Northern Arizona University

 

   

Accepting Learning Community applicants for the 2010-2011 Academic year

The Computer Science Learning Community, one of the Engineering and Natural Sciences communities, is a community of approximately 30 students majoring in this field.  The Computer Science program exposes students to database creation and networking protocols at the core of today's computing demands in business, science, and engineering.  Students in this learning community will benefit from a shared peer experience in which common courses and close faculty interaction are a part of the community. LC residents live together in Reilly Hall.

 

Common Courses

Seats in certain high-demand, major based classes will be reserved for Computer Science LC freshmen.Your advisor will help you enroll in these courses, which you will attend with other members of your LC. Visit Priority Enrollment to find out more about enrollment and advising. For fall ’09, seats will be reserved in:

Fall Semester:

CS 199 - Modular Learning Experience
In this course, students will learn the basic foundations of intellectual inquiry through in-depth study of a substantive problems.  Students in the Computer Science learning community who qualify for this course will be enrolled in the same class section. 

or

CS 126 - Introduction to Computer Science
This course Introduces students to foundational principles of computer science including object-oriented fundamentals. Students in the Computer Science learning community who qualify for this course will be enrolled in the same class section. 

 

CS 126R - Introdution to Computer Science Recitation
This recitation section provides students with an opportunity to practice problem-solving techniques from their introductory computer science course.  This course must be taken concurrently with CS 126.  Students in the Computer Science learning community who qualify for CS 126 will be enrolled in the same class section.

 

MAT 125 - Precalculus Mathematics
This course covers the concepts of function, graphs, absolute value, linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, and systems of equations, in addition to analytic geometry.  Students in the learning community who qualify for this course will be enrolled in the same class section.

or

MAT 136 - Calculus Mathematics
Building on the foundations of precaculus, this course covers the calculus of one variable including  basic concepts, interpretations, techniques, and applications of differentiation and integration.  Students in the learning community who qualify for this course will be enrolled in the same class section. 

 

Spring Semester:

CS 126 - Introduction to Computer Science 
This course Introduces students to foundational principles of computer science including object-oriented fundamentals. Students in the Computer Science learning community who qualify for this course will be encouraged to enroll in the same class section. 

or

CS 136 - Software Techniques
This Intermediate computer science course emphasizes algorithm design, object-oriented programming, and data structures.  Students in the Computer Science learning community who qualify for this course will be encouraged to enroll in the same class section. 

Activities & Events

Each year LC residents work with residence hall staff to plan exciting and meaningful activities. Possible events in the Computer Science LC include:

Welcome Gathering

Meet other LC residents and discuss future activities and events

 

Faculty Dinner

Grab a plate and pick the brains of your professors

 

Association of Computing Machinery

Community participation in this student club is encouraged

 

In-hall Recitation

Recitation class sections offered to Learning Community residents