1  Welcome

Author

Affiliation

Dr Randy Johnson

Hood College

The following can be found on the course website

• Syllabus
• The course outline has a much more detailed description of the course, including the
  • course objectives
  • weekly topics
• The course code of conduct has a detailed description of expectations for this course, much of which can be found in the student handbook. You may be particularly interested in the sections on
  • reusing code
  • use of AI
• Lecture notes
• In-class exercises

Review of Blackboard

All content from the course website is mirrored on Blackboard.

Some Blackboard items of interest include

• The header with
  • Calendar of events like due dates
  • Announcements
  • Grade book
• Course documents: The only document on the site as of the date this screenshot was taken is the syllabus, circled in blue below. You will also be able to find weekly reading and viewing materials here.
• Assignments: This is where you will find homework and information on project milestones (section circled in purple - there were no assignments when this screenshot was taken).
• Academic Tutoring: This section (circled in red) is a new section this year. You automatically have access to 10 sessions each term, and more can be requested if desired. The most helpful resource I am aware of here is the writing tutor. They will review any drafts you submit and provide feedback. The turnaround time will typically be within 24 hours, but toward midterms and finals this may be a little longer.

Individual research paper & presentation

• Students will be required to submit a paper reviewing a specific topic of interest relevant to the course.

• Deliverables:

  • Draft proposal
  • Revised proposal
  • Draft paper
  • Revised paper

• The paper should be on the order of 5-7 pages in APA format (e.g. double spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman, 1” margins, etc.).

• All citations must be properly referenced. A grading rubric will be provided with more detail.

• Each student will have 10 minutes to present an overview of their research findings to the class followed by up to 5 minutes of class discussion

Group project & presentation

• Teams will be given a detailed project brief and will be given class time to:
  • Planning their approach
  • Set up their tools (Jira, GitHub)
  • Create their initial backlog
• Teams will present their final project plans to the last class