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   * Professor: Dr. Cathy Bareiss
   * Office SB 31
   * Class Time: 1:00-1:50 W
   * Class Location: S 025
   * Textbook: Student membership in ACM. Resources from ACM Learning Center that will be used include:

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---+++ Policies
   * [[OnLineHelp][Use of Internet Resources]]
   * [[AcceptableWork][Integrity]]
   * [[LatePolicy ]]

---+++ Assignments
   * Type 1: Weekly assignment (when no other assignment is due):  Standard late policy applies.
      * Task: Find an online source that talks about learning.  Read it and respond to it.  Submit the final report as a pdf in Canvas
      * Requirements:
         1. Each must be focused on learning at the professional level and applicable to technical learning
         1. At least 51% must be from Percipio found under the ACM learning centered.  I suggest that you use terms such as "lifelong learning", "effective learning strategies", or "learning strategies".
         1. The source can be a video, book, etc.  You should allocate (on average) about 15 minutes.  If it is a book, find a chapter and read that chapter.
         1. The writeup needs to contain the following:
            a. Complete detail to find the resource easily and completely.  For Percipio, it means the complete title and format.  For a book, it means which chapter.  For a website, the actual URL's of the pages used.  If it is from Percipio, this needs to be very clearly stated.
            a. Amount of time spent "reading" the material
            a. A summary of what was discussed
            a. Relating it to what has been already discussed in class (if this applies)
            a. The main points that should be remembered (this is shorter than the summary and would vary from person to person)
            a. What was helpful to you
   * Type 2: An acceptable learning plan.  To be discussed later.  No lates are allowed
   * Type 3: You are to react to current events/publications from !TechNews or XRDS or other regular publication from ACM.  The article must be relatable to learning. 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.  The one you pick must be unique to this course.  It is due April 1st.
---+++ Extra credit
---+++ Grades

Your grades are made up of:
   1. Learning plan: 50%
      a. rough draft: 10%
      a. final draft: 40%
   1. Weekly learning: 45%
   1. Reaction to ACM publications: 5%

   * Grade scale
      * 93% &lt;= average &lt;= 100% -&gt; A
      * 90% &lt;= average &lt; 93% -&gt; A-
      * 87% &lt;= average &lt; 90% -&gt; B+
      * 83% &lt;= average &lt; 87% -&gt; B
      * 80% &lt;= average &lt; 83% -&gt; B-
      * 77% &lt;= average &lt; 80% -&gt; C+
      * 73% &lt;= average &lt; 77% -&gt; C
      * 70% &lt;= average &lt; 73% -&gt; C-
      * 67% &lt;= average &lt; 70% -&gt; D+
      * 63% &lt;= average &lt; 67% -&gt; D
      * 60% &lt;= average &lt; 63% -&gt; D-
      * 0% &lt;= average &lt; 60% -&gt; F

---+++ Tentative Schedule 
| *Wednesday* 		|
| 1/7: Still on break 					|
| 1/14: Learning is a skill				|
| 1/21: Different ways of learning		|
| 1/28: Setting goals for learning				|
| 2/4: Quality resources				|
| 2/11: Evaluating and using resources				|
| 2/18: Topic selection and scoping		|
| 2/25: Making things manageable		|
| 3/4<br>Spring break	|
| 3/11: Enhancing the learning				|
| 3/18: Designing a learning plan			|
| 3/25: Structuring a given session<br>Rough draft of learning plan due		|
| 4/1: Adapting the learning				|
| 4/8: Finalizing the learning plan					|
| 4/15: Adapting, part 2<br>Final draft of learning plan due			| 
| 4/22: Pulling it all together<br>Last chance for an acceptable learning plan				| 
| 4/29: Finals: <b>WEDNESDAY<b><br>1:00-3:00	| 
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Topic revision: r2 - 2025-12-29 - CathyBareiss