Freshman Facts 2010 CS 110 CS 110 Survey

CS 110 Survey • Was ODU your first choice? – Yes – 37 –

CS 110 Survey • Where do you live? – On campus – 37 –

Top Grades in High School – Math 17 – Science 20 – CS 10

Favorite High School Courses • • Math – 19 Computer Science/Tech – 15 Science

Credit Hours • • Less than 12 or unknown – 5 12 – 5

Study Hours • • • Too little – 7 10 – 5 15 –

Anticipated Problems – Overwhelmed – Lost on campus/having to walk everywhere – Time management

Anticipated Fun • • • Meeting people Preparing for the future Clubs Parties Computer

CS 110 Survey • Outside Interests – – – – – Band/music Gaming/writing games

Credit Hours • Students must enroll in more than 12 credit hours per semester

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

Syllabus • IMPORTANT! – Grading scale – Graded elements – Topics – Important dates

GPA Calculations • • A (4. 0) A- (3. 7) B+ (3. 3) B

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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