CSC 142 Checklist

What do I want in my binder at the start of the quarter?

• Syllabus
• Expectation-setting, what to do for assignments
• Calendar (topics, homeworks, quizzes, exams)
• Content outline (detailed)
• Lecture notes - slides and code (in Github repo)
• Quizzes

&* exams

• Homework problems and worksheets (take-home problems)

So, let's come up with checklists.

CSC 142 Fall 2016 Checklist

Syllabus

Steps to completion:

• Fill in basic class information (sched/dates/times)
• Fill in book information
• Academic integrity
• Devices
• Course content (chapter by chapter breakdown)
• Course grade
• Homework
• Quizzes
• Exams
• Prereqs

Syllabus lecture:

• Syllabus lecture slides skeleton
• Syllabus lecture slides fill in

PDF

• Create pdf for syllabus lecture notes

Content Outline

Chapter by chapter outline

Section by section outline

Lecture notes

Notes on format:

• Keynote slides - 1 slide deck per chapter - pdf format - provided to students
• Partial examples/syntax - in Keynote
• Complete examples - develop in Github repo
• Slides contain various break-points for code examples, worksheets

Checklist: Chapter N slide deck:

• Skeleton: Section-by-section with key topics in each section
• Skeleton: Reference to each lecture/worksheet example on Github
• Skeleton: Stub of code on Github
• Github code finished
• References to Github on slide finished
• Remaining sections filled in with whatevers (small examples from book)

Quizzes

Notes on procedure:

• Review questions at end of chapter, and review questions at end of chapter in other Java books
• Formulate a list of potential questions that are similar in spirit to the building Java programs textbook
• Build a rubric of what we want to focus on with our questions
  • Quizzes: easier questions, more syntax, what we want to nail down and how to ensure they're doing the requisite work
  • Exams: harder questions, more thinking, more tricky, give them sample exams.