CS373 - Class Schedule
CSCI 373: Spring 2024 Class Schedule
Michael A. Heroux
| Date | Assignment and Exercises | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Class Introduction | Slides |
| Course Handbook Intro | Downloadable PDF of Handbook | |
| Intro to Generative AI Tools | Generative AI Tools | |
| Important webpages | Main class webpage (bookmark it) Class Meeting Schedule (updated as needed) Assignment and Event Due Dates (updated as needed) Assignments and Grading |
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| AI Resource Page | AI-Assisted Computer Science Research | |
| First AI-Assisted Task | Scenarios: Personas, Contexts, Tasks | |
| Jan 22 | Individual: Progress status | 1-on-1 meeting Virtual from airport |
| Jan 26 | Reference librarian (J. Carlson) | ACM Digital Library User Guide Computer Science Research Guide Who is on the ACM Pubs Board, me :) |
| Jan 29 | A Tale of 3 CS373 Students | Script |
| Team: Handbook quiz preparation | Prepare a 10-question quiz for other teams using a Google Form | |
| Team: Quiz challenge | Each team takes the quizzes created by other teams | |
| Handbook quiz (instructor edition) | Individually graded quiz on Course Handbook | |
| Presentation Exercises | ||
| Team: Review topic area with DH | Useful Links | |
| Feb 2 | Titles and Abstracts Exercises | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Hobby Talks | ||
| Individual: Quick Survey | Complete before leaving class | |
| Feb 5 | No Class | At DOE PI meeting, Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 9 | Individual: Progress status 1-on-1 meeting | |
| Feb 12 | A Better Professional You | |
| Collaborative resource management using GitHub Issues | Virtual Teams Issues-only repo | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Feb 16 | Short-clip video in-class viewing ( HB, pg 21). | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Set up GitHub Issues-only repos | ||
| Virtual Teams Issues-only Repo Intro | Download this IssueTemplates.zip file. Place *.md files into .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE folder in Issues-only Repo | |
| Feb 19 | Generative AI Experiences: Discussion | |
| LaTeX Exercises | Overleaf Setup | |
| Effective Mental Models | ||
| Writing Exercises | ||
| Quick Survey | Complete before leaving class | |
| Feb 23 | 1-on-1 review of GitHub Issues resources database with instructor (virtual) | I am expecting to see something like the Virtual Teams Issues-only repo |
| Feb 26 | Position Papers | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Thesis statement for your project | Thesis Statement | |
| Mar 1 | Individual: Progress status (thesis statement, GitHub Resources) | 1-on-1 meeting |
| Mar 4 - 8 | No Class | Spring Break |
| Mar 11 | Tech Writing and Speaking 2.0 | |
| Intro to Reviewing | Effective Reviews | |
| Generative AI Experiences: Discussion | ||
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Mar 15 | No Class | Speaking at ORAP meeting, Paris |
| Mar 18 | No Class | At ACM Publications Board Meeting, Washington, DC |
| Mar 22 | Viewing of recorded Technical Analysis Presentations | |
| Mar 25 | Individual: Progress status | 1-on-1 meeting |
| Mar 29 | No Class | Easter Break |
| April 1 | No Class | Easter Break |
| Apr 5 | Predictions That Work | |
| Apr 8 | Generative AI Experiences: Discussion | Class starts at 3:15 pm |
| In-class TED Talk viewing and discussion | Liv Boeree, The deadly trap that could create an AI catastrophe | |
| In-class contributed video viewing and discussion | ||
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Apr 12 | Individual: Progress status | 1-on-1 meeting |
| Apr 15 | No class | At Oak Ridge National Lab |
| Apr 19 | Technical Discussions Exercises. | |
| In-class contributed video viewing and discussion | ||
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Apr 22-26 | No Class | At Salishan Conference on High-Speed Computing |
| Apr 29 | Preparations for final weeks, review checklists | Review of presentation & paper checklists: HB, pg 27, 28) |
| Talks that Work | ||
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Complete Presentation Bio Form | ||
| Course Retrospective | ||
| Menti Quiz Challenge | ||
| Capstone Bingo | ||
| Quick Survey | Complete before leaving class | |
| Official Course Evaluation | ||
| May 3 | Final SOTF Talk (HB, pg 24) | Formal 10-minute presentations |
| Project Demo Videos | Link | |
| May 9 | SOTF Expertise Interviews | In person, Main 250, Schedule |