CSE333 12au (feedback)

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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:54:59 -0800

Maybe you already considered it, but if we did better on one of the quizzes than our midterm, would you consider weighing that quiz higher?

For example, the midterm and quizzes are currently 35% and 8% of our grade.

If we did well on a quiz, would you consider changing the percentages to: 20% for midterm, 15% for our higher quiz score, and 8% for our lower quiz score?

And if the original grading scheme is better for those who did well on the midterm, they can be evaluated using that original grading criteria.

I think the goal is to balance a (reasonable) expectation that the grade be based on objective criteria, as a simple weighted sum of the scores on all work would be, with the more subjective (and also reasonable) goal that the grade reflect overall mastery of and ability to apply the course material in light of a potentially anomalously low grade on something (probably the midterm). I'm uncomfortable with trying to apply any strict rules (an algorithm) if it gets too far from a simple weighted sum, because it's too hard to be sure there aren't bugs in the formulation. It's safe to say that I'll spend considerable time looking at each individual case - the mixture of grades, and potentially examining exercise and homework code - and that if the midterm looks really unrepresentative that will be taken into account.


Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:07:10 -0800

Can we have more actual coding examples show in class? Because I usually learn concepts and syntax by actually reading the codes showing the concepts instead of learning them in abstract lectures.

Or can we at least have more coding examples posted on the website after each lecture? For example, today is 2/26 and the code from 2/22 is still not up yet. I am having a really hard time to do the exercises and keep myself on track on the lectures.

And can we also have material from section to be posted up also? It doesn't need to be a detailed note like the first one, it can just be some topic list and some references that we can look up later by ourselves.

Thank you


Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 14:24:17 -0800

Today was the "midterm review" lecture and I just wanted to say a few things:

It was not as bad as you thought...I did learn some things and I think I got the basic idea of dynamic linking (to conserve physical resources by having multiple programs point to the same library rather than embedding library code for each program?...something like that)

I'm glad you're trying to give us a "big-picture" view of the different stages involved in getting a C program's files to be compiled/linked/exported/patched/loaded/run (especially since I had little to no prior knowledge of this stuff before the quarter).

I just feel like you needed to prepare some pre-established notes/pics that you could easily write on the board because your spontaneous style (although fun) is at times confusing. Also, since most of us have little background knowledge of this (at least for me), it would be best to just give VERY simple/dumbed-down explanation of things before going into the details (like exporting, patching,... sometimes it's hard to follow how everything links together)

I don't think you should give up on teaching us what you think is important though even if it deviates a little from syllabus. You should continue using the board (I think it's effective). It's also helpful when you did those "code demos" because it's easier for us to learn C++ when we see someone who knows most of the right syntax.

I dunno how everyone else feels about this but that's all for now.