Department of Computer Science and Engineering
CSE 131 / 501N	Fall 2015

How to take this course

What do you do, day to day, week to week, to take this course?

• The course consists of a sequence of 10 modules.
• Most modules take a single week.
• The Course Calendar/Syllabus is your guide.

Staying on track

Wednesdays

• Be mindful of the next occurring Help Session entry on the Course Calendar/Syllabus.
• By the Help Session day entry, you should have
  • viewed all the videos and
  • worked the exercises in the rows above this entry.

  You commit your answers to the exercises to receive participation credit.

• Come to the Help Session because:
  • You are registered for Section 2 and attendance is mandatory.
  • You are in either section, and you would like some discussion, clarification, or expanded treatment of the material.

Thursdays

The day after your video-watching and exercise-completing are done, there is a studio session you must attend. Here you will work with other students, a TA, and the professors to explore the material further

Friday, Saturday

A good strategy would be to work on the current module lab assignemnt over the weekend. Also, start watching the videos and do the exercises for the next module.

• From then until your lab session on the next Tuesday, work on the lab assignment.
• Professor and TA office hours are offered as listed on the TA schedule. the Course Calendar/Syllabus.

Sundays

Professor and TA office hours are offered as listed on the TA schedule.

Mondays

If you are in CSE131R (the 1 unit seminar), show up in McMillan G052 at 4 PM.

Tuesdays

• Your lab assignemnt for the current module is due.
• You turn it in by committing and demoing your work to a TA
• If you are stressed or out of time, you can automatically use a late lab coupon by demoing your work on the following Tuesday.
• The quiz for the current module is released on this day. Do it at your convenience but by its shown due date to receive credit.