This course introduces students to science and scientific reasoning from a perspective that integrates computer science and the natural sciences. Students will gain a basic understanding of computer technology (its organization, history, societal impact, etc.) and how computers are used in various scientific disciplines. In particular, the use of the scientific method and the importance of computer modeling in scientific inquiry will be studied. Students will learn to develop simple Web-based programs for analyzing data and modeling systems, and use those programs in conducting hands-on experiments. Applications in biology, physics, and data science will provide insights into how these disciplines approach problems and utilize computers and computer modeling as tools.

The specific goals of this course are:

• To learn the fundamental concepts underlying computer technology and appreciate the computer's impact on science and society.
• To understand and practice the scientific method as a technique for studying natural and artificial phenomena.
• To develop problem-solving skills through the process of designing, implementing, and experimenting with Web-based computer programs.
• To develop critical-thinking skills by conducting experiments and analyzing the data obtained by observing natural phenomena and also by simulating complex systems on a computer.
• To experience the interdisciplinary nature of computing and appreciate how the different scientific disciplines approach problems and utilize computers as tools.

This course is considered by the university to be a Hybrid Instruction (SD200) course. Since the scheduled room permits social distancing directives to be met only with half the number of enrolled students at a time, students will attend synchronous class meetings in a rotating schedule. In particular, half of the class (cohort 1) will be in the classroom on Mondays, while the other half (cohort 2) will synchronously attend via Zoom. On Wednesday, the roles flip with cohort 2 in the classroom and cohort 1 attending via Zoom. All students will meet remotely via Zoom on Fridays. To encourage collaboration during these working sessions, students will be divided into three cohorts and assigned to separate, moderated Zoom rooms. Cohorts are determined alphabeticcally by last name - see the schedule below for each day's assigned participation mode.

Students are expected to attend classes synchronously, either in person or via Zoom as assigned. If you must miss a class because of an emergency (non-health related), you are expected to notify the instructor as soon as possible. If you are sick, please do not come to class. In the event of illness (fever/chills, shortness of breath, headache, sore throat, lack of taste/smell, etc.) please register your condition with the COVID-19 Screening App CampusClear and notify the instructor. Even if you can't attend class, you won't fall behind. Class sessions will be recorded and posted on Blueline within 24 hours. Be aware that all class materials posted on Blueline, including quizzes, discussions, and Zoom recordings, are considered to be copyrighted and are intended to be used only by students enrolled in that class, for the purposes of fulfilling the course objectives. Only the instructor may record common class sessions. Sharing any of these materials with others outside of the course will be considered "misuse of academic resources," as defined in the Creighton University Student Handbook as an act of academic misconduct, and students can be penalized, up to and including failure of the course.

Many of the class periods will involve working on a computer, either using provided software tools or developing your own interactive Web pages. As described in the university tech guidelines, students are expected to have a laptop with a camera. You are strongly encouraged to bring your laptop to class, even when attending in person. Installing the preferred class software, Brackets, is straightforward and assistance will be available during the first lab session if needed.

Students in this course will adhere to all Creighton community standards. Students will properly wear a mask in class and maintain 6-feet of distance between individuals whenever possible. Students will be required to enter and leave classrooms in a socially distant manner. For this reason, the instructor will plan to dismiss you in rows. In addition, you will have assigned seating for the purposes of contact tracing. You are required to sanitize your work area upon arrival and departure with the provided supplies.

Instructor and TA office hours will be conducted via Zoom, with face-to-face (but socially distanced) meetings scheduled by request.

Instructor office hours:	MW 10:30-12:00, TR 1:00-2:00	http://creighton.zoom.us/my/davereed
TA (Gabbi) office hour:	T 4:00-5:00	http://creighton.zoom.us/my/gabbicaito
TA (OC) office hour:	W 4:00-5:00	http://creighton.zoom.us/my/ozioma

Class periods will consist of three types of activity, roughly organized along the MWF schedule.

• Mondays will be lecture/discussion days on a topic in computer science or technology. Students will be assigned a chapter from the book or online readings, and must answer review questions on Blueline before the scheduled class period. Attendance and participation (possibly utilizing the chat feature in Zoom) in class discussions is expected of all students.
• Wednesdays will be hands-on learning activities. These may involve the instructor demonstrating Web development and/or programming techniques, with exercises to be undertaken by students individually or in small groups. These days may also include off-line activities that engage students to explore various topics in computing and the sciences.
• Fridays will be supervised work periods with students working on project assignments from the book, assisted by the instructor and teaching assistants. On select Fridays, students will complete lab-style assignments, which involve using computers as tools to solve problems from the sciences.

