Freshman Facts 2010

CS 110

CS 110 Survey

• Was ODU your first choice?– Yes – 37– No – 20

CS 110 Survey

• Where do you live?– On campus – 37– Off campus – 21

Top Grades in High School– Math 17– Science 20– CS 10– English 2– History 7– Engineering 4– Electronics 2– Art 1– Foreign Language 2– Music 2

Favorite High School Courses

• Math – 19• Computer Science/Tech – 15• Science – 12• History – 9• Music/Orchestra – 2• English – 2• Art/PE/Sociology – 1/1/1

Credit Hours

• Less than 12 or unknown – 5• 12 – 5• 13 – 17• 14 – 13• 15 – 13• 16 – 4• 17 - 1

Study Hours

• Too little – 7• 10 – 5• 15 – 4• 20 to 25 – 5• Lots - 13

Anticipated Problems

– Overwhelmed– Lost on campus/having to walk everywhere– Time management– Work required to be successful– Traffic/commuting– Parties– Budget– Eating healthy– Being away from home

Anticipated Fun

• Meeting people• Preparing for the future• Clubs • Parties• Computer classes• Being away from home

CS 110 Survey

• Outside Interests– Band/music– Gaming/writing games– Football/basketball– Swimming/surfing– Soccer/lacrosse– Camping/scouts– Travel/movies– Rock climbing– Friends/sleep

– Ping pong/tennis– Dance/read– Truck repair– Programming– Wrestling/hockey– Photography/illustration– Track and field– Disk golf/sports– Martial arts– Military studies

Credit Hours

• Students must enroll in more than 12 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in 4 years

• Excluding summer courses, at least 5 classes per semester is required

Minor Requirements

• Courses required for the completion of a minor may have prerequisites

• May have to begin these courses early in order to graduate on time

Syllabus

• IMPORTANT!– Grading scale– Graded elements– Topics– Important dates– Academic honesty policy– Contact information

GPA Calculations• A (4.0)• A- (3.7)• B+ (3.3)• B (3.0)• B- (2.7)• C+ (2.3)• C (2.0)

For each course (Grade received * credits)/credits in semester

• C- (1.7)• D+ (1.3)• D (1.0)• D- (0.7)• F (0.0)

• Pass/Fail courses have no impact on GPA