CS373 - Class Schedule
CSCI 373: Fall 2025 Class Schedule
Michael A. Heroux
| Date | Assignment and Exercises | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | Class Introduction | Knowledge Half Life, Intro Slides |
| Course Intro | Google NotebookLM-generated content about CSCI373 Downloadable PDF of Handbook |
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| 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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| First AI-Assisted Task | Brainstorming On Research Topics | |
| Second AI-Assisted Task | Generate Research Report | |
| Submit “Two-Truths-and-a-Lie” form | Submit content here | |
| Aug 29 | Reference librarian (K. Schleck) | ACM Digital Library User Guide Computer Science Research Guide Who is on the ACM Pubs Board, me :) |
| Presentation Exercises | ||
| Titles and Abstracts Exercises | ||
| Individual AI Usage Policy | AI Usage Policy Development Kit | |
| Two Truths and a Lie | Class participation event | |
| Review potential research topics | Have Gemini Deep Research papers available | |
| Sep 1 | A Tale of 3 CS373 Students | Script |
| Hobby Talks | ||
| Handbook quiz preparation | Prepare a 10-question quiz for other teams on Sep 5 using a Google Form | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | Class Discussion Process | |
| Sep 5 | Progress status 1-on-1 meeting | Via Zoom |
| Sep 8 | Quiz challenge | Each team takes the quizzes created by other teams |
| Handbook quiz (instructor edition) | Individually graded quiz on Course Handbook | |
| A Better Professional You | ||
| Set up Zotero | We will use Zotero for collecting and sharing resources | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | Class Discussion Process | |
| Quick Survey | Complete before leaving class | |
| Sep 12 | Effective Mental Models | |
| Automated Resource Notifications | Get automatic updates on content that might interest you | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | Class Discussion Process | |
| Review Resources in GitHub Issues | Show instructor progress in sumOctizing project resources | |
| Sep 15 | Short-clip Foundations Phase A video in-class viewing ( HB, pg 22). | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | Class Discussion Process | |
| Sep 19 | No Class | TGIF |
| Sep 22 | Generative AI Experiences: Discussion | |
| LaTeX Exercises | Overleaf Setup | |
| Writing Exercises | ||
| In-class Reveal discussions | Class Discussion Process | |
| Quick Survey | Complete before leaving class | |
| Sep 26 | No Class | TGIF |
| Sep 29 | Progress status. Review of Zotero resources | |
| Oct 3 | Technical Research, Writing and Speaking 2.0 | |
| Intro to Reviewing | Effective Reviews | |
| Thesis statement for your project | Thesis Statement | |
| Oct 6 | No Class | TGIM |
| Oct 10 | Generative AI Experiences: Discussion | Class Discussion Process |
| Technical Discussions Exercises. | The science behind dramatically better conversations (Charles Duhigg@TEDxManchester) | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | Class Discussion Process | |
| Oct 13 | No Class | Long weekend |
| Oct 17 | Review: Thesis statement for your project | Thesis Statement |
| Position Papers | ||
| In-class Reveal discussions | ||
| Oct 20 | Live Foundations Phase C Presentations Group I | Group I: Last names B - L |
| Oct 24 | Live Foundations Phase C Presentations Group II | Group I: Last names M - W |
| Oct 27 | Predictions That Work | |
| In-class Reveal discussions | Class Discussion Process | |
| In-class TED Talk viewing and discussion | Liv Boeree, The deadly trap that could create an AI catastrophe | |
| Generative AI Experiences: Discussion | Class Discussion Process | |
| Oct 31 | No Class | TGIF |
| Nov 3 | Progress status: Level of Expertise assessment | 1-on-1 meeting Group I |
| Nov 7 | Progress status: Level of Expertise assessment | 1-on-1 meeting Group II |
| Nov 10 | Progress report on demos and AI development tools | |
| Nov 14 | No class | TBD |
| Nov 17 | No Class | At SC25 |
| Nov 21 | No Class | At SC25 |
| Nov 24 | Progress status 1-on-1 meeting | Via Zoom |
| Dec 1 | TBD | |
| Dec 5 | Project Explorations Videos | Viewed in class |
| Preparations for final weeks, review checklists | Review of presentation & paper checklists: HB, pg 27, 28 | |
| Better Abstracts | Submit Draft Abstract via Email during Class | |
| Captions That Work | ||
| Talks that Work | ||
| Complete Presentation Bio Form | ||
| Quick Survey | Complete before leaving class | |
| Dec 8 | Course Retrospective | |
| Capstone Bingo | ||
| Menti Quiz Challenge | Link | |
| Official Course Evaluation | ||
| Dec 9-10 | Final SOTF Talk (HB, pg 26) | Formal presentations |
| Review presentation checklist | Presentation checklist: HB, pg 28 | |
| Dec 11-13 | SOTF Expertise Interviews | In person TBD, paper due the evening before |