I understand many Computer Science majors at Wheaton take an Independent Study. What is an Independent Study, and what types of Independent Studies do students take?
An Independent Study (course number COMP 399) is a course between one professor and one to three students. As the title suggests, Independent Studies require students to assume a greater responsibility for a review of the literature and planning. Rather than meeting in the classroom, the students often meet with a professor in their office and work together at the white board on the current set of issues. The intent is to emulate a professional working climate. Here is a sample of recent Independent Studies that students have pursued: Programming Mobile Devices, Experiments in Putative Regulatory Sites, Educational Software for Word Problems, Systems Engineering in Genomics, Java and Security, Neural Networks, Advanced Object-Oriented Programming, Advanced Computer Graphics, Web Programming and E-Commerce, Networked Game Applications, and Network Administration. Almost every Computer Science graduate takes advantage of this opportunity and takes at least one Independent Study as part o
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