq for 3004, 4905
• Honours project
  • classroom component - half credit or less of material
  • posters for science fair, potentially in different room

Research methods course

• teach research reading, writing, methods
• 3rd year
• divided into multiple modules covering different research areas, each module taught by a different prof
• write paper for term, graded by prof in research area
• also have some small grades - responses or critiques of research methods

Learning objectives for 1405/1406

In order to determine whether and how to change 1405 and 1406, here are some thoughts on what the learning objectives for first year should be.