CSC 105 - Game Development: Introduction to Computer Science

Course Units: 1

(Fall; Staff) Introduction to the field of computer science with a computer games theme. Introduces students to algorithms, basic data structures, and programming techniques. Computer game development is used as an example application area and students implement their own games throughout the course. Includes a laboratory. CC: QMR, SET Each CS major or minor program includes one course from the following list. Each course focuses on a distinct application area. The courses all cover the same basic computer science concepts and programming skills and only one may be counted toward a major or minor. These courses are open to non-majors and are prerequisite to certain intermediate courses that are also available to and suitable for non-majors. A grade of C- or better is required in order to take any course that requires an introductory course as prerequisite. Once one has passed an introductory course with a C- or better, no other introductory course may be taken for credit.