Assignment 1: Getting Started

Assigned: Monday, Apr 4, 2016

Due: Wednesday, Apr 6, 2016 at 1:00pm

Collaboration: Complete this assignment individually. If anything in the syllabus is unclear you are welcome to ask your classmates, but please also let me know what was confusing so I can fix it.

Submitting Your Work: Submit your answers to me by email before the due date. Please submit all answers in the body of the email not in an attachment.

Instead of spending valuable class time reviewing the syllabus, I will ask you to read the syllabus on your own time and answer some brief questions about it. I’d also like to get to know a bit more about you, and give you a chance to ask me questions.

Part 1: About You

Please answer the following questions about yourself.

1. What should I call you?
2. What pronouns would you like me to use to refer to you?
3. What is your major? Do you have a second major or concentration?
4. Where are you from? You may use any definition of “from” that you feel is appropriate.
5. What made you want to take this course?
6. Do you have any experience with computer networks? If so, please describe it briefly.

Part 2: About this Course

Please read the syllabus carefully before answering the following questions.

1. How many unexecused absences can you have before there is a negative effect on your grade?
2. What is the ISBN-13 for our textbook?
3. How much of your final grade is each quiz worth?
4. Which day of finals week is the final exam for this class?
5. Who will you work with to complete labs for this course?
6. How much is an assignment worth if you score 98% but turn it in 25 hours late? What letter grade would this assignment earn?
7. When is the second assignment due? This is the first assignment.
8. When is the first lab due?

Part 3: About me

Since I’m asking you questions, I’ll give you the opportunity to ask me questions as well.

1. Do you have any questions about the schedling or structure of this course?
2. Do you have any questions about the content of this course?
3. Do you have any questions for me that are unrelated to this course?