csis 51

CSIS 51 Homework and Reading Assignments

What is Expected

There is approximately 1 assignment per week throughout the semester. Each is worth 5 points, for a combined total of 60 points, or 40% of your grade. This is how they will be graded.

As you can see, a straightforward completion of the assignment will result in a passing grade, but not an 'A'. There are infinite possiblities to extend the problems to make them more useful to the client. In general, I am looking for you to demonstrate:

• A good understanding of the code / techniques used. (Extend the program to include more variations of what we learned that week.)
• A good understanding or empathy of what the client needs. (Extend the program to be even more useful to a client or customer)
• Effort towards visual design and usability. (Would graphics make the program better? Imagine someone using it for 8 hours a day-- what would make them more efficient? Imagine someone using it for 10 minutes every 2 months-- what would help them to be more efficient, even though they keep forgetting how to use it?)

What to Turn In

For the programming assignments, you will create a new project for each week. In order to keep everything together, please turn in the entire folder, compressed into a single zip file. Please name the folder as follows: firstname_lastname_hw_X, where X is the number of the assignment.