This document outlines the discussion board communication policies and guidelines for CSE 403.
This quarter, we will use Ed discussion board for certain class-related communication.
Since it’s much easier to keep everything in one place, we encourage you to (1) communicate to each other through the discussion board, (2) reflect on what works well and what does not, and (3) refine your project-team communication policies as you go.
We expect Ed to be used responsibly for class material only. We expect you to follow the UW Student Conduct Code in your interactions with your colleagues and staff in this course by respecting the many social and cultural differences among us. If any incident occurs that challenges this commitment to a supportive and inclusive environment, please let the CSE 403 professor know so the issue can be addressed.
Discussions belong in the appropriate category (aka channel). This makes finding information you need easier and more predictable, and keeps conversations from getting overwhelming. We may delete off-topic messages.
Here is a summary of the default categories for CSE 403:
announcements: announcements from the CSE 403 staff.
lectures: Q&A for lectures, such as clarification questions about slides, demos.
assignments: Q&A for assignments, such as clarification questions about what’s being asked.
general: All other discussions and Q&A. Examples include relevant headlines, xkcd strips, or memes.Always try to reply to a post in that post’s thread. This keeps categories from getting swamped with messages, and is yet another way to make finding relevant information easier and more predictable. This rule is more important the larger the category, and consequently relaxes as you get into smaller categories (for example it’s not as necessary in your team-specific category(s)).
Make sure your notification settings are what you think they are, and they make sense for how often you check messages. (By default you won’t receive notifications unless something mentions (@s) you directly.)
If you @ someone, this will generally override their notification settings and notify them.
It’s good practice to phrase questions in a way that can be answered by reaction, and to react to messages liberally.
You can upload images to make custom reactions, and it’s usually pretty fun to do that.