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CSC 260: Introduction to Self Directed Learning: 1 hour

Description

The very dynamic nature of the field of computing requires specialized lifelong learning skills. Students will learn and experience how to be productive when learning about new technology on their own. This includes an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different types of resources, understanding of how to maximize the learning a given resource provides, and learning to create a plan for their own learning. The concurrent CSC 261 or CSC 266 course will be used as an example. Students will create a learning plan for CSC 463.

Goals for CSC 260 are:

  1. Teach students different skills for life long learning
  2. Prepare students to create an acceptable learning plan for 463

Course outcomes for CSC 260 are:

  • Upon complete of CSC 260, students will:
    • know how to choose the right resource for the learning objective
    • know how to maximize the learning using a given resource
    • have created a learning plan for CSC 463.

Program outcomes for CSC 260 are:

  1. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. (Computing student learning outcome 3)
  2. Learn new areas of technology. (Computing student learning outcome 6)

Integration

  1. Self-learning at the application level by
    • having discussions about how to get the most out of online lessons
    • demonstrating how to establish education goals, outcomes, and tasks to learn specific tasks.
  2. Note taking at the application level by grading the notes students take while in class and grading the notes
  3. Professionalism at the application level by holding discussions different ways to learn and the advantages of each
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Assignments

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  1. Learning journal, plan
    1. HTML/css learning journal
    2. Javascript learning journal
    3. php learning journal
    4. Professionalism learning journal
    5. Learning plan
  2. Exams
    • two exams on the learning
  There are two additional assignments involving reactions to current events. Announcements will not be made in class. You are responsible to track these yourself. Standard late policy will apply to these assignments.
You are to react to current events/publications. A reaction to an article includes enough to convince me that you have read the entire article and not just the headline or first paragraph. It should include a summary of what was said and your reaction. Be sure to give a complete reference to the item. These should be turned in as a hard copy in class within one week of the item being published. You may pick when. Each one does have a deadline. The ones you pick must be unique to this course
  1. Write a reaction to one article in the ACM TechNews. It must be programming related. This needs to be completed by midterm.
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Grades

Your grades are made up of:

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  1. Each exam is worth 10%
  2. The two ACM assignments are worth (combined 5%)
  3. Each learning journal is worth 15%
  4. First draft of the learning plan is 10%
  5. Final draft of the learning plan is worth 20%
 
  • Grade scale
    • 93% <= average <= 100% -> A
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