Lab 0: Questionnaire

CSC 211 - Computer Organization and Architecture - Weinman

Summary:

You will gather information about the structure of the course and give me a little information about you

Assigned:

Monday 24 January

Due:

10:30 PM Tuesday 25 January

Objectives:

 

• Learn about the structure of the course
• Provide some information about yourself

Collaboration:

Each student should turn in their/her/his own version of the assignment. However, you may discuss Parts A-C with anyone you wish and you may obtain help from anyone you wish, but you should clearly document that help.

Submitting:

Please send your responses to the questions in two separate emails to [weinman]. Put your answers for Part B in an email with the subject,

CSC-211 About the course

and your answers for Part C in an email with the subject,

CSC-211 About me

Please send your work as text pasted into the body of the message. Do not send an attachment.

Part A:

Read the course web site.

Part B:

Write up answers to the following questions about the course.

1. What does this class assume about your background?
2. What should you do to prepare for class?
3. How can you figure out what assignments you have due?
4. What happens if you turn in an assignment late?
5. When can you work with other students and when can you not work with other students (for this class)?
6. How can you obtain help from me? From your fellow students?
7. Sign up for a Significant Bits presentation date on the P-Web Wiki for this course.
   1. What is your date?
   2. What date is your proposal due? (Tell me and mark it on your calendar.)
8. Include the sentence "I have read and understood the Academic Honesty policy for CSC-211." (Of course, if that statement is not currently true for you, you must ask questions-in advance of the assignment due date-until it is.)
9. What questions about the class do you have that aren't answered by the Web site?

Part C:

Write up answers to the following questions about yourself.

1. What name do you prefer to be called? [Optional: What are your pronouns?]
2. Who is your advisor? (If not CS, what is your major?)
3. Where are you from?
4. Please list any CS courses you have taken besides 151 and 161. If you have taken PHY 132 or PHY 220, please list those, too.
5. What other course(s) are you taking this term? (Please give course titles as well as numbers.)
6. Which of my regularly scheduled office hours (if any) are you able to attend? (That is, which do not conflict with a class or other regular obligation.)
7. What do you expect to learn or gain from this course?
8. What are your concerns for this course?
9. Tell me something about yourself that you'd like me to ask you more about later (e.g., your goals, a hobby, a book that made a big impression on you).
10. What questions do you have for me that have not already been answered?

Part D:

Do some other (pre-course) activities

1. Sign up for Piazza and set your notification preferences to either "Real Time" or "Smart Digest" (at most 2 hours, so you are up to date on all assignment details).
2. To familiarize yourself with the hallmarks and expectations of good group work, read the about the five CATME teamwork dimensions and/or the CATME rating scale you will be using.
3. Read the materials for the next class, as shown on the schedule.

Acknowledgment