FYS: Information and Computer Sciences
First-Year Seminars in the Manning College of Information and Computer Science (CICS) display a commitment to equity and social justice. Instructors for these courses invite their students to consider the roles of information and computer sciences in everyday lives, as well as the responsibility that comes with the development and use of technology. In addition to introducing students to a topic in CICS, each course will help students adjust to life at UMass.
CICS Seminars for Fall 2023:
- Know Your Impact: Ethics in Computer Science (FYS 191MCS06)
- New Voices in Computing (FYS 191MCS08)
- Exploring Modern Computing (FYS 191MCS09)
- Math Puzzles (FYS 191MCS10)
- AI and Consciousness (FYS 191MCS11)
- Nature-Inspired Design in Computing (FYS 191MCS12)
- Joining the Computing and Informatics Community (FYS 191MCS13)
- Ethics in Computing According to Star Trek (FYS 191MCS14)
- ChatGPT: Models, Ethics, and More (FYS 191MCS15)
- Stress Management for CICS Majors (FYS 191MCS16
