Course & Lab Timetable

Section	Day	Time	Instructor	Exam Date	Delivery
2021 Winter 2021 Spring/Summer 2021 Fall
CS 051 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term approved by the department and arranged by the co-op co-ordinator.
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 052 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #2 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coordinator. * Prerequisite: CS 051 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 053 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #3 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coodinator. * Prerequisite: CS 052 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 054 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #4 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coordinator. * Prerequisite: CS 053 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 055 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #5 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coordinator. * Prerequisite: CS 054 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 100 - Introduction to Computers
Introduction to the development of computers and computer applications. Topics will include: impact of computers on society, computer organization and operation, construction and representation of algorithms, and applications of computers in the problem-solving process. Note: This class may not be taken for credit if credit has been received for any course numbered above CS 100
001	M	7:00pm - 9:45pm	Lisa Fan	26-APR-21	RLDS
086	W	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
087	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
088	R	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
089	M	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
090	M	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
091	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	F	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	M	5:00pm - 6:50pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
S01	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Richard Dosselmann	20-APR-21	RLDS
S02	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Richard Dosselmann	20-APR-21	RLDS
S03	M	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S04	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S05	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S06	F	10:30am - 12:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S07	M	10:30am - 12:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S10	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Richard Dosselmann	20-APR-21	RLDS
S60	M	10:30am - 12:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
CS 110 - Programming and Problem Solving
An introduction to problem-solving techniques, the fundamental concepts of programming, and the software design process. Topics will include: data types, control structures, scope rules, functions, files, and the mechanics of running, testing and debugging. Problems will be drawn from various science disciplines. *Prerequisite: Precalculus 30, Calculus 30, or Math 102* Note: CS majors who have mastered the course material in CS 110 through other means are eligible to write the CS 110 bypass exam.
001	MWF	09:30am - 10:20am	Cortney Butz	16-APR-21	RLDS
002	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Habib Louafi	16-APR-21	RLDS
003	TR	7:00pm - 8:15pm	Alireza Manashty	16-APR-21	RLDS
070	R	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
071	W	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
072	F	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
077	R	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
078	F	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
079	M	7:00pm - 8:50pm	STAFF		RLDS
081	W	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
082	F	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
083	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
084	T	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
085	W	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
086	F	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
087	R	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	W	7:00pm - 8:50pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	T	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	W	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
096	R	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
097	F	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
098	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
099	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 115 - Object-Oriented Design
This course focuses on the concepts of object-oriented programming. Topics include data abstraction, classes, composition and inheritance, subtyping, dynamic binding, polymorphism and dynamic memory management. Other topics include type systems, two-dimensional arrays, records, references, searching and sorting algorithms, language translation. Software engineering: comprehensibility, correctness, efficiency, refactoring. *Prerequisite: CS 110 with a minimum grade of 65% and one of MATH 110 (may be taken concurrently) or MATH 103 with a minimum grade of 80%.*
001	MWF	10:30am - 11:20am	Howard Hamilton	17-APR-21	RLDS
002	MWF	5:30pm - 6:20pm	Howard Hamilton	17-APR-21	RLDS
