CSE 373: Virtual Sections
Virtual Sections
Role in the Course:This quarter we are introducing
"virtual sections" in order to help compensate for the lack
of official section meetings in CSE 373. Participation in
virtual sections is voluntary. Participants can get
a small amount of class participation credit for
completing particular steps. The virtual section activities
will usually be geared to helping study for tests and
helping with projects.
When: The first virtual section activity will
take place October 20-22. You can participate any time
during this period. However, there will be a deadline of
noon Thursday, October 21 in order to receive participation
points for this activity.
How to Participate: There are three steps to
participating.
- First, log onto
the class forum on the INFACT system.
If you do this before the deadline, you
will receive one participation point. (Easy!).
Log in using your UWNetID as your username and your
student number as your password. When you are in,
change your password to something private that you can
remember. (We plan to open the forum this afternoon.)
- Second, read the sample questions posted by the
instructor and reply to one of those messages with
your own answer. If you provide a solution to any
one of these by the Thursday noon deadline, you will
receive a second participation point. Your answer
will be kept private until Thursday noon. Then it will
be available to all members of your virtual section.
(There are three virtual sections: Group A, Group B,
and Group C.)
- Third, read and, if appropriate, comment on other
students' answers to sample questions in order to
study for the midterm exam that's scheduled for
Monday, October 25. Although we will not be awarding
participation points for this third part of the activity,
you will benefit from an engagement with other students
in the subject matter to be covered by the test.