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Start Of Lecture Slides (
Required )
Online students
will need to read these on their own.
Hybrid students will see them at the start of class.
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Course Orientation
Orient yourself to this course, and get familiar with
how it operates.
- Should you
take this
course in a
hybrid
format or an
online
format?
Online quiz to help you decide:
https://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu/education/onlinequiz.html
- The real value of a quiz like this is not the
Yes-Or-No answer it gives you. What's
useful is to use the quiz as a starting point
to reflect on your own approach to learning,
and think about stuff you might not have
considered on your own. For example,
you probably thought about "How good is my
Internet connection?" before signing up for
an online class but you might not have thought
about "Do I seek help when I'm stuck?"
- Orient yourself to BIT
142
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Post at least
1 question in
the "Lesson 01, 02 Discussion Area" (in Canvas).
(
Required)
Answer at
least 1 question
(that someone
else has posted) in the "Lesson 01, 02 Discussion
Area" (in Canvas). (
Required)
(Not
doing these will result in a point penalty)
The questions/answers need to be related to
this class, but they don't have to be technical.
"OMG HOW DO YOU FIND PARKING?" is relevant,
and frequently asked at the start of the quarter.
"Does anyone want to form a study group?" is
another good one, as is "So - what sort of career
plans do y'all have, and how does taking BIT 142
factor into that?"
(You need to do this by start of the second
lesson. I've posted this here at the start
of Lesson 01 so that as you're doing this week's
work you will remember to post questions when you
get stuck / need help / find something confusing
/ find something interesting / want to share something
with the rest of the class / want to challenge the
rest of the class :) )
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Watch this video on
plagiarism and
academic
misconduct
(Required)
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The PowerPoint
slides used in
the video are
here
- In general I think that the
general
Academic
Misconduct
policies
used at the
University
of
Washington's
CSE
department
are excellent, and will
be using those policies in this class as
well.
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Score 100% on
the "Syllabus
Comprehension
Quiz" in Canvas (
Required)
You
should read throgh the syllabus and make sure that
you understand everything for yourself (after all,
it describes how you're going to be graded); if you
have any questions please post them to the Canvas
discussion forum.
You're allowed to take the quiz as many times
as you want.
NOTE:
Next to many of
the exercises in
this BIT 142
course I've
listed chapter
and section
numbers for
specific topics
that the
textbook covers.
Because you can
get any edition
of either of the
two versions of
the textbook
your book's
section numbers
may be off
slightly.
You should do
your best to try
and find the
sectionst that
are appropriate
for your
textbook; you
can always post
a question to
the DIscussion
Forum(s) if you
can't find it!
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Midterm and final exams:
Ensure that you can attend them
(Hand-In)
This was modified on Tuesday, 3/28.
If you can't make the
regularly scheduled exams then please email the instructor in
the first week to work out an alternative.
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Install And Configure Your Software
Install software (like Visual Studio) and configure
web applications that you'll use in this course.
- We'll be using Visual Studio in this class, which runs
on
BOTH Windows
AND Mac.
This document contains instructions for how to get access to
Visual Studio(regardless of whether you
have a computer running Windows, a computer running
MacOS/Linux, or neither)
- There's a link in that document that describes
how to install VS 2017. That link is broken,
so use this link, instead:
instructions on how to install Visual Studio 2017 For Windows
- If you don't want to (or can't) install Visual
Studio on your own computer
then you
can use Cascadia's servers from your home
computer.
There are instructions on
using Cascadia's Windows computers from your own personal computer here.
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WARNING: DO NOT GET VISUAL STUDIO
CODE
Visual Studio Code is a new product from Microsoft that (confusingly)
has the same name but is fundamentallly different.
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Update your email address in Cascadia's system
(Required)
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Make
sure that you can access the Canvas system; set up Canvas to
notify you when announcements are made and and comments
are posted to discussion groups (Required)
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Download
And Understand
The Video
Viewing
Quiz/Outline
(Hand-In)
You have two choices to demonstrate
that you've watched (and understood) the videos: either
create an outline or fill out the viewing comprehension
quiz (described below).
Either way you
hand in the
viewing quiz /
video outline by
including the appropriate file
in the .ZIP file
you hand in for
this lesson (in
either Word
.DOC/.DOCX
format or .PDF
format).
NOTE: You can download a .ZIP of all the
videos for this lesson from Microsoft's OneDrive website
by
opening the
folder (click
this link to
open the folder), then clicking on
the "Download" menu item.
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Viewing Quiz
for Lesson 01
Note: A
good way to do the viewing quiz is to have
the quiz open while watching the videos,
and fill the questions in as they're covered
in the video.
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Starter File for
outlining this
lesson's videos
Directions for
outlining the
videos
Since this is the first time you will be submitting an outline I recommend that you:
- Read the directions above, and watch
the three videos therein (each
video is about a minute or two
long)
- Watch the first video below while
looking at the sample outline
in the starter file, in order
to get a feel for how much detail
you're expected to produce.
- Watch the second video while filling
in the partially completed outline
(also in the starter file)
- For the remaining videos you’re on
your own!
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Getting
Started With
Visual Studio
Projects
Get familiar with how to use Visual Studio
to create or use small programs.
