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--- syllabus [2010/12/27 18:51] – bil
+++ syllabus [2011/12/29 17:16] (current) – bil
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   * Steven Castellucci
-  * Ron Tal
+  * Shouzheng Yang
 Students are welcome to come to the instructors' office hours to ask questions about the lecture material or other aspects of the course.
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 == Lectures ==
-The lectures consist of presentation and discussion of the course material. One chapter from the textbook is covered each week starting with the Wednesday lecture. Students are encouraged to read the current week's textbook chapter prior to attending the lecture.
+The lectures consist of presentation and discussion of the course material. One chapter from the textbook is covered each week starting with the Wednesday lecture. Students are encouraged to read the current week's textbook chapter prior to attending the lecture. Material developed during the lectures can be accessed by clicking on Lectures on the sidebar.
 == Labs ==
-The Friday lab session will be used for several purposes including getting you started, running lab tests, and providing help on eChecks. Following is the lab schedule:
+The Friday lab session will be used for several purposes including getting you started, running lab tests, and providing help on eChecks. To see the exact schedule, click on Labs on the sidebar.
-  Lab 1-2: Guided Tour + small demonstration of the lab test environment.
-  Lab 3: Run in labtest mode with a question that will be helpful for the real lab test next week. No marks but what they submit they can unsubmit for the test (this way what they unsubmit is definitely their work as well as not whole chapters of the textbook).
-  Lab 4: Lab test worth 10%
-  Lab 5: The same lab test as in Lab 4, now worth 5%. I'm hoping that they will have feedback for Lab 4 a couple of days before Lab 5. Students can unsubmit last week's submission and fix it, or start from scratch if they prefer (they will have the option to let last week's submission stand if they wish). Effectively this makes the first lab test worth 15% but there is a chance for poor students to receive constructive feedback and actually retry.
-  Lab 6: Similar to lab 3 but for the second labtest.
-  Lab 7: Second lab test worth 15%.
-  Then, we have reading week and all other labs require plan submission for echecks and feedback on it (there will be one written test that will take place in class in the second part of the course).
-== Textbook Labs ==
-Every chapter in the textbook contains a "lab". Students are encouraged to follow the steps in these labs, as they are very helpful for understanding the course material. It is especially important to do so in the first weeks of the course. Labs are optional and are not marked.
 == eChecks ==
-These are twelve weekly programming assignments that must be completed and submitted electronically. Each assignment contains two eCheck exercises (both eCheck exercises need to be submitted every week). The eCheck exercises can be found at the end of each chapter in your textbook. For the first 7 weeks, you may choose which two eChecks to submit. For the remainder of the course, the eChecks to work will be specified by the instructor.
+The eCheck exercises can be found at the end of each chapter in your textbook. It is recommended that you complete as many of these exercises as possible to enhance your understanding of the course material. You will receive instant feedback regarding whether your solution passed all tests. Some of the eChecks may be covered during the labs.
-Students receive instant feedback whether their solution passed all the tests. Each eCheck is graded on a pass-fail basis (so all or nothing), and must be completed within a week. The deadline for all eChecks is Monday at midnight.
+To learn how to submit eChecks electronically, do the initial self-paced labs of the textbook consulting the {{:guidedtour.pdf|Guided Tour}}. The URL of the eCheck server (which you need in order to submit electronically from home) can be found in the guided tour.
-To learn how to submit eChecks electronically, do the initial self-paced labs of the textbook consulting the {{:guidedtour.pdf|Guided Tour}} for CSE 1020 students. The URL of the eCheck server (which you need in order to submit electronically from home) can be found in the guided tour.
 Students are expected to adhere to the coding style that is given in Appendix C of the textbook.
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 == Lab Tests ==
-There are two lab tests in this course. The first lab tes These are programming tests conducted in your normal lab session.
+There are two lab tests in this course. They are both open book, which means that you are allowed to have the textbook with you, but nothing else. For details on these tests, click on Labs on the sidebar.
-The lab tests are open book, which means that you are allowed to have the textbook with you, but nothing else.
 == Written tests ==
-There is also one written test that will take place during the normal lecture time. See Important Dates for the date.
+There is also one written test that will take place during the normal lecture time (also open book). See Important Dates for the date.
 == Final Exam ==
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 The weight distribution of the course components is as follows:
-    * 17% : eChecks (1% each for the first 7 weeks, 2% each thereafter)
+    * 20% : Lab test #1
-    * 15% : Lab test #1 (10% on Week 4 + 5% on Week 5)
+    * 20% : Lab test #2
-    * 15% : Lab test #2 (Week 7)
+    * 20% : Written test
-    * 15% : Written test (date TBA)
+    * 40% : Final exam (20% lab test + 20% written test)
-    * 38% : Final exam (19% lab test + 19% written test)
+== Textbook Labs ==
+Every chapter in the textbook contains a "lab". Students are encouraged to follow the steps in these labs, as they are very helpful for understanding the course material. It is especially important to do so in the first weeks of the course. However, the textbook labs are optional and are not marked.