The Student for a Day program will be held this Fall 2011.
Visits will be based around the Bahen Centre for Information Technology (BCIT), 40 St. George Street (map and directions).
Visit Schedule
Below is a tentative schedule for your visit. Details will be finalized later in an email to you.| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 9:45 a.m. | Arrive, register, meet your student ambassador |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Attend a lecture |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Tour the department with your student ambassador |
| 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Meet faculty member, Q&A session, refreshments |
Dates and Courses to Visit
The dates below are available:| DATE | LECTURE |
| Friday, October 14 | CSC108 |
| Monday, October 17 | CSC148 |
| Wednesday, October 19 | CSC148 |
| Monday, October 24 | CSC108 |
The descriptions below will give you a sense of the overall content for each course.
• CSC108, Introduction to Computer Programming:
Structure of computers; the computing environment. Programming in a language such as Python. Program structure: elementary data types,statements, control flow, functions, classes, objects, methods, fields. Lists; searching, sorting and complexity.
This is a course for beginning programmers. Students with prior progamming experience typically skip it and take csc148. Both courses are taught in the Python language. Students go on to study C and Java in second year, and many other languages beyond that.
• CSC148, Introduction to Computer Science:
Abstract data types and data structures for implementing them. Linked data structures. Encapsulation and information-hiding. Object-oriented programming. Specifications. Analyzing the efficiency of programs. Recursion.
This is a course is for students with programming experience in a language such as Python, C++, or Java. It is taught in the Python language. Students go on to study C and Java in second year, and many other languages beyond that.
How to Apply
Fill out the online application form. We will contact you by email to indicate whether we were able to register you, and on what date. At that time we will provide full details for your visit.We expect Student For a Day to be extremely popular, so apply early for the best chance to participate.