AP Computer Science

Welcome!

Agenda

• Only a general introduction today!• We stop at around 14.00 (we think…)• What we do before lunch (~11.45)– Name tags (and other material)– Introduction to the school and education– Interviews and presentation– Presentation of the teachers– Timetable

Agenda

• Only a general introduction today!• We stop at around 14.00 (we think…)• What we do after lunch– Introduction to the study, and how we work– Presentation of the semester– Walking tour

Teachers

• Teachers on 1st semester

• Poul Henriksen• Development Environments and CMS• Website: http://laerer.rhs.dk/poulh

Teachers

• Teachers on 1st semester

• Henrik Høltzer• Software Construction• Website: http://laerer.rhs.dk/henrikh

Teachers

• Teachers on 2nd semester…

• …not decided yet, but probably the same

The School

• Where are we…?– You are at ZIBAT (Zealand Institute of Business and

Technology)– In Danish: Erhvervsakademi Sjælland (EASJ)– Website: www.zibat.dk or www.easj.dk– At ZIBAT, you are on Campus Roskilde– Other ZIBAT campuses are Køge, Næstved,

Slagelse, Nykøbing Falster

The School

• A bit of history…– Until recently (1/1 2012), we (Campus Roskilde)

were part of RHS– RHS: Roskilde Handelsskole (Roskilde Business

College)– We still use some of the IT systems on RHS…– Apart from that, it has few practical consequences

for students

The School

RHS

Campus Roskilde HHX HG Supp. Education

for adults

• Before…

The School

ZIBAT

Campus Roskilde

• Now!

Campus Køge

Campus Slagelse

Campus Næstved

Campus Nyk. Sj.

The School

• Practical things to note…– All your classes are in this building (Building 1)– The Student Support Center is in this building– IT-support (HelpDesk) is in the neighbouring

building (Building 3)– The student canteen is in the neighbouring

building (Building 3)

Handout of material

Interviews & Presentation

• Team up with a another student• ”Interview” each other for about 2-3 minutes,

about education, background, expectations, etc..

• Present your partner for the class, for about half a minute

Timetable for RO143050dc1q• When (all classes in room 121)• https://easytools.dk/easj

• But there are variations!!• Check the schedule every day

Course Who When

Software Design Poul Monday 10.10-14.45Thursday 9.10-13.55

SoftwareConstruction Henrik Tuesday 8.20-14.45Friday 9.10-13.55

Lunch Break

Who are we…..• Zealand institute of Business and technology was

previously a department of Roskilde Business College. But not any more!

• Studies– Computer Sience (Datamatician Course)

• 160 students– Marketing Economics

• 420 students– Webdeveloping (Bachelor)

• 72 students– Int. marketing (Bachelor)

Study climate

• Creative and challenging• Space for both individuality and teamwork• Modern class rooms• IT-café• Wunderbar/login/DownUnder

Subjects• Company– Its organisation, project management, financial

management• Software design– Analysis, design, project work, user-participation,

prototypes, test, strategy• Software Construction– Algorithms, data structures, programming languages,

database programming, implementation• Technology– Security, computer architecture, distributed systems,

internet and intranets

Competences:

• The AP Graduate in Computer Science is able to:1. follow and take part in the practice of software

development2. follow developments in theory and methods 3. play a competent role in project work4. take part in specialist and interdisciplinary

collaboration 5. acquire, in a structured way, new knowledge, skills and

competences sector, including:a) knowledge about domains and technologyb) the use of new methods, techniques and tools

Future

• This education paves the way for an all-round IT-career or a further study at the university for a bachelor/master degree.

• As graduate you will be able to work with: – System developing– Programming– Web design/webdeveloping– Maintenance of IT– …….

Subjects & ETCS

Mandatory assignments??

The study – how we work

• You are (hopefully)– Adults– Mature– Have chosen to be

here voluntarily– Here to learn

• So we expect you to be– Active– Prepared– Tolerant and

respectful (both to the teacher and other students!)

The study – how we work

• In class, it is OK to– Ask questions (!), in English– Solve exercises together– Ask others for help– Bring and consume a ”neutral drink”

(bottle of water, soft drink, etc.)– Do something else while seated at the

computer, but quietly…– Put your cell phone on silent mode…

The study – how we work

• In class, it is not OK to– Use your cell phone– Talk loudly about irrelevant matters– Behave noisily in general– Disrespect others, if they e.g. ask what

you consider a trivial question– Eat while seated at the PC– Sleep in class…

The study – how we work

• How much am I supposed to work?• A bit of math:– Each semester is 30 ECTS– 1 ECTS is about 27 hours of work– So, each semester represents 800 hours of work– A semester is 20 weeks, including the exam period

– About 40 hours of work each week

The study – how we work

But…didn’t we have 20 classes per week?

The study – how we work

• The majority of work is done at home!– Study the curriculum– Explore the tools– Practice!

• Having e.g. a full-time job along with the study will be very difficult

The study – how we workYour study time

At HomeLecturesProjects etc

The study – how we work

• Main learning elements– Teacher lectures– Classroom exercises– Projects– Self study

The study – how we work

Teacher-driven

Student-driven

Introductory Applied

Teacher lecture

Self-study

Classroom exercises

Projects

What is special in this semester

• The project GoMobile– Developing på apps on windows/tablets/phones– Developing apps for real companies– Microsoft Kickoff/Evaluation– Using Microsoft tools and technology– A cross-campus project• Working in on the project with Multimedie students

from Campus Køge

Walking tour of the school

• In general, the school is open from early in the morning (7.00), until late afternoon (16.00)

• Points of interest– Entrances– Classrooms (yours is Room 121)– Common area, with school computers– Student support center– IT-helpdesk (building 3)– Canteen (building 3)

Walking tour of the school

• Let’s go for a walk!

Books

• Books are handed out from the Student Support Center

• We will do this on XXX

The program for the rest of this Week

• Tuesday 8.20-14.45 Henrik– Introduction to Software Construction– Intro to the schools IT system– Handout books– Greentfoot

• Thursday 9.10-13.55 Poul– Introduction to Software Construction– Greentfoot

• Friday 9.10-13.55 Henrik– Greentfoot– Installation/konfiguration– Start Software Construction