Required reading for each class should be completed BEFORE the beginning of class on that day. There will be unannounced quizzes on the reading throughout the semester. Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date.

Number/Date	Topic	Reading	Due	Handouts	Comments
1 - Aug 29 (Thurs)	Overview			Syllabus Schedule Syllabus review exercise Assessment Survey (sent via email) Student Background Questionnaire JE Instructions JE1 Processing Assignments handout StrengthsQuest codes Make Your Mark textbook	Dr. desJardins out of town - Dr. Penny Rheingans guest lecture
Aug 30 (Fri)	Good Advice & Getting Started	Making Your Mark (MYM) Chapter 1	Sign in to Blackboard and view course documents for 9/3 and 9/6	Slides
2 - Sept 3 (Tues)	Big Ideas: Overview	St. Amant, Introduction and Chapter 1 (available in Blackboard) Blown to Bits, Chapter 1	Initial Survey (link sent individually via email) Student Background Questionnaire
3 - Sept 5 (Thurs)	Big Ideas: Computational Thinking	Computational Thinking 60 Lives, 30 Kidneys, All Linked
Sept 6 (Fri)	You: Before Class / StrengthsQuest	StrengthsQuest website StrengthsQuest information for students	JE1: StrengthsQuest Reflection (bring printed SQ theme reports to class!)	JE2 Slides
4 - Sept 10 (Tues)	Algorithmic Problem Solving	Processing Chapter 2	Processing Assignment 1: Install and test	CrazySquares Processing sketch CrazySquares.pde Code tracing exercises
5 - Sept 12 (Thurs)	Algorithmic Problem Solving Using Processing	Processing Chapters 3-4 (you are strongly encouraged to read actively, implementing and testing the Processing examples as you go) St. Amant Chapter 5 (just skim the second half, from "Turning an Algorithm Into a Program" to the end (pages 93-107), not worrying about the Python syntax)		Processing Assignment 2 Processing command summary Processing coding standards In-class tutorials
Sept 13 (Fri)	Getting Organized	MYM Chapter 2	JE2: Academic Questionnaire & Study Habits
6 - Sept 17 (Tues)	Big Ideas: Abstraction	St. Amant, Chapter 4
7 - Sept 19 (Thurs)	Big Ideas: History and Careers	St. Amant, Chapters 2 and 3			Project teams formed
Sept 20 (Fri)	Effective Reading and Note Taking	MYM Chapter 3	Bring notes from CMSC101/IS101Y lecture to class
8 - Sept 24 (Tues)	Data: Project Introduction	Processing, Chapter 5-7		Project Requirements
9 - Sept 26 (Thurs)	Data: Programming / Data Representations	Processing, Chapters 8 and 10 (skip "Arrays of Objects")	Processing Assignment 2	Processing Assignment 3 CrashBasics.pde
Sept 27 (Fri)	Working with Others	Video: Tuckman's Model Review SQ Signature Themes Report Carefully read final project description and deliverables		JE3
10 - Oct 1 (Tues)	Data: Programming Design and Modularization
11 - Oct 3 (Thurs)	Data: Data Structures	St. Amant Chapter 4, from trees through recursion
Oct 4 (Fri)	Smart Students Ask for Help	MYM Chapter 7 UMBC Career Center website Shriver Center internships website Math and Writing Centers website Counseling Services and Skills website UMBC Career Center Online Resume Workshop UMBC Shriver Center About Internships
12 - Oct 8 (Tues)	Data: Big Data	Video: The Birth of a Word The Birth of Google Big-Data Computing Clouds, big data, and smart assets			Dr. Bin Zhou guest lecture on data mining
13 - Oct 10 (Thurs)	Data: Visualization	Video: 200 countries, 200 yrs, 4 minutes Interactive Dynamics for Visual Analysis	Processing Assignment 3		Dr. Penny Rheingans guest lecture on visualization
Oct 11 (Fri)	Study Habits and Exams	MYM Chapters 4 and 6 Read "Resume and Cover Letter" assignment carefully	JE3: Teamwork Reflection
14 - Oct 15 (Tues)	HW & Systems: Beginnings of Design			Data Analysis Assignment Data analysis spreadsheet Example design deliverable
15 - Oct 17 (Thurs)	Midterm
Oct 18 (Fri)	Technical Presentations and Posters	View at least three student presentations from UMBC's URCAD Presentation Advice Developing a poster session tutorial by Jeff Radel Giving a Technical Talk Ten Common Presentation Mistakes
16 - Oct 22 (Tues)	HW & Systems: Computer Architecture and Operating Systems	St. Amant Chapter 6	Project Phase 1: Design		Dr. Chuck LaBerge guest lecture on computer engineering
17 - Oct 24 (Thurs)	HW & Systems: Networks	St. Amant, Chapter 7		Processing Catchup/Makeup Exam
Oct 25 (Fri)	Me Inc.: Academic Planning	Advising Tips Four-Year Plans by Major CS/CE Plans and Gateways		Resume assignment
18 - Oct 29 (Tues)	HW & Systems: Programming Lab
19 - Oct 31 (Thurs)	People: Analysis and Requirements	Designing Games with a Purpose Succeeding as a Systems Analyst (HofferGeorgeValacichCh2.pdf in Blackboard Course Documents)
Nov 1 (Fri)	Giving and Using Constructive Feedback	How to Give Constructive Criticism How to Survive a Critique	Draft data presentation (NOTE DATE CHANGE)	JE4
20 - Nov 5 (Tues)	People: Usability	St. Amant Chapter 10		RMSE Processing program (zip file)
20 - Nov 6 (wed), 5:30pm	Makeup Exam! Must notify Dr. dJ you plan to take the exam by Friday, Nov 1
21 - Nov 7 (Thurs)	Data Analysis Presentations (NOTE DATE CHANGE)		Data Analysis Assignment (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
Nov 8 (Fri)	Me Inc.: Career Vision and Plan	What Can I Do With My Major? Career Services Information	Draft Resume and Cover Letter
22 - Nov 12 (Tues)	Theory of Computation	St. Amant Chapter 8		Theory exercises
23 - Nov 14 (Thurs)	Prototype Crit		Project Phase 2: Prototype
Nov 15 (Fri)	Finals: Planning to Finish Strong	Review and complete worksheet of current grades in each class UGA Stress Management Guide Video: Dartmouth College Strategic Learning Video UGA Stress Management Guide Video: Dartmouth College Strategic Learning Video	JE4: Study Habits Reflection	JE5
24 - Nov 19 (Tues)	People: HCI and Accessibility	Dive into Accessibility, Weeks 1 and 2 (Days 1-10) Blind Driver Challenge
25 - Nov 21 (Thurs)	People: Social and Ethical Implications	No reading before class today!	Project Phase 3: Evaluation
Nov 22 (Fri)	Me Inc.: Life Balance		Resume and Cover Letter
26 - Nov 26 (Tues)	Applications: Graphics and Games	The World of Just Cause 2 (read pages 1-2 carefully; skim pages 3-6)	Project Phase 4: Poster
Nov 28 (Thurs)	THANKSGIVING
27 - Dec 3 (Tues)	Applications: Intelligence	St. Amant, Chapter 9
28 - Dec 5 (Thurs)	Applications: Security
Dec 6 (Fri)	Me Inc.: Semester Wrapup		JE5: Semester Retrospective and Final Survey
29 - Dec 10 (Tues)	Project Presentations		Project Phase 5: Presentation	Final Peer Evaluation Poster Session Tips
Tuesday, December 17	Final Exam, 10:30-12:30