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The document outlines the course details for 'Introduction to Computer Science' (CS 101) for Fall 2025, including the instructor, schedule, and location. It provides a week-by-week course outline covering topics such as computer hardware, programming, algorithms, and cybersecurity, along with associated readings and assignments. Additionally, it includes a sample lecture note for Week 6 focused on control structures, detailing learning objectives, lecture outline, teaching tips, assignments, and additional resources.

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Course 5

The document outlines the course details for 'Introduction to Computer Science' (CS 101) for Fall 2025, including the instructor, schedule, and location. It provides a week-by-week course outline covering topics such as computer hardware, programming, algorithms, and cybersecurity, along with associated readings and assignments. Additionally, it includes a sample lecture note for Week 6 focused on control structures, detailing learning objectives, lecture outline, teaching tips, assignments, and additional resources.

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Course: Introduction to Computer Science

Course Code: CS 101


Semester: Fall 2025
Instructor: Prof. Alex Kim
Class Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00–3:30 PM
Location: Technology Center, Room 110

Course Outline

Week Lecture Topic Key Concepts Assignments/Readings

Course Overview & History of Syllabus, early computers, Read Ch. 1, Forum intro
1
Computing pioneers post

CPU, memory, storage,


2 Computer Hardware & Software Read Ch. 2, Quiz 1
input/output, OS basics

Number Systems & Data Binary, decimal, hexadecimal,


3 Read Ch. 3, Worksheet 1
Representation ASCII

Algorithm design, flowcharts, Read Ch. 4, Algorithm


4 Algorithms & Problem Solving
pseudocode exercise

Programming languages, syntax,


5 Introduction to Programming Read Ch. 5, Install Python
variables

6 Control Structures Conditionals, loops, basic logic Read Ch. 6, Quiz 2

Functions & Modular Defining, calling, parameters, Read Ch. 7, Coding


7
Programming return values assignment 1

Data Structures: Lists & Lists, arrays, dictionaries, basic


8 Read Ch. 8, Worksheet 2
Dictionaries operations

Read Ch. 9, Coding


9 File Input/Output Reading/writing files, file formats
assignment 2

Introduction to Object-Oriented Classes, objects, attributes,


10 Read Ch. 10, Quiz 3
Programming methods

Software Development & Testing, debugging, IDEs, error Read Ch. 11, Debugging
11
Debugging handling exercise
Week Lecture Topic Key Concepts Assignments/Readings

12 Databases & SQL Basics Tables, queries, basic SQL Read Ch. 12, SQL practice

Internet basics, protocols, web


13 Networking & Internet Read Ch. 13, Group project
concepts

Security principles, privacy,


14 Cybersecurity & Ethics Read Ch. 14, Reflection
ethical computing

15 Review & Final Exam Comprehensive review, Q&A Final Exam

Sample Weekly Lecture Note (Week 6)

Lecture Topic: Control Structures

Learning Objectives

• Understand and apply conditional statements (if, else, elif).

• Use loops (for, while) to repeat actions.

• Write simple programs that make decisions and repeat tasks.

Lecture Outline

1. Introduction (5 min)

• Warm-up: “Where do you see decision-making or repetition in daily life?”

• Recap: Variables and basic syntax from last class.

2. Conditional Statements (15 min)

• Syntax: if, else, elif in Python (examples on projector).

• Comparison operators: ==, !=, <, >, <=, >=.

• In-class exercise: Write a program to check if a number is positive, negative, or zero.

3. Loops (20 min)

• For loops: iterating over ranges and lists.

• While loops: repeating until a condition is met.

• Common pitfalls: infinite loops, off-by-one errors.

• Live coding: Sum all numbers from 1 to 10.


4. Combining Conditionals and Loops (10 min)

• Nested structures: using if statements inside loops.

• Example: Print all even numbers from 1 to 20.

• Student activity: Write a program to find the factorial of a number.

5. Debugging Practice (5 min)

• Demonstrate common errors and how to fix them.

• Quick group challenge: Find and fix the bug in a provided code snippet.

6. Summary & Q&A (5 min)

• Recap key concepts.

• Preview next week: Functions & Modular Programming.

Teaching Tips & Notes

• Use live coding to model problem-solving.

• Encourage students to ask “What if?” and test code variations.

• Remind students to comment code for clarity.

• Offer extra help for those new to programming-office hours and peer tutoring.

Assignments

• Read Chapter 6: Control Structures.

• Complete Quiz 2 (due Friday).

• Coding Exercise: Write a program that asks for a user’s age and prints a message based on age
group.

Additional Resources

• Python Tutor (visualizer): https://pythontutor.com/

• Crash Course Computer Science: “Programming” (YouTube link on LMS).

• Office hours: Thursday 4:00–5:30 PM, Tech Center 210

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