CS 4900 - Readings and Projects in Computer Science

Credits: 3.00 credits.

The course provides the environment and structure within which the student will choose and self-direct an independent programming project or research paper for demonstration, written and oral presentation. The project must be closely linked to the computer sciences, either a programming solution with appropriate documentation or a research paper in a current topic closely related to the computer sciences. The facilitator will guide the student’s selection of a project or research paper to ensure that it meets the necessary criteria. The facilitator will also serve as a resource for the student’s preparation, presentation, and defense of the project, both in writing and orally. The project or paper will become part of each student’s learning portfolio; this portfolio will be used by the School and Elizabethtown College for the assessment of programmatic learning outcomes. (This is a capstone course and therefore intended to be the final course taken in the major. Consultation with the advisor is required in order to register. In the event of large enrollment, preference will be given to graduating seniors).