Sophie Engle
Associate Professor • sjengle.cs.usfca.edu
Professor Engle will be leading the CS-related content.
This is a head start program for incoming CS majors one week before the start of their first year. Students participate in day-long sessions with faculty and guest lecturers introducing campus and departmental resources, technical foundations, and the resources available from the technical community in the SF Bay area.
The Fall 2020 program runs from Tuesday, August 11th to Friday, August 14th remotely via Zoom. See the Schedule for more information.
Schedule at a Glance
| TIME | 08/11 Tuesday | 08/12 Wednesday | 08/13 Thursday | 08/14 Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00a | Welcome | Warmup | Warmup | Warmup |
| 10:15a | ||||
| 10:30a | Introductions | CS History, Careers | Student Q&A Panel | Advising |
| 10:45a | ||||
| 11:00a | 15m Break | |||
| 11:15a | Health Promotion Services | 15m Break | 15m Break | 15m Break |
| 11:30a | Learning Center | Career Services | CASA Overview | |
| 11:45a | ||||
| 12:00p | 60m Lunch Break | 60m Lunch Break | ||
| 12:15p | 45m Lunch Break | 45m Lunch Break | ||
| 12:30p | ||||
| 12:45p | ||||
| 1:00p | Command Line, Part 1 (Lessons) |
Computer Hardware | Faculty Scavenger Hunt | Programming (Lessons) |
| 1:15p | ||||
| 1:30p | CS Unplugged | |||
| 1:45p | ||||
| 2:00p | 15m Break | 15m Break | 15m Break | 15m Break |
| 2:15p | Command Line, Part 2 (Lessons) |
Command Line Mystery (Lessons) |
Programming (Lessons) |
Programming (Lessons) |
| 2:30p | ||||
| 2:45p | ||||
| 3:00p | Social Break | Social Break | ||
| 3:15p | Break and Guest Q&A | |||
| 3:30p | Programming (Lessons) |
Programming (Lessons) |
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| 3:45p | Programming (Lessons) |
15m Break | ||
| 4:00p | Closing | |||
| 4:15p | ||||
| 4:30p | ||||
| 4:45p | Survey | |||
| 5:00p | 2h Dinner Break | 2h Dinner Break | 2h Dinner Break | |
| 5:15p | ||||
| 5:30p | ||||
| 5:45p | ||||
| 6:00p | ||||
| 6:15p | ||||
| 6:30p | ||||
| 6:45p | ||||
| 7:00p |
Optional Social (Zoom Link) |
Optional Social (Zoom Link) |
Optional Social (Zoom Link) |
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| 7:15p | ||||
| 7:30p | ||||
| 7:45p |
See the full daily schedule for more details.
Head Start Team
Sami Rollins
Professor • srollins.cs.usfca.edu/
Professor Rollins will be leading the programming-related content.
Alark Joshi
Associate Professor • www.cs.usfca.edu/~apjoshi
Professor Joshi will be helping with the programming-related content and various other activities.
Gian Bruno
Program Manager
Gian will be helping with the academic workshops and with logistics throughout the week.
Sofia Esparza-Chavez
Student Ambassador
Sofia will be helping with socials, providing technical assistance during CS and programming sessions, and the student Q&A panel.
Liwam Tesfazion
Student Ambassador
Liwam will be helping with socials, providing technical assistance during CS and programming sessions, and the student Q&A panel.