There will be two 50-minute tests and a cumulative 100-minute final exam. The final course grade will be based on the following weightings with minimum cutoffs of A (93-100%), A- (90-92), B+ (87-89%), B (83-86%), B- (80-82), C+ (77-79%), C (73-76%), C- (70-72), D (60-69%), and F (0-59%). Some shifting of grades (in an upward direction only) may occur as final letter grades are assigned.

chapter projects	32 %
lab assignments	14 %
review questions/discussions	10 %
two 50-minute tests	20 %
100-minute final exam	24 %

Creighton's policy on cheating and plagiarism is spelled out in the Student Handbook. In addition, the following guidelines hold for this course.

• For chapter projects and lab assignments, you are encouraged to talk with your classmates and assist each other in completing the projects. All answers and code submitted by you must be your own work, however. Thus, exchanging answers or copying code is expressly forbidden.
• Since the point of the review questions on reading assignments is to ascertain what you found interesting or confusing in the readings, no collaboration is allowed on the review questions.
• All tests are closed book, with no collaboration between students allowed.

Violations of these guidelines will be dealt with severely, with possible outcomes including failure in the course.

Date	Topic	Participation (by last name)	Readings	Hand-in
Aug 17 19 21	Course Overview Computer Basics (pptx) Lab 1	A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomR; J-P: zoomG; Q-Z: zoomO	Chapter C1	C1 questions
24 26 28	The World Wide Web (pptx) HTML & the Web (pptx) Project 1.A (pptx)	A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomR; J-P: zoomG; Q-Z: zoomO	Chapter C2 Chapter X1	C2 questions   Lab 1
31 Sep 2 4	The Internet (pptx) HTML & Hypertext (pptx) Project 2.A	A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomO; J-P: zoomR; Q-Z: zoomG	Chapter C3 Chapter X2	C3 questions   Project 1.A
7 9 11	LABOR DAY - NO CLASS Applications in Biology (pptx) Lab 2	A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomO; J-P: zoomR; Q-Z: zoomG	online	Project 2.A
14 16 18	TEST 1 Dynamic Web Pages (pptx) Project 3.A	zoomR & Blueline A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-I: zoomG; J-P: zoomO; Q-Z: zoomR	Chapter X3	Lab 2
21 23 25	History of Computers (pptx) Interaction & Design (pptx) Project 4.A	A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-I: zoomG; J-P: zoomO; Q-Z: zoomR	Chapter C4 Chapter X4	C4 questions   Project 3.A
28 30 Oct 2	Scientific & Computational Thinking (pptx) Numbers & Computation (pptx) Project 5.A	A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-I: zoomR; J-P: zoomG; Q-Z: zoomO	Chapter C5 Chapter X5	C5 questions   Project 4.A
5 7 9	Algorithms & Programming (pptx) Randomness & Libraries (pptx) Projects 6.B & 6.C	A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-I: zoomR; J-P: zoomG; Q-Z: zoomO	Chapter C6 Chapter X6	C6 questions   Project 5.A
12 14 16	CS as a Discipline (pptx) Applications in Data Science (pptx) Lab 3	A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-I: zoomO; J-P: zoomR; Q-Z: zoomG	Chapter C7 online	C7 questions   Projects 6.B & 6.C
19 21 23	TEST 2 Conditional Execution (pptx) Project 7.C	zoomR & Blueline A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomO; J-P: zoomR; Q-Z: zoomG	Chapter X7	Lab 3
26 28 30	Inside the Data (pptx) Loops and Simulations (pptx) Project 8.C	A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomG; J-P: zoomO; Q-Z: zoomR	Chapter C8 Chapter X8	C8 questions   Project 7.C
Nov 2 4 6	Inside the Computer (pptx) Applications in Encryption Lab 4	A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomG; J-P: zoomO; Q-Z: zoomR	Chapter C9 TBD	C9 questions   Project 8.C
Nov 9 11 13	Impact on Society (pptx) Computing in the News Lab 5	A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR A-L: zoomR; M-Z: in-person A-I: zoomR; J-P: zoomG; Q-Z: zoomO	Chapter C10 TBD	C10 questions   Lab 4
Nov 16	Course Review	A-L: in-person; M-Z: zoomR		Lab 5
Nov 23	FINAL EXAM     Monday 8:00-9:40

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