CSSE 120
Fall 2016-2017 (aka 201710)
Introduction to Software Development (with robotics)
Session 1 Preparation — Videos, Reading and Quizzes

Quiz

Go to Moodle to find the Quiz for this Preparation.

Do the quiz as you watch the videos and do the reading. The quiz follows the same order as the videos/reading do.

You can access the videos from here or from Moodle; they both point to the same place.

Videos and Reading:

All of the following are required except 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. The Flipped Classroom
  2. What is Software Engineering? Software Development? A Programming Language?
  3. Your First Programs
    • Part 1: Comments, Strings and the PRINT function — Video [5:04 minutes]
    • Part 2: Hello, World — YOUR first program — Video [4:13 minutes]
    • Part 3: Introduction to Objects via Turtle Graphics — Video [9:50 minutes]
    • Part 4: Introduction to Functions — Video [10:51 minutes]
  4. Course Policies

    You can do this item now or do it as part of your preparation for Session 2, your choice. Its quiz will be part of Session 2's quiz.

    • Read the online Syllabus. It is long, so let the quiz (which will be part of Session 2 preparation) guide you to focusing on:
      • Bookmarking the course web site
      • How to make our classroom welcoming
      • Academic Integrity
      • The Attendance and Late-Work Policies
      • How you earn your grade, especially the rule that requires you to complete every assigned exercise and quiz to pass the course