CSE 1310-003 Fall 2020 Dr Tiernan

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Welcome!

As we enter Fall semester 2020, I look forward to working with you as you start your journey in computer science and engineering. I will have online office hours three times a week so I hope you will take advantage of those hours to help you learn. This class assumes that you have little to no programming experience so we'll start from the very beginning.

This is a quick intro message to let you know a couple of things about this course for Fall 2020.

1) This course is in Hybrid 3 format. That means that you will have certain days that you are expected to come to class but not every student attends every day. I will assign you to a group in Canvas and then your Canvas group will be assigned to attend on certain days. On the days you are not in class, you will participate in the class synchronously online through Microsoft Teams and/or Canvas Echo 360.

I have made team (group) assignments this week. You will be able to look up your team/group and then check the Modules for a team attendance schedule. We will also have occasional team activities in class so you will have the opportunity to use subgroups in MS Teams to work with your team during those activities. Look for the link that says Groups (or People) to find your group assignment info.

2) You should make sure you have Microsoft Teams downloaded on your computer, tablet, and/or phone. This app is available to you as a UTA student through https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/r#/applications . If you haven't used MS Teams before, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the software before the semester starts. Also make sure that you are familiar with Canvas because all the class material will be on Canvas.

3) You do NOT have to buy a textbook for this course. We are using Open Educational Resources for all the material in this course. The primary source material is listed in the syllabus. There are additional online Creative Commons materials, videos, UTA resources, and other material that may be used as reference. (If you already purchased a textbook for this course, it will make a great reference for you but it is not required.)

4) You should check the Modules page regularly this semester for course material. That will be the primary page for all content.

I look forward to working with you this semester!

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