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VIDEO:
How To Use My
Videos
PowerPoint
slides used in
the video
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VIDEO:
What Is A
Project
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VIDEO:
How to create a simple console application
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Exercise:
Create a simple console application
(Ch 3.3 (walkthrough), 3.2 (explanation of the program)
)
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VIDEO:
How to download and use a simple console application
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Exercise:
Downloading and using a simple console application
- Starter Project
for the Lesson 01 PCEs (Post-Class Exercises) (for use with Visual Studio 2010):
Download and extract this file. You will (generally) use it to
do all the programming exercises for the rest of this lesson.
(Note: You may not use all the provided classes in the
starter project)
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Simple
C# Programs
Relearn some basic programming techniques, in C#.
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VIDEO:
Basic console I/O ("Everything you need to know for this
class, and nothing more")
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Exercise:
Basic Console I/O
(Sect. 3.5)
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Exercise:
Basic Arithmetic Operators (Sect. 3.6, 3.8) (C# For Programmers 2012: 3.6, 3.7)
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Exercise:
Defining & Using
an Instance
Methods (
Hand-In) (Sect. 4.1-4.3 (mostly
4.3))
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Exercise:
Function Calls: A Handy Trick (on your own)
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C#
Expressions
Examine C#'s data types and rules for evaluating expressions
in depth
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VIDEO:
Expression
Evaluation (Order of operations)
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Exercise:
Data Types (
Hand-In) (Sect. 5.11, Appendix
L) (C# For Programmers 2012: Sect 5.11, Appendix
B)
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Exercise:
Order Of Operations (
Hand-In) (End
of Sect. 3.9, Appendix A)
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Scheduling Your Time
In this exercise you will write out a schedule for a 'typical week', and
then make sure that you have enough time for this class.
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Exercise:
Scheduling Your Time
(Hand-In)
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Supporting Document:
Blank
Schedule.docx
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Final Steps
A couple last steps, then you'll hand in your work for this lesson.
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Exercise:
Personal Data Sheet (This is optional but helps me get to know
everyone. Please hand this in with
as much information as you're comfortable
sharing)
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Web
Hand-In for post-class exercises and for homework:
Go to the
StudentTracker
web app, and create an account for yourself,
and then "enroll" in the course.
Please
submit a .ZIP (and ONLY a .ZIP - not a .RAR,
.7z, etc) that contains the Program.cs file, the video outline/viewing quiz .DOCX (or .PDF),
the EXAM_PLANS.DOCX (or .PDF),
any other files you wish to include (such
as the personal data sheet and your schedule),
and leaves out every thing else (as much
as possible).
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VIDEO:
Using
StudentTracker
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VIDEO:
How to .ZIP your homework into a single file
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Remember that you can use an extension to hand in your work slightly late (see the
lecture 1 slides at the top of
this page for details).
Once you get the feedback
(the grade) from the instructor
you have a limited time to email
your missing work to the instructor
(make sure to tell the instructor
that you're using an extension).
You can use an extension
if you forgot to hand in the
entire .ZIP file, and you can
use the extension if you forgot
to include an entire, specific
file. You CANNOT use an
extension to revise work that
you submitted and got a grade
on.
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I'd love to hear your
feedback on this lesson. (Required)
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Preparing For The
Future
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Make sure that you're working on homework
assignment #1 (abbreviated
A1).
Details
are listed on the
homework assignment page
.
The due date is listed on the
main page.
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Email the instructor immediately if you
do NOT want your email address sent to Microsoft for the
full Dreamspark membership
The instructor is planning on doing this immediately after the next
class is done, so email the instructor immediately
if you don't want your email address sent
to Microsoft!
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Schedule Time For
The Midterm
Exam
The
midterm exam will occur in-class on the day
listed on the main page for this course.
For hybrid students this isn't an issue -
y'all are here anyways.
For online students you'll need to
secure time to drive to school, take the
exam, and then drive back. Make sure
to start talking to your employer/spouse/etc/etc
NOW so that you're able to be there for the
final exam.
Remember - skipping
the midterm exam will get you a zero!!!
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Have you
ever stopped and thought about how best to read your
Computer Science textbook? (Required)
Ashley Myers, Computer Science teacher at Roosevelt High School has
an excellent, 1-page summary of
how to read a
Computer Science textbook.
You're required to read this but you
are not required to take any particular notes.
Please do take the time to thoughtfully
consider how you make use of your textbook,
and please do continue to revise and fine-tune
your workflow throughout the quarter!
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Schedule Time For
The Final
Exam
The final exam will occur
in-class on the final day of the quarter.
Just like for the midterm you need to schedule
this now so that you can be here then.
Remember - skipping the final exam
will get you a zero!!!
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Start practicing what you've learned here
Remember that in order to really learn this stuff you're going to need
to practice it. Go back and redo the
exercises from this lesson until you've really
got it down. Specifically, make sure
that you've got a solid command of the I/O
and the expression evaluation.
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Closing thoughts
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Remember that learning to program is tough stuff. Take the
time to reflect on your progress (or lack
thereof) and to stop and ask yourself "Is
there something I can be doing differently,
in order to do better?" Seek help sooner
rather than later!
I'll leave you with
an interesting article about the difficulties of learning to
program.
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