Getting Started in CS1322

This page is intended to give an introduction to those items in the course that you need to quickly become adapted with, to ensure your success in this course.

CS1322 .Announce Newsgroup

The 1322 .Announce newsgroup provides students with the latest and greatest information in the course. All students, enrolled in CS1322 (which includes you) are REQUIRED TO READ .ANNOUNCE EVERY DAY. Failure to read this newsgroup can possibly cause you to miss turn-in dates, annoucements about tests, extensions on assignments, etc. Make no mistake about it, if you do not read this newsgroup everyday, your performance in this course can and probably will suffer. Do not let missing an announcement on .announce keep you from getting the grade you deserve.

You can read .announce on the Web! Click here!

If you would like to use a newsgroup reader to view the newsgroups, including .announce, you can visit F.A.Q for information on how to set that up.

Webwork

Webwork is the class administration system used to distribute and collect assignments, provide information to you as to who your Teaching Assistant (T.A.) and Supervisor Teaching Assistant (S.T.A.) are, and maintain a record of your performance in the class (i.e. grades). You will use Webwork to RETREIVE an assigment, SUBMIT your work for that assigment, GETBACK your assignment and do a CLEAN compile to ensure Webwork received what you had intended, as well as see your grades in the course.

You may be wondering, when will I be able to login to Webwork and start working on my first assignment?

Webwork will be available sometime during the week of: 01/14/02
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The link for Webwork is at the bottom of the navigation bar, on the leftside of the website.

Recitation

Recitation will begin: The week of 01/14/02.

Be sure to attend the correct recitation section, as you will need to turn in your take home evaluation test to your T.A., as well as meet your T.A. and bombard him with those questions you have been dying to get answered.

You can find out which recitation section you are in, and consequently which room and where, by visiting OSCAR. Whatever recitation section is listed in OSCAR, is the one you are to show up at. OSCAR is the official word on where to show up for recitation.

The take home test can be found: here.

Print it out, complete it and bring it to your T.A. on the first recitation day, which begins the week of 01/14/02.

Points of Interest

Although you are responsible for all content contained within this website, here is a list of things you may want to take special attention to. If you have *any* questions as to anything on this website, please get those answered ASAP!

  • Textbooks: Look here for information on what textbook and other materials you will need for the course.

  • Academic Misconduct: Information concerning Academic Conduct code in CS1322 can be found here. The Academic code is taken EXTREMELY seriously in CS1322. If you have ANY questions about anything concerning the Academic Honor Code, please contact your instructor immediately.

  • Course Policy: Please read in entirety the Course Policy section of the website. It lays out everything you will be responsible for with respect to grading, assigments, etc. You are responsible for everything on that page, so please read it carefully.

  • Java Resources: The Java Resources are where you can find easy-to-follow tutorials on how to install JDK, and links to accessing the Java API, of which you will hear more about later.