CS 140, a new computer science course about the World Wide Web.

• What it is.
• How it works.
• Where it's headed.
• The science and technology that govern it.
• Its effects on society.
• How you can become a Web player.

Satisfies the University Contemporary Issues in Science (CS) core requirement.

In the Engineering and Physical Sciences Building (EPS), room 103, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00-8:50 am, and in Roberts Hall 321 on Thursdays from 3:10-4:00. Yes, We know. We don't like the times and room arrangements very well either. However, finding rooms for new courses is tough. We'll continue to work on it.

This class is for you!

• no prerequisites
• for all majors:
  • architecture
  • business
  • computer science
  • engineering
  • English
  • finance
  • fine arts
  • graphics design
  • marketing
  • mathematics
  • psychology
  • science
  • ...you name it (we did say all majors)
• and we do mean no prerequisites

Of course, we will take the occasional curious MSU faculty or staff member as well.

You will learn many things through active, hands-on learning; for example, you will:

• create a personal Web portfolio
• work with others from different majors to construct a website hosted with a commercial company
• apply a technique called the scientific method to test certain conjectures (e.g., does Google really read your e-mail)?

You will also learn many things through study:

• the infrastructure of the Web
• how the Web works
• what's behind successful Web ventures, such as
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • others
• how you can participate indirectly as a well-informed citizen
• how you can become directly involved as a Web player if that excites you
• what computer science tells us about
  • the limitations of the Web
  • the role of science on the Web, such as artificial intelligence, data mining, and cool algorithms

This course is intended to be a springboard to many different possibilities and opportunities.

• Are you just interested in being informed about the Web? 
  • Then you can stop with this course
• Are you interested in a Web oriented career with an emphasis on your chosen major? Then this course is ideal preparation for you. 
  • It will help you fit into a diverse Web team. Every serious Web venture will engage people of various backgrounds: graphics designers, artists, website designers, writers, copy editors, programmers, business managers, marketing people, content experts, and others.  This course will provide you with the capacity for communicating with team members on Web issues as well as the knowledge of the Web necessary for contributing to overall solutions and company directions.
  • It will lay the groundwork for more academic Web oriented coursework applicable to your chosen major, including such topics as: Web design, Web commerce, Web programming, managing a hosted website, entrepreneurial Web ventures, and others.
• Would you like to explore the prospects of becoming a Web expert?
  • This course can be used in completing a computer science minor to augment your major
  • Or, if you haven't yet decided on a major, perhaps computer science will appeal to you