CS @ uWaterloo announcements

  Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS330 for Fall 2020 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-enrollment . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2020. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Monday, Sept 21 at 11:59 PM (EST):  https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2020-09 .

Please be aware that department consent will be removed today (Friday, August 17, 2018) for CS 484 for Fall 2018 as per the information on the course selection page. If the class is full then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2018. Please note that the deadline to add courses is 11.59 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19 at 11:59PM (EST).

Want the chance to  invent something  and receive course credit? Want to  refine your ideas for your start-up  before you graduate? Want to  win prizes? CS 493/494 are the courses for you! Beginning in Fall 2018, CS majors will be able to take a  two-course sequence  that will take you from project ideation and selection to implementation and demonstration, to testing and a final “demo day”. Projects may range from new software systems, to contribute to existing open-source projects, to research projects. This will all be completed with a team of 3-5 members. The first prize of $15K has been generously donated by CS alumnus, Sam Pasupalak, and the second prize of $10K has been provided by Microsoft. Prizes will be awarded as part of Demo Day at the end of CS 494. CS 493 Offered for the first time in Fall 2018.  You can select it during the Fall course selection period from May 23-28, 2018. Prerequisites: CS 246, CS 341, CS 350 ...

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 454 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page .  If the class is full then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Spring 2018. Please note that the deadline to add courses is 11.59 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2018.

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 458 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page .  The class is full so you will need to wait for a number of students to drop the course before you could add the course for Spring 2018. If the test section is at 160 or higher than it means that you cannot add the course until enough students across both sections have dropped it so it is at 159 or lower.

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 486 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page . The class is full so you will need to wait for a number of students to drop the course before you could add the course for Spring 2018. 

As per the course selection policy, enrollment caps for all CS courses have been returned to their actual class size. If the class or section is full then it means that you will need to wait for another student to drop it. You have until 11.59 p.m. on Monday May 14 to add courses. The following courses still have waiting lists and department consent applied so you will NOT be able to add these courses. CS 454 CS 458 CS 486 CS 488 CS 492

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 489 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page . 

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 240 and CS 241 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page . If the sections are full then you will need to wait for students to drop the course or check on May 4 when all courses are returned to their actual enrollment cap.

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 452 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page . The class is full so you will need to wait for a number of students to drop the course before you could add the course for Spring 2018. 

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 370 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page . If the class becomes full then you will need to wait until a student has dropped it.

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS230 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the  course selection page . If the class becomes full then you will need to wait until a student has dropped it.

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 446 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the course selection page . If the class becomes full then you will need to wait until a student has dropped it.

Please be aware that department consent has been removed from CS 240 for Spring 2018 as per the information on the course selection page . If a section is full then you will need to wait until a student has dropped it. Please note that Lecture 001 is for SE students only.

Appointments for course enrollment began on Monday 26 March and open enrollment begins on Wednesday 28 March. For students trying to add CS courses, we encourage you to review the  course selection  page. COURSE ENROLLMENT In Computer Science,  we drop the enrolment caps by  approximately 15% of the total enrolment number for the course to give  advisors room to handle special cases. We will return the enrolment caps to their actual size in the second week of classes after we have had time to deal with the special cases. This will occur on  Friday, May 4, 2018 , (we don't know the precise time) and remaining space will be available on a first-come-first-served basis only if the section isn't already at its enrolment total. WHAT IS A SPECIAL CASE? 1. Students who selected courses but something went wrong because of: enrollment capacity in a course  ** a time conflict  ** an academic enrolment block was applie...

Monday, February 12, 2018 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. DC 1302 Information on all fourth-year and optional third-year courses Differences among courses explained Advice on preparation for upper-year specialization (e.g. what courses to choose to prepare for graphics, AI etc.) *Refreshments will be provided*

Computer Science Upper Year Course Information Session Information on all fourth-year and optional third-year courses. Differences among courses explained. Advice on preparation for upper-year specialization (e.g. what courses to choose to prepare for graphics, AI). Monday, October 16, 2017 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. DC 1302 *Refreshments will be provided*

We have a new course offered this spring –  HIST 203 -  In the Director’s Chair.  Students will have the opportunity to create a documentary using hands on teaching and learning techniques.  The course is offered on Monday evenings and is being taught by a real documentary producer - Craig Thompson.   Description Director’s Chair is a project-based course that provides students with the skills and the foundation of knowledge required to conceive, develop, research, write, produce and exploit a personal or historically-themed documentary. *This is a hands-on course with in-field, in-lab and in-class lecture components. *Each student is required to create their own short documentary, under 10 minutes, where teamwork, collaboration and brainstorming are part of the process.

Monday, February 6, 2017 -  4:00 pm  to  5:30 pm Students are invited to attend an information session relating to choosing their upper year courses, hosted by Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Dan Brown. Students will hear: Information on all fourth-year and optional third-year courses. Differences among courses Advice on preparation for upper-year specialization (e.g. what courses to choose to prepare for graphics, AI) Refreshments will be provided Additional information and videos related to upper year CS course descriptions is available online via the  undergraduate students portal. Location  DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 1304 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ,  ON   N2L 3G1 Canada https://math.uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/upper-year-information-session-winter-2017

Students! Tired of doing all the work in your groups? Don't know how to tell someone to stop slacking off? Want more experience for your resumé and CV? If you answered yes to any of the above, then we would like to invite you to the FREE Crash Course on Collaboration! Come learn how to: -- Identify your team's strengths and weaknesses -- Leverage your group's diversity to achieve optimal results -- Communicate effectively and efficiently with your group -- Articulate your new-found collaborative skills to employers We are a group of researchers offering a crash-course on collaboration to all UW undergraduate students. The course consists of workshops, expert guest speakers, and the chance to network with some of the brightest minds the university has to offer. We'll also be providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner to anyone who registers by December 13th! When: January 16, 2016, 9:30am to 5:30pm, followed by a reception Where: Environment 3 ...