Class news
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Class 25 (Monday, 3 April 2017)
News / Etc.
- Welcome back from break! I hope that you had a relaxing time.
- I had hoped to do a Rails project during break so that I could better learn Devise; paperwork interfered.
- Warning: I may need to miss portions of classes for the next few days to do some interviews.
Upcoming work
- Normal project progress.
Good things to do
- Today at 4:15 p.m., JRC 101: “Sad! Or Stronger Than Ever? American Journalism in the Age of Fake News, Social Media, and Donald Trump.”
- Tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. JRC 101: The 1st Mando lecture. “Reflections By Pulitzer -Prize-winning writer Dale Maharidge & photographer Michael Williamson.”
- BAX Opening Reception (plus Robert Hodierne photographs) Friday 4:30-5:30. F aulconer gallery.
- CS Table tomorrow! Gadfly: CS Apps for Democracy!
- Baseball games Saturday at 1pm and 3:30 pm vs. Monmouth (if it ever stops rain ing)
- Track and Field Saturday at Cornell at 11 am.
- Women’s Tennis Saturday at 10:00 am
Class 19 (Monday, 6 March 2017)
News / Etc.
- Sam unavailable Wednesday and Friday.
Upcoming work
- Normal progress.
Good things to do
- Technology and Human Rights
- CS Table
- CS Extras
Class 14 (Wednesday, 22 February 2017)
News / Etc.
- Sam is particularly disorganized this week. Sorry.
- Today is a work day.
Upcoming work
- Project!
- Presentations Monday!
Good things to do
- CS Extras Thursday - Future of MathLAN
- Diving this weekend
- Met opera Saturday
- Last Chance swimming Sunday
Class 13 (Monday, 20 February 2017)
News / Etc.
- What did you learn from Cassie’s visit?
Upcoming work
- Project!
- Presentations a week from today.
Good things to do
- Alex swiftly teaches Swift tonight at 8pm in 3821
- CS Table Tuesday
- Women in CS Tuesday
- CS Extras Thursday
- Diving this weekend
- Met opera Saturday
- Last Chance swimming Sunday
Class 11 (Wednesday, 15 February 2017)
News / Etc.
- Today: Talk to clients, or work on your tasks for the iteration, or ask me questions, or all of the above.
- Friday: Visit by alumni mentor!
Good things to do
- Thursday extras, Thursday, 16 Feb 2017, 4:15 p.m., Science 3821: 4-1 Program with UIowa.
- CS Table, Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017, noon: Net neutrality
- Women’s Basketball, Saturday at 1pm.
- Men’s Basketball, Saturday at 3pm.
- Swimming and diving this weekend.
- Orchestra Saturday.
- Slavic coffee house, Saturday, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Bucksbaum Rotunda.
Class 10 (Monday, 13 February 2017)
News / Etc.
- Wednesday: Client meetings
- Friday: Visit by alumni mentor!
Presentations
- What have you accomplished in the past two weeks?
- What are your primary goals for the next two weeks? How many points have you assigned to each goal?
- What challenges do you anticipate?
Good things to do
- CS Table, Tuesday, 14 Feb 2017, noon: On Technology, Slots, and Whales.
- Thursday extras, Thursday, 16 Feb 2017, 4:15 p.m., Science 3821: 4-1 Program with UIowa.
- Women’s Basketball, Saturday at 1pm.
- Men’s Basketball, Saturday at 3pm.
Class 9 (Friday, 10 February 2017)
News / Etc.
- You will be presenting as groups on Monday. Your questions are as
follows.
- What have you accomplished in the past two weeks?
- What are your primary goals for the next two weeks? How many points have you assigned to each goal?
- What challenges do you anticipate?
- When are you planning to meet with your partners?
- Swapping 321 and 322 today. Deal.
Upcoming work
- Six hours per week on your project, more or less.
Good things to do
- CS Table, Tuesday, 14 Feb 2017, noon: On Technology, Slots, and Whales.
- Thursday extras, Thursday, 16 Feb 2017, 4:15 p.m., Science 3821: 4-1 Program with UIowa.
- Women’s Basketball, Saturday at 1pm.
- Men’s Basketball, Saturday at 3pm.
- Indoor track meet.
- Large Group Speech Showcase, Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
PSA
- Note that BAC cards are available from Connie on JRC 3rd.
Class 7 (Monday, 6 February 2017)
News / Etc.
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help! (From me, from your classmates, from Adam, from the Interweb.)
- Office supplies in the commons. Free will donations.
- Please let me know ASAP if you notice things missing from the Web site. I’m still getting up to speed on Jekyll; this course suffers the most.
- Yes, you can schedule meetings with clients (and, soon, with mentors) during class time (other than Mondays). Just give me advance notice so that I can schedule other issues appropriately.
- Class time Wednesday will be spent on meeting with clients or just working as teams on user stories.
- Friday will be more ethics.
Upcoming work
- Readings for Friday:
- Arvind Narayaan and Shannon Vallor (March 2014). Why software engineering courses should include ethics coverage. Communications of the ACM 57(3): 23-25. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2566966.
- Neil McBride (August 2012). The ethics of software engineering should be an ethics for the client. Communications of the ACM. 55(8): 39-41. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2240250.
- Deborah G. Johnson (October 2008). Computer experts: Guns-for-hire or professionals? Communications of the ACM</emphasis> 51(10): 24-26. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1400190.
Good things to do
Nope, no extra credit.
- CS Table, Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017. Something on privacy.
- Scholars Convocation, Thursday, 9 Feb 2017, 11:00 a.m., JRC 101. David Orr: Climate Change and the Crisis of American Democracy.
- Thursday extras, Thursday, 9 Feb 2017, 4:15 p.m., Science 3821: Something on computer graphics (visitor from UMN).
Class 6 (Friday, 3 February 2017)
News / Etc.
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help! (From me, from your classmates, from Adam, from the Interweb.)
- Office supplies in the commons. Free will donations.
- Please let me know ASAP if you notice things missing from the Web site. I’m still getting up to speed on Jekyll; this course suffers the most.
- Yes, you can schedule meetings with clients (and, soon, with mentors) during class time. Just give me advance notice so that I can schedule other issues appropriately.
Upcoming work
- Read: Don Gotterbarn, Keith Miller, and Simon Rogerson (October 1999). Computer Society and ACM approve Software Engineering Code of Ethics. IEEE Computer 32(10): 84-88. https://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/Publications/code-of-ethics.pdf.
- Read: Peter G. Neumann (February 2015). Inside Risks: Far-sighted thinking about deleterious computer-related events. CACM 59 (2): 30-33. http://www.csl.sri.com/users/neumann/cacm235.pdf.
- Read: ACM Council (October 1992). ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Behavior. http://www.acm.org/about/code-of-ethics/.
Good things to do
Nope, no extra credit.
- CS Table, Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017. Something on privacy.
- Scholars Convocation, Thursday, 9 Feb 2017, 11:00 a.m., JRC 101. David Orr: Climate Change and the Crisis of American Democracy.
- Thursday extras, Thursday, 9 Feb 2017, 4:15 p.m., Science 3821: Something on computer graphics (visitor from UMN).