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| − | This is a record of some real and imagined events that occurred during 427 lecture times. | + | This is a record of some real and imagined events that occurred during 427 lecture times. |
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| − | == Lecture 1 ==
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| − | Lecture 1 happened, and it established that ''real'' lectures wouldn't be happening.
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| − | The persuivants assembled and the sacred initiation rites were performed.
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| − | Much was made of the unconventional nature of the course, with occasional references to wiki pages including:
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| − | * [[Start here]]
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| − | * [[About COSC427]]
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| − | * [[Teaching and learning style]]
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| − | * [[Wiki users]]
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| − | A threatening stack of books was waved threateningly.
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| − | And lo! We became a learning community of peers, and not teacher & students. All peers should now proceed to [[Account setup]] and do what they're told. Don't forget to add yourself to [[Wiki users]].
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| − | This year, the participants in the course get more choice about how it will run. Specific decisions to be made:
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| − | * [[Keep last years stuff]]
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| − | * [[How to assess]]
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| − | * [[Lecture times]]
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| − | We tried to dream up ways in which OO competence might be assessed. Suggestions included:
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| − | * ''Here's a simple design; what's wrong with it?''
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| − | * ''Design a solution to this problem...''
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| − | * ''Compare these two designs.''
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| − | * ''Explain the Liskov Substitution Principle, (or some such thing).''
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| − | * [[Model the room]]
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| − | In the dying minutes we tried the last of the above exercises.
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This is a record of some real and imagined events that occurred during 427 lecture times.
