


Congress Declares December 7-11, 2009 National Computer Science Education Week
The U.S. House of Representatives, recognizing that "...computing technology has become an integral part of culture and is transforming how people interact with each other and the world around them...computer science is transforming industry, creating new fields of commerce, driving innovation in all fields of science, and bolstering productivity in established economic sectors...the field of computer science underpins the information technology sector of our economy, which is a significant contributor to United States economic output...the information technology sector is uniquely positioned to help with economic recovery through the research and development of new innovations" has declared December 7-11, 2009 to be National Computer Science Education Week. (see H.R. 558))



Pre-registration for Spring 2010
Pre-registration for Spring 2010 courses will take place 9-24 November 2009. See your advisor to make an appointment to meet with them. Advisors should have sign-up sheets on their office doors where you can sign up for an advising appointment. When you come to your advising appointment, you should have already gone over your transcript, the CS major requirements and the Spring course listing to make a first draft of what you will be taking in Spring 2010. You can view your transcript and degree audit through WebAdvisor. The "Programs" section of this site has information about program requirements and lists of approved science and math courses for fulfilling the ancillary requirements for the major.



New Course for Spring 2010: CS 297 Computational Data Analysis
The Computer Science Department is offering a new course for non-CS majors: CS 297 Computational Data Analysis. This course is intended for students in any major* who need to do analysis and visualization of data. We will use the Python programming language and its large collection of open-source libraries to manipulate and display data from a variety of disciplines (Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Statistics, etc.) The emphasis will be on finding existing modules and tying them together to get the desired results. No previous programming experience is required or expected. *This course is not intended for Computer Science majors and will not count as a required or major elective course for Computer Science majors. Downloadable Flyer



Two CS Students Participate in National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
Two Computer Science Students participated in National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates this past summer. Congratulations to both! Andrew Gallant, at UMass Lowell with Dr. Cindy Chen Iryna Paluyanava-Pseftis, iSENSE: Internet System for Networked Sensor Experimentation, at UMass Lowell with Dr. Fred Martin



Spring 2010 Textbooks
Spring 2010 Textbooks (As orders are placed for textbooks for Spring 2010, this page will be updated.)



Wintersession 2010 Course Schedule
Wintersession 2010 classes will run 5-15 January 2010. CS 120 OL - Microcomputer Applications - Online - Braynova Registration for Wintersession begins on 19 October 2009.



CS Student Work at Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity
Three Computer Science students presented their work at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity on 29 April 2009. Congratulations to all three! Michael Folding, Designing Relational Databases for Real Datasets Andrew Gallant, Web Interface to Measure Language Abstraction Using the Linguistic Category Model Brian Tinger, Computer-Assisted Interface for an Electric Wheelchair



Programming Team Takes 3rd Place at CCSCNE 2009!
The WSC Student Programming Team took 3rd (out of 25) at the CCSCNE 2009 Programming Contest at SUNY Plattsburgh on 24 April 2009. Congratulations to Ian Bollinger, Andrew Gallant and Brian Tinger!

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