CSCI 300 Seminar in Computing (Spring 2025)

Contact Information

  • Instructor: Michael Levet (He/Him/His)
    • Contact: lastnamefirstinitial (at) cofc (dot) edu
    • Office: Harbor Walk East 312
    • Location:
      • Harbor Walk West 213: 2:30-5:15 (Monday)
      • Zoom- Remote Synchronous, for those who wish to participate remotely.
    • Office Hours (Tentative):
      • Monday/Tuesday 5:30-6:30 PM on Zoom
      • By appointment
  • Syllabus
  • Google Forms: (You must be signed in to your CofC account to access these forms.)
  • Schedule Your Presentation.

Announcements

  • 1/15:
    • Due to technical issues with Calendly, I am switching to a Google sheet.
    • Please use this Google sheet to sign up for your preferred time.
    • If you already signed up for a slot on Calendly, your name should appear on the list.
    • This goes without saying, but please do not edit anyone else's slot (editing history is tracked).
    • You must be signed in with your CofC account to access this sheet.
  • 1/13:
    • Your reflections for the Career Fair (or applying for an internship/job, or other relevant career-related event; all of these should be in-discipline) are due by 2/28 at 8 PM to OAKS. You should upload a 1-2 paragraph thoughtful reflection.
    • If you plan to participate remotely in the first half of class and attend the Speaker Series in-person, please make an effort to arrive by 4:10 PM. It is disruptive to the speaker to have lots of folks arriving late.
    • If you need to leave early during the Speaker Series, please plan to sit in the back and leave discreetly.
  • 1/11: I will not have office hours on Tuesday 1/14. Instead, I will have office hours on Thursday 1/16 from 4:30-5:30.
  • 1/7:
    • On 1/27, we will have Jim Allison from Career Services speak to us. Your thoughtful question OR ethics article/associated thoughtful question are due on 1/31 at 8 PM.
    • On 2/3, we will have Dr. Garnar speak to us about microagressions. Your thoughtful question OR ethics article/associated thoughtful question are due on 2/7 at 8 PM.
    • On 2/10, we will have Dr. Baza's research group speak to us. Your thoughtful question OR ethics article/associated thoughtful question are due on 2/14 at 8 PM.
  • 1/6:
    • Please fill out this optional Day One Survey.
    • Please fill out this form to request your Presentation and Paper topics (they can be the same). This is due by 1/17 at 8 PM.
    • Possible Presentation and Paper topics can be found here. You are also welcome to propose your own.
    • Your Presentation and Paper topics are likely to be approved if they are within scope (related to societal, legal, or ethical issues surrounding computing) and are professional in content.
    • Please select a Presentation date here, by 1/17 at 8 PM. For those who fail to select a date to present by the deadline, I will assign a date and will not consider requests to change the date.
      • There are currently 33 students in the class, and so there is limited flexibility to reschedule presentations. Requests to reschedule will only be considered for extenuating circumstances.
      • Please note that the Alumni Symposium will be held on either March 17 or March 31. Therefore, if you sign up to present on March 17 and the Alumni Symposium ends up on that date, then you will present on March 31.
    • Your Professional Email, together with your Resume or CV, is due January 30 at 8 PM.
    • The draft for your term paper is due on February 28 at 8 PM. Please upload a PDF to OAKS.
    • The final submission for your term paper is due on April 20 at 8 PM. You are welcome and encouraged to turn in your paper early.
  • 12/30: Website created.