Lesson 1
CIS 46B
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Introduce self – Professor O'Brien
take roll
At the end of class, I will give add codes for enrollment
A laptop is required for this class
a. bring it to every class
What LMS we are using
a. https://sjsu.desire2learn.com/
How to get username
a. on mysjsu
i. To find your username/password
1. Click on Self Service > Campus Personal Information > Names
2. locate your Desire2Learn name (look for Name Type called D2L)
go to this URL for log in directions
a. http://www.sjsu.edu/ecampus/
b. Scroll down. Under Login, click Student
Now log in to D2L
When you login you will find a list of all of your classes.
a. Click this class
b. Dropbox, Quizzes, Content.
c. In content , find
i. Greensheet
ii. Instructions for submitting homework
iii. unzipping
discuss greensheet
piazza discussion group
a. I will check for questions several times a day
b. may not get as good a response time as last semester when there were 3 of us answering
questions
c. more important than ever for you guys to help each other.
d. once again, you will get a point for each post
e. the totals will be curved and is 55 of your grade
dropbox has homework and labs
a. Two homeworks due every week
i. draft
ii. final
iii. except for hw0 – only one version due before next class
b. homework due at 11:59 pm on Sunday and Tuesday. Grace period until 8AM
c. not accepted late.
i. don’t tell me that the assignment closed at 7:59 rather than 8
d. If the LMS is down, post on Piazza. I will extend deadline if necessary
two exams and a final
There is reading assigned for you to do before each class
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15. There is a quiz over the material to encourage you to do the reading
a. counts as 5% of your grade
16. separate lab
a. another 5% of your grade.
b. everyone should be able to get a good score on the labs. I will not curve those grades
heavily – perhaps not at all
17. Lecture
a. won’t read whole chapter in PowerPoints
b. go over anything you have a question about – in the reading
c. especially in the homework
i. best thing you can do, is take a look at the homework
ii. then ask questions about it
d. I’ll cover tricky parts
e. ask clicker questions
f. sometimes have an activity for you to do.
18. introduce yourself
a. CS major, SE major or other
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