COMP 150 Schedule

Note: This schedule is subject to change without notice at any time. Expect it to change approximately weekly throughout the semester. For pointers to lecture notes, and for more information about what's going on, consult the syllabus.

Friday, 9/9

The Engineering Method; principles and practices

Friday, 9/16

Come having done Exercise A from the class handbook, page 9. Please annotate paragraphs C, D, and E of the visualization paper. Ignore the image-sharing paper (including paragraphs A and B).

Results:
Read: Williams, Chapter 2. (You may also find it useful to read Chapter 1 as background.)

Friday, 9/23

Come having done Exercise A from the class handbook, page 9.

From the visualization paper we did last time, please rewrite paragraph E with new subjects and verbs.
Please identify actors, actions, and objects of actions in paragraphs A and B of Noah's paper.
Please revise in paragraphs A and B of Noah's paper with new subjects and verbs.

Please place the results of all three parts in your portfolio.
Read: Boice, Chapter 9. Practice the exercise every working day from Sep 17 to Oct 3. Take notes in your journal

Friday, 9/30

NR is out of town. No class.

Monday, 10/3

Discussion of results from "active waiting" exercise, and plans for "begin before feeling ready".
Read: Boice, Chapter 10. Choose an exercise that you will try from October 3 to October 7. Take notes in your journal

Friday, 10/7

Exercise TBA
Read: Williams, Chapter 3 (Cohesion)

Friday, 10/14