081	R	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
082	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
083	M	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
084	R	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	M	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
086	R	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
088	M	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	M	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	R	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	M	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
096	W	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
097	T	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 201 - Introduction to Digital Systems
Hardware paradigms, logic minimization, sequential and combinational circuits, register transfer notation. Numerical data representation, number bases, floating-point and two’s-complement representation, representation of non-numeric data, records and arrays. Von Neumann architecture, control units, instruction sets, assembly language programming, addressing modes, subroutines, basic building blocks, computer components. *Prerequisite: CS 110*
001	TR	7:00pm - 8:15pm	Sultan Ahmed	23-APR-21	RLDS
002	MWF	2:30pm - 3:20pm	Bandar Mohammed	23-APR-21	RLDS
082	T	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
083	R	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
084	F	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	M	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
086	R	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
087	W	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
091	R	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	M	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	W	08:30am - 10:20am	STAFF		RLDS
094	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	T	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
097	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 203 - Java Programming and Applications
Learn to program in the Java programming language. Topics will include the basic building blocks of procedural programming, object-oriented programming, event-oriented programming, graphical user interfaces, simple data structures including arrays and linked lists, and advanced topic including recursion and threads. Problems will be drawn from various science and engineering disciplines. * Prerequisite: CS 115. *
001	TR	7:00pm - 8:15pm	Ket Wei Yong	20-APR-21	RLDS
CS 205 - Introduction to Multimedia Systems
Multimedia is the use of computers to integrate texts, graphics, video, animation, and sound in an interactive experience. The course introduces these elements of multimedia and their associated technologies. Students will gain an appreciation of each element and be able to combine them into a finished work. *Prerequisite: CS 110* Note: Students may not receive credit for more than one of CS 205, CS 325, CS 390AI, CS 490BM, and FILM 385AB
001	TR	1:00pm - 2:15pm	Daryl Hepting	29-APR-21	RLDS
090	M	12:30pm - 2:20pm	November Scheidt		RLDS
091	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	November Scheidt		RLDS
CS 207 - Building Interactive Gadgets
An introduction to building and controlling interactive devices for multimedia art and DIY projects. Build robots, new musical instruments, wearable computers and more. Learn about sensots and actuators: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS; hardware platforms such as the Arduino; and software platforms such as Processing and MaxMSP. *Prerequisite: CS 100 or CS 110 or completion of 30 credit hours.*
001	MWF	4:30pm - 5:20pm	Trevor Tomesh	30-APR-21	RLDS
090	W	1:30pm - 3:20pm	James Clarke		RLDS
091	F	10:30am - 12:20pm	James Clarke		RLDS
092	W	5:30pm - 7:20pm	James Clarke		RLDS
093	R	12:30pm - 2:20pm	James Clarke		RLDS
CS 210 - Data Structures and Abstractions
This course introduces data abstraction, data structures and their implementations, the basics of algorithmic analysis, and the fundamental computing algorithms. Topics include stacks, queues, heaps, recursion, Master Theorem, asymptotic notation, computational complexity, empirical performance measurement, recursion based sorting algorithms, hashing, and trees (including binary trees, B-trees, and AVL trees). * Prerequisite: CS 115 and MATH 110 *
001	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Lisa Fan	20-APR-21	RLDS
002	TR	5:30pm - 6:45pm	Gurmail Singh	20-APR-21	RLDS
071	M	12:30pm - 2:20pm	Catherine Song		RLDS
072	T	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
073	M	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
074	T	7:00pm - 8:50pm	STAFF		RLDS
075	F	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
076	F	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
077	M	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
089	W	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
090	M	09:30am - 11:20am	Catherine Song		RLDS
091	W	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Catherine Song		RLDS
093	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Catherine Song		RLDS
094	W	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 215 - Web and Database Programming
