Freshman Facts 2011 CS 110 CS 110 Survey

Freshman Facts 2011 CS 110

CS 110 Survey • Was ODU your first choice? – Yes – 38 – No – 25

CS 110 Survey • Where do you live? – On campus – 43 – Off campus – 21

Top Subjects in High School – Math 27 – Science 8 – CS 18 – English 6 – History 17 – Engineering 2 – Social Science 1 – Sports 3 – Music 4

Credit Hours • Less than 12 or unknown –> 3 • 12 – 15 -> 44 • 15 – 18 -> 5

Study Hours • • • Too little –> 3 5 - 10 –> 4 11 – 12 -> 5 13 – 15 -> 4 15 – 20 -> 7 LOTS -> 33

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 – Safety

Anticipated Fun • • • Meeting people Preparing for the future - Learning 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