CSC 491: Senior Capstone: 3 hours

Description

Description: This is a capstone experience for all computing majors. It covers advanced principles of computing including optimization, parallelism, advanced architecture, and other fundamental topics not covered elsewhere in the curriculum. It also includes career skills. Students will present their work to their peers. Guest speakers may also present. Pre-requisite: Junior or Senior standing and at least nine hours of CSC courses.

Goals for CSC 491 are:

1. Learn about issues that span computing
2. Learn advanced CS topics
3. Present own work

Course outcomes for CSC 491 are:

Upon completion of CSC 491, students will:

• be able to learn and present new complex computing material
• understand recurring themes in computing
• have been exposed to advanced issues in computing and understand the basics associated with them

Program outcomes for CSC 491 are:

1. Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions. (Computing student learning outcome 1)
2. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. (Computing student learning outcome 3)
3. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal, ethical, and moral principles. (Computing student learning outcome 4)
4. Learn new areas of technology. (Computing student learning outcome 6)
5. Use technology to help bring Christ to the world and apply Christian principles to their work. (Computing student learning outcome 7)
6. Understand and use appropriate cloud technologies in specified areas (Computing student learning outcome 8)
7. Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions. (Computer Science student learning outcome 1)
8. Support the delivery, use, and management of information systems within an information systems environment. (Computing and Information Systems student learning outcome 1)
9. Apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats. (Cyber Security student learning outcome 1)

Integration

1. Life long learning by taking what was covered in class and expanding on it in more detail