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Louisiana State University - Introduction to Computer Science 1 for Majors

Country: USA
University: Louisiana State University
Course code: CS 1350
Course title: Introduction to Computer Science 1 for Majors
Date of Syllabus:
Source: Manual search
Associated Degrees: Computer Science
Prerequisits: MATH 1550 or meets Dual enrollment criteria
Course for Majors: yes
Course stage:
Semester:
Programming language: Java
Language of Instruction: English
URL: http://www.csc.lsu.edu/~duncan/courses/csc1350-f15/
Explicit or !Explicit LOs: Explicit
Learning Outcomes:

understand the origins and early development of computer science as an academic discipline as well as the basic issues underpinning the discipline.

employ programming principles in problem-solving.

explore the fundamentals of the object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigm.

LO categories:

How Computers & computational systems work & history of computing

Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking)

Basic OOP