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Do you use computing technology in your everyday life to:
 | Research a topic of interest? |
| Do your homework and prepare class
presentations? |
| Create a cool digital photo album
or design a song database? |
| Play an online multi-player game
through a server that networks players all over the world? |
| Have fun personalizing the
configuration of your mobile phone with the latest features?
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The Rivier College Summer Institute in Computer Science
(SICS) will
bring you even closer to the practice and theory of computing technology and
many of its fascinating applications.
SICS is an
intensive six-day
program that runs from June 26 to July 1.
You will learn about networking, multimedia and
web authoring, databases, programming, and technological innovation. You will
also:
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Work closely with prominent college
professors, |
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Connect with other high-school
students with similar interests, |
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Practice in well-equipped computer
labs, |
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Live on campus and take part in
field trips, |
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Get a head start on earning
transferable college credits. |
At the end
of the program your entire work will be "showcased"
in a web-based electronic portfolio, and "burned" on a CD. Among
the portfolio "tabs" are reports of lab activities, profiles of field
trips to high-tech firms and research labs, hands-on projects, and photo
albums.
| Time |
Activity |
Place |
| 7:30 - 8:45 |
Breakfast |
Dining hall |
| 8:45- 8:55 |
Announcements |
Computer lab |
| 9 :00- 12:30 |
Morning seminar |
Computer lab |
| 12:40 - 1:50 |
Lunch |
Dining hall |
| 2:00 - 5:00 |
Afternoon Seminar |
Computer lab |
| 5:00 - 5:30 |
Break/Personal Time |
Your choice |
| 5:30 - 6:30 |
Dinner |
Dining hall |
| 6:45 - 8:00 |
Study session |
Computer lab/library |
| 8:00 - 10:00 |
Recreation |
Activity-dependent |
| 11:30 |
Lights Out |
Residence hall |
| Extended-Day Option
Participants in this program option:
 | Commute to River College daily; |
| Arrive on campus at 8:45 AM; |
| Start the day with the announcements session in the computer lab in
the Academic Computing Center (Sylvia Trottier Hall); |
| Participate together with residential students in all instructional
activities; |
| Have lunch and dinner in the dining hall; |
| Leave at 8 PM at the end of the study session, unless you
participate in the scheduled recreational activity (in which case
specific arrangements need to be made for pick-up time).
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| Residential Option
Participants in this program option:
| Reside in the New Residence Hall for the duration of the program; |
| Have a three-meal program; |
| Participate in all instructional and recreational activities; |
| Check-out from the dorm room on Thursday, July 1 |
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| You check in at the New Residence Hall on Friday, June 25 at 5 PM, be
assigned a room, leave personal items in the room, be taken to the Dion Center
to get your Rivier College IDs. |
| An orientation session is scheduled from 6:00 to 6:30 PM in the Dion
Center Board Room. Your parents are invited. You will meet the program
staff and complete check-in forms. |
| After parents' departure, you will
| have dinner in the cafeteria, |
| visit the Academic Computing Center (ACC) in Sylvia Trottier
Hall, |
| verify your computer accounts, and |
| have your first class in the computer lab. |
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| For residential students the day ends with some relaxing time in the dorm.
Lights go out at 11:30 PM. |
| Non-residential students are picked-up from Sylvia Trottier Hall or leave
campus around 8:30 PM. |
| You check out at the New Residence Hall, Thursday, July 1, after
lunch, no later than 1:30 PM. |
| Your parents are invited to the Graduation Reception in the Demolous
Room, Education Building, at 5:30 PM. Dinner will be served. Graduation
ceremony starts with student presentations at 6:00 PM . Final farewells at
7:30 PM. |
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