Announcements and Reminders
- The last day to demo Programming Challenge #6 is Friday, 5/3.
- Lab #11 is due on Tuesday, 4/30. Labs #12 and #13 are due on Tuesday, 5/7. Your lab instructor will grade those labs, and then report your overall lab score to me after the final exam. Contact your lab instructor directly if you have questions about your lab score.
- The final exam is Wednesday May 8, from 8 am - 10 am in our classroom. It is the same format as the previous two exams -- open book, open notes. The structure is posted in the Course Documents folder. There won't be a new practice exam, though, but you can definitely study by using the old practice exams and your completed exams as guides. That's the perfect start to your study regime!
Instructor and TA Office Hours
Instructor Office Hours: M. 1:50 - 3:30 in 174D MCC, T. 11-12 and F. 12:40 - 2:00 in 450 Shineman
TA Office Hours: M. 3 - 6:30, T. 2 - 4, Th. 1 - 5, F. 2 - 4 in 446 Shineman (the computer lab)
Getting in touch with your instructor...
- Email: I actually read and respond to emails. I check email frequently during the workday but limit my email time after work hours and on weekends. Please be patient, but if I don't reply by the end of the next working day then feel free to email me again – there's always a chance your first email got buried under urgent emails (or spam ...) and I appreciate the nudge!
- Office Hours: Just stop by! You don't need an appointment to drop by my office. If you want to meet over Zoom, you will need to make and keep an appointment, because I am uncomfortable sitting on Zoom with no one there. I am also available over Discord (username in the syllabus, behind the SUNY Oswego login...). Join the CSA Discord server (link in digital syllabus) and send me a message! We can use the voice channels and the text channels to stay in contact. Just be aware that if you message me in Discord outside of office hours, I won't respond until office hours or until I'm free.
- Other times: If my office door is open then you are welcome to stop in and ask if I'm available. I may be! If I'm busy, we can make an appointment to meet up later on.
Course Calendar and Topics List
Calendar
This Google calendar has each class day entered, with big events (like exams and deadlines) entered as "All Day" so you can see them clearly. The topics for each day will be entered into the description for each class day, too.
Day-by-Day Topics List
This spreadsheet lists deadlines, and also topics as we cover them, in a day-by-day format.
Useful Resources
- Required Lab Manual: Graci, C. and Schlegel, D.R. A First Course in Computer Programming: Laboratory Manual. (Google Drive Version)
- Textbook Draft: A First Course in Computer Science by Daniel Schlegel.
- CS1 Website Templates:
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- Student Wellness: There are a variety of events and concerns that affect a student's overall wellness. Learning is challenging, and life continues even while a student is learning. The college has a variety of resources available, and there are a variety of policies regarding student wellness. I've collected several of them on this Student Wellness site.