This course shows how interactive database-driven web applications are designed and implemented. Appropriate protocols and languages for web and database programming will be discussed, with a focus on client-server architectures, interface design, graphics and visualization, event-driven programming, information management, data modeling, and database systems. *Prerequisite: CS 210*
084	R	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
086	W	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
087	M	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	W	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
096	M	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
097	R	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
098	T	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
397	T	10:00am - 11:15am	Orland Hoeber	19-APR-21	RLDS
397		-	Orland Hoeber	19-APR-21	RLDS
398		-	Sebastian Gomes	19-APR-21	RLDS
398	T	10:00am - 11:15am	Sebastian Gomes	19-APR-21	RLDS
CS 280 - Risk and Reward in the Information Society
Social context of computing. Case study: human-computer interfaces and their evaluation. Methods and tools of analysis. Professional and ethical responsibilities. Risks and liabilities of computer-based systems. Intellectual property, privacy and civil liberties. Professional communication. Sustainability. Cybercrime. *Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and CS 110 *
001	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Daryl Hepting	20-APR-21	RLDS
CS 301 - Digital Systems Architecture
Latency and bandwidth, cache memory, virtual memory, data compression, fault handling. Fundamentals of I/O, interrupts, external storage, buses, networks, multimedia support. Multiprocessor and parallel architectures, parallel decomposition, pipelining, shared memory systems, interconnection networks, cache consistency, memory consistency. Computational paradigms, performance evaluation, and effect of proximity. * Prerequisite: CS 201 *
001	MW	4:30pm - 5:45pm	Maher Elshakankiri	26-APR-21	RLDS
002	MW	4:30pm - 5:45pm	Nashid Shahriar	26-APR-21	RLDS
090	F	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
091	T	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	F	12:30pm - 2:20pm	Guili Liu		RLDS
093	W	12:30pm - 2:20pm	Guili Liu		RLDS
094	R	12:30pm - 2:20pm	Guili Liu		RLDS
095	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
096	T	10:30am - 12:20pm	Guili Liu		RLDS
097	R	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
098	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Guili Liu		RLDS
099	T	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 310 - Discrete Computational Structures
Finite and discrete algebraic structures relating to computers; sets, functions, relations. Machine-oriented logic. Combinatorial problems and algorithms. Finite automata and formal language theory. * Prerequisite: MATH 110 or 105, 122, 221, and CS 210 * * Note: It is recommended that students take STAT 160 or STAT 200 in addition to the prerequisite before attempting CS 310. *
001	MWF	09:30am - 10:20am	Boting Yang	21-APR-21	RLDS
CS 315 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
Introduction to graphics hardware and software. Two-dimensional graphics rendering algorithms. Basic three-dimensional modeling, transformations, viewing geometry, lighting and shading, hidden surface removel, and texture mapping. * Prerequisite: CS210 and MATH 122 *
001	MWF	11:30am - 12:20pm	Xue-Dong Yang	26-APR-21	RLDS
090	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	James Clarke		RLDS
091	M	2:30pm - 4:20pm	James Clarke		RLDS
CS 320 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Foundations and main methods of Artificial Intelligence. Problem characteristics and spaces. Search and optimization techniques with a focus on uninformed and heuristic algorithms. Two player games and constraint satisfaction. Modelling and simulation. Comparison of logic-based, fuzzy, and probabilistic reasoning and knowledge representation methodologies. Machine learning: learning tasks, inductive learning, statistical-based learning, over-fitting, accuracy. *Prerequisite: CS 210, STAT 160 or 200, and MATH 221* Students cannot receive credit for both CS 320 and ENSE 496AC.
001	TR	1:00pm - 2:15pm	Mengjun Hu	29-APR-21	RLDS
CS 330 - Introduction to Operating Systems
Overview of operating systems: functionality, and design issues. Operating system principles: structures, abstractions, APIs, resource allocation, proximity, virtualization. Concurrency: process state, context switches, process communication, synchronization. Scheduling: preemption, schedulers, processes, and threads. Memory management. Security and protection. File systems. User interface. Distributed algorithms: consensus, termination, and fault tolerance. * Prerequisite: CS 210 *
001	TR	2:30pm - 3:45pm	Maher Elshakankiri	27-APR-21	RLDS
095	R	10:30am - 12:20pm	November Scheidt		RLDS
096	W	12:30pm - 2:20pm	November Scheidt		RLDS
097	F	10:30am - 12:20pm	November Scheidt		RLDS
098	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	November Scheidt		RLDS
099	F	2:30pm - 4:20pm	November Scheidt		RLDS
CS 335 - Computer Networks
Network architectures and protocols, networked applications, reliable data delivery, routing and forwarding, local area networks, resource allocation, mobility, reliability through redundancy. Security: secure design, defensive programming, threats and attacks, network security, cryptography. * Prerequisite: CS 210, and STAT 160 or 200 *
