Committee name: Functionality
Committee purpose: For each type of user, identify what they'll want to know and what they should be able to do.
Name of committee secretary: D'Lynn Robinson
Names of other committee members: Nichole Laney, Rick John, Scott Gossard
Date committee was formed: November 16, 1998
Deadline for completion of work: November 18, 1998
High School Students and Community
- What is Computer Science?
- Department announcements, awards, and accreditations.
- Describe what the CSC department is as opposed to the CIS department
- What classes they should be taking in HS, what courses to expect first year of college.
- Information on department Scholarships
- How many majors there are in CSC, average class size, professor to student ratio.
- Percentage of graduates who get jobs and what type before they graduate.
- Course catalog link
- Course pages – current professor, class requirements, assignments, notes, info on past classes
- Course flowchart link
- Info on faculty/staff – credentials, research areas, courses taught, contact info
- Projects done by students
- Sample 4-year schedule
- Computer ethics, conduct
- Suitable propaganda for possible majors
- Community service performed by CSC Dept., Faculty & students
- Computer club/organization membership links i.e. ACM, IEEE, SWMLUC(SouthWest Missouri Linux Users' Club)
Possible Transfer Students
- Contact information on what classes transfer (Records and CSC Department)
- Course catalog link
- Course flowchart link
- Scholarship information
- What is CSC?
- Differentiate between CSC, CIS, etc
- Distinctions/awards/accreditation’s of department
- Info on faculty/staff – credentials, research areas, courses taught, contact info
- Info about societies, Greek groups, contests, activities, events, facilities
- Course pages – current professor, class requirements, assignments, notes, info on past classes
- Research materials, projects done by students
- address how long it takes to work through the CSC curriculum
- math and physics requirements for getting into CSC major track
SMS students who are not CSC majors
- What is Computer Science?
- Department announcements, awards, and accreditations.
- Describe what the CSC department is as opposed to the CIS department
- Info on faculty/staff – credentials, research areas, courses taught, contact info
- Course pages – current professor, class requirements, assignments, notes, info on past classes
- Research materials, projects done by students
- address how long it takes to work through the CSC curriculum
- math and physics requirements for getting into CSC major track
- activities open to non-majors, such as ACM. contests, events, facilities
- Course catalog link
- Course flowchart link
- Types of jobs after graduation
- Information about CSC 130 : The World of Computer Science
SMS students who are CSC majors and Faculty
- Links to professors web pages
- Links to fellow majors web pages
- E-mail addresses of professors and students
- Types of jobs after graduation: current openings for jobs and internships
- Course flowchart link
- Course catalog link
- What class will be offered in the following semesters
- Info about contests, activities, events, facilities, link to ACM
- Research materials, projects done by students
- Tutoring opportunities (131 and 132 students need them, seniors desiring to fill this need)
- Advising (such as WHAT)
- Collected resumes of seniors
- Course pages – current professor, class requirements, assignments, notes, info on past classes
- Research materials, projects done by students
- External links to other universities, businesses – classes, research materials, etc.
- Faculty committee assignments and terms
CSC Alumni
- Donation Information
- Contact information for alums, students and faculty and a form to enter or change information.
- Forwarding info can include e-mail, home page, phone, address, current employer, etc.
- Comp Sci dept. calendar including events alums would be interested in such as CSC social events, graduation, home coming, etc.
- Departmental news and updates such as awards, ACM info, etc.
- Distinctions/awards of department
- Info on faculty/staff – credentials, research areas, courses taught, contact info
- Online survey
- Register interest in visiting department, speaking to ACM or a class, recruiting seniors
Computer Science professionals from elsewhere
- curriculum specifications
- Departmental news and updates such as awards, accreditation, ACM info, etc.
- Job opportunities in the University. CS related, list and/or links.
- Info about the hardware and software that the CSC department uses and how well they work for us. This would be helpful for other universities when they are looking for possible solutions for themselves.
- Programming Tips and Tricks. Programming tutorials, tips, theory & methods.
- Info on majors - email, web address
- Info on faculty/staff – credentials, research areas, courses taught, contact info
- Course pages – current professor, class requirements, assignments, notes, info on past classes
Employers
- who to contact to post job openings
- curriculum specifications
- recruiting info
- Department accreditation and other qualifications (i.e. ACM awards, etc.)
- Grad Stats: % of graduates, % of grads that get jobs right after college, % of grads that go on to grad school, avg. starting income of grads getting jobs
- Course listings
- Stats. of current enrollment
- link to career center, contact information.
- Collection of student resumes, each with optional link to student's web page.