In-class notes for 04/06/2020

CS 284 (MCA), Spring 2020

• Please post questions to chat as they occur to you

Syllabus revisions for remote teaching

• Daily plan

  • Dropped PDC topics; more time on React Native topics.

  • Same time but less depth in SQL

  • Shorter and scaled-down project; may be individual or teams of 2 or 3. Only one presentation (format to be announced) instead of weekly presentations.

  • Two fewer homework assignments after the break (from 6 to 4)

• Grading

  • Adjusted overall percentages

    • Quizzes and project are now have equal weight, since project is reduced.

    • Weights of Daily activities and Final are unchanged

  • Drop two quizzes instead of dropping one

    • Accommodates special circumstances, from makeup quizzes that couldn't be given to technical issues with home networking or other remote learning adjustments

  Strategy for continuing the course

  The general plan is to continue recording general instruction and announcements at the beginning of each regular class meeting time ("synchronous option").

  • Attending class meetings is not required.
    However, you are responsible for material in-class videos, and for revised requirements
    - worksheets, homework, labs, quizzes, and (in the future) project deliverables and final exam.

  • Office hours and individual appointments will be provided by Meet hangouts linked to Google calendar.

    • Just join the office hour Meet hangouts at the regular times.

    • To sign up for an individual appointment, submit a request using my appointment page, as before.

      • I will watch for appointments, and notify you when I create a calendar entry with your Meet videoconferencing for that time.

  • Deliverable submissions such as homework are listed in Moodle (and elsewhere), and are due at midnight anywhere on Earth (5am the next morning Northfield time) on the indicated date, as before.

  • Backup professors - If RAB becomes unavailable, Prof Jensen and/or Prof Hall-Holt will fill in as instructor. They are/will be added to course resources (Moodle, Piazza, Meet hangouts, access to deliverables, etc.) so they can step into this backup role.

  Immediate next steps

  • Mon 4/6 (today) - reassemble remotely; plan revisions; Worksheet 13

  • Wed 4/8 - return Quiz 3; Worksheet 14

  • Fri 4/10 - Review for quiz; Worksheet 15; HW8 due (first submission)

  • Mon 4/13 - Quiz 4; intro to SQL lab

  Questions?

  Today's worksheet

  
  
  
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