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This course provides a structured opportunity for students to learn about and participate in the computer science communities on and off campus, launch their professional profile, as well as develop core technical skills useful for computer scientists.
This course has no prerequisites. It is limited to undergraduate CS majors in their first year at USF.
🗓️ Fridays 🕚 11:00am to 12:45pm 🏫 Harney Science Center, Room 148
👩💻 Professor Sophie Engle 📧 [email protected]
The instructor primarily uses she/her pronouns, but welcomes and encourages gender-neutral they/them pronouns too.
Students are encouraged to refer to the instructor by their first name, Sophie, in person or by email. Students that prefer to be formal may also use the Professor or Dr. titles with the instructor's first or last name. For example, all of the following are okay: Sophie, Professor Sophie, or Dr. Engle.
All students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of student drop-in hours (or office hours). It is part of the university experience covered by tuition.
These drop-in hours are dedicated times when instructors are available to meet exclusively with students one-on-one or in small groups outside of class time. Students may ask for course-related help, as well as seek academic and professional advice related to the major.
The instructor's in-person drop-in schedule is:
Harney Science Center, Room 412B Tuesday 10:30am to 11:30am
The instructor's remote drop-in schedule via Zoom is:
Zoom, Meeting ID 874 6380 2887 Thursday 10:30am to 11:30am
The instructor meets with students in a first-come first-serve order during these times.