Session 1 Preparation — Videos, Reading and Quizzes

Quizzes:

Do this Quiz on Session 1 as you watch the videos and do the reading (as listed below). This document is a Microsoft Word document; here is the same Quiz on Session 1 (pdf) as a PDF.

You can either:

In either case, turn it in via the Session 1 Dropbox on our Moodle site.

Videos and Reading (online and textbook):

All of the following are required except the items labeled Optional are, well, optional (i.e., things that may be interesting but do not directly pertain to your success in this course).

  1. How does online CSSE 120 work?
    • Video (embedded in a web page) [5:13 minutes]
    • Video (as an mp4 that you can download if you want: 7.3 MB)
  2. The Flipped Classroom
    • Video (embedded in a web page) [4:42 minutes]
    • Video (as an mp4 that you can download if you want: 10.5 MB)
  3. What is Software Engineering?
    • Video (embedded in a web page) [3:44 minutes]
    • Video (as an mp4 that you can download if you want: 13.7 MB)
  4. Course Policies
    • Read the online Syllabus. It is long, so let the quiz guide you to focusing on:
      • Bookmarking the course web site
      • How you earn your grade, especially the rule that requires you to complete every assigned exercise and quiz to pass the course
      • The Attendance and Late-Work Policies
      • Academic Integrity
  5. Your First Program
    • Video (embedded in a web page) [4:06 minutes]
    • Video (as an mp4 that you can download if you want: 3.8 MB)
  6. Optional texbook reading: Section 1.5 Analyzing your first program (pages 11-13, 3 pages).
    • This covers material similar to the preceding video.
  7. Optional: Background Information from your textbook: Sections 1.1 to 1.4.
    • These sections present background information that many of you will find interesting.
    • However, there is nothing in these sections required for success in this course.