UCSD College Explorations Weekly Computer Science Courses for High School and Undergraduate Students

This year, the San Diego Supercomputer Center, at the University of California, San Diego, and UCSD Extension launches a new series of programming courses for high school and undergraduate students. It is our hope that these course offerings will help students better prepare for their current and future studies as they follow their desired career path.

Please review the three course offerings listed below. All courses will begin the second week of January 2011 with classes meeting once a week for ten weeks. All applications must be submitted via US Mail and postmarked no later than December 10, 2010.

Upcoming Computer Science Courses for High School and Undergraduate Students:

Introduction to C++ Programming
Mondays, January 10 – March 14, 2011– 4:30pm- 6:30pm (weekly)

This class will introduce programming concepts to students, with no previous programming experience required, and will focus on learning to read and write programs in C++. The class will focus on in-class programming and participation. The course will move quickly and students are required to have access to a computer at home. The course will cover IDEs, programming basics, compilation, execution, flow control, functions, arrays, pointers, file I/O, structures and classes. Weekly homework assignments solidify understanding in preparation for a comprehensive final project.

Presented by Adam Jundt, UCSD
Course fee: $165.00.

Introduction to Programming in Python
Tuesdays, January 11 – March 15, 2011– 4:30pm- 6:30pm (weekly)

This course offers an introduction to computer programming via the Python programming language. Students listen to weekly explanation-demonstrations of and gain simultaneous practical experience with basic coding concepts such as calculations, string formatting/manipulation, conditional statements, iteration, file i/o, and the abstraction of functions, as well as programming style. Weekly homework assignments solidify understanding, and a final project offers the opportunity to creatively deploy the class materials. This course is designed to prepare students for the class’s final project, the creation of a computer program that generates a poem.

Presented by Jeffrey Trevino, UCSD
Course fee: $165.00.

Database Design and Manipulation Using SQL
Wednesdays, January 12 – March 16, 2011– 4:30pm- 6:30pm (weekly)

This course is an introduction to programming in SQL (Structured Query Language). SQL is the standard language used for data set querying and restructuring. The course focuses on the standard commercial database system called a relation table. Students will be taught how to create, fill, query, and manipulate databases using SQL. Students will also learn about the Entity-Relationship model and how to apply this model to database design. The primary goal of this course is to familiarize the student with the database management tools provided by SQL. A secondary goal is to teach the student how to create data sets using the Entity-Relationship model. Weekly homework assignments solidify understanding in preparation for a final project.

Presented by Rick Snow and Jo Ann Frabetti, UCSD
Course fee: $165.00.

The Registration Process – How to Apply

For a detailed course descriptions, including a weekly course outline, and to download a registration form, please visit

http://education.sdsc.edu/teachertech/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=18.

Transferrable Credit

Three quarter-units of transferrable credit will be offered through UCSD Extension.

Questions?
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Ange Mason, SDSC Education and Outreach, via phone at 858 534-5064 or email at amason@ucsd.edu.