CSC 151-02, Fall 2006 : Schedule : Homework 01

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Homework 1: Administrivia

Assigned: Friday, 25 August 2006
Due: Monday, 28 August 2006
No extensions!

Summary: In this assignment, you will gather information about the structure of the course and then respond to a few basic questions about the course.

Purposes: To encourage you to learn about the structure of the course and the course web.

Expected Time: One hour.

Collaboration: Each student should turn in his or her own version of this assignment. However, you may certainly sit with other students as you review the course materials and answer the questions. You may discuss the assignment with anyone you wish. You may obtain help from anyone you wish, but you should clearly document that help.

Submitting: Email me your answer. More details below.

Warning: So that this exercise is a learning assignment for everyone, I may spend class time publicly critiquing your work.

Assignment

As you might have been able to tell from the first few days of class, I have a wide variety of opinions about learning and teaching in CS which are reflected in how I run the class. You can (and should) learn more about these perspectives from the course Web. In this assignment, you will review the course Web and answer some basic questions.

1. Read

• The front door for the course, available at http://www.cs.grinnell.edu/~davisjan/csc/151/2006F/.
• My notes on the mechanics of this course, available at http://www.cs.grinnell.edu/~davisjan/csc/151/2006F/mechanics.html
• Anything else that looks of interest.

2. Write up answers to the following questions:

a. Suppose you get everything correct on all assignments in the course.  What grade should you expect to receive for the class?

b. What happens if you turn in homework late?

c. What should you do to prepare for class?

d. How can you figure out what assignments you have due?

e. When can you work with other students and when can you not work with other students (for this class)?

f. How can you obtain help from me?

g. Why do you think I gave you this assignment?

h. What questions about the class do you have that aren't answered by the Web site?

i. Tell me something about yourself that you'd like me to ask you more about later (e.g., your goals, a hobby, something about your hometown, a book that made a big impression on you).

j. What questions about me do you have that haven't already been answered?

Important Evaluation Criteria

I will evaluate your work on the seriousness with which you approach the assignment and your correctness in answering the questions.

Submitting Your Homework

Please send your work as the body of an email message. I don't like attachments, and prefer not to receive them when they can be avoided.