001	MWF	1:30pm - 2:20pm	Sultan Ahmed	23-APR-21	RLDS
CS 340 - Advanced Data Structures and Algorithm Design
Fundamental algorithms: depth- and breadth-first traversals, pattern matching, and graph algorithms. Algorithmic strategies: brute-force, greedy, divide-and-conquer, backtracking, branch-and-bound, dynamic programming, and randomized. Algorithm analysis, complexity theory, performance evaluation. Parallelism: fundamentals, algorithms, communication. * Prerequisite: CS 210 *
001	F	2:30pm - 5:15pm	Malek Mouhoub	30-APR-21	BLEND
001	F	2:30pm - 5:15pm	Malek Mouhoub	30-APR-21	BLEND
002	F	2:30pm - 5:15pm	Fatma Ben Mesmia	30-APR-21	BLEND
002	F	2:30pm - 5:15pm	Fatma Ben Mesmia	30-APR-21	BLEND
CS 350 - Programming Language Concepts
Programming language genealogy and design. Imperative, functional, and object-oriented language paradigms. Context-free grammars and syntax trees. Data types, control structures, exception handling, data abstraction, information hiding, and non-determinism. Program representation, translation, and execution. Functional programming: advantages, constructs, closures, and higher-order operations. Parallel programming. * Prerequisite: CS 210 *
001	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Yiyu Yao	20-APR-21	RLDS
CS 372 - Software Engineering Methodology
Fundamental principles of designing programs and developing large software systems that meet specifications and that are safe, secure, reliable and maintainable. Software process models, software project management, requirements engineering, software design, software construction, software verification and validation, software tools and environments, software evolution, software reliability. * Prerequisite: CS 215 *
001	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	Samira Sadaoui-Mouhoub	22-APR-21	RLDS
CS 390AR - Intermediate Topics in Artificial Intelligence
A course in special topics in which the student makes an independent study in Artificial Intelligence at the third-year level under the supervision of a faculty member in the department.
001		-	Howard Hamilton
CS 421 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Artificial Intelligence approaches to approximate reasoning and machine learning. Decision trees and other selected data-based knowledge models. Topics may include logic programming and PROLOG, LISP, Artificial Intelligence in games, data mining, natural language processing, pattern recognition, and planning. * Prerequisite: CS 310, 320, and 340 *
001	M	11:30am - 2:15pm	Malek Mouhoub	26-APR-21	RLDS
CS 455 - Mobile Computing
Mobile Computing focuses on the design and implementation of software in a networked mobile environment. The primary topics to be covered in the course include software development practices, network computing, graphics programming, and human-computer interaction, all focused on the challenges and opportunities afforded by modern mobile computing devices. *Prerequisite: CS 340 and one of CS 205, CS 315, or CS 335*
001	MWF	09:30am - 10:20am	Trevor Tomesh	28-APR-21	RLDS
CS 458 - Virtual and Augmented Reality
Design and implementation of software in virtual and augmented reality environments. Development practices, assets and avatars, interaction, locomotion, psychological effects, audio, multiplayer considerations, applications. Limitations and future developments. *Prerequisite: CS 340*
001	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	David Gerhard	20-APR-21	RLDS
CS 473 - Management Support Systems
Strategic and tactical rewards resulting from the effective use of corporate information systems will be presented. Topics include techniques and tools for developing management support systems. Case studies on development and use of the systems will be discussed. * Prerequisite: CS 372 *
001	TR	2:30pm - 3:45pm	Jingtao Yao	27-APR-21	RLDS
CS 476 - Software Development Project
Software development projects following all the phases of the software process. Project planning and scheduling. Surveys on architectural styles, design patterns and components. Semester-long group projects with real-world applications. Projects will be integrative, require evaluation of potential solutions, and require work on a larger scale than typical course projects. *Prerequisite: CS 372*
001	TR	1:00pm - 2:15pm	Ket Wei Yong	29-APR-21	RLDS
CS 490DG - User Interface Evaluation Methods
Methods for evaluating user interfaces with human subjects. Topics include research ethics, research methods, experimental design, data collection, and data analysis.
001	W	10:30am - 1:15pm	Orland Hoeber	21-APR-21	RLDS
CS 498 - Honours Oral
All honours computer science students are required to register for this course in the semester in which they plan to do their oral examination. The course will be graded C (credit) or N (no credit).
001		-	Malek Mouhoub
CS 499 - Honours Seminar
This course is to be taken by all honours computer science students in both semesters of their fourth year. The student is required to attend all seminars and, in addition, to present a topic that will be determined in consultation with a faculty member in Computer Science.
001	MWF	3:30pm - 4:20pm	Daryl Hepting		RLDS
002	MWF	3:30pm - 4:20pm	Daryl Hepting		RLDS