Books, course videos, other online resources, practice quizzes, software.
The course is subdivided into 12 modules each linked to below. Each module consists of several "sessions"; you can think of a session as analogous to a day of class or, more likely, a part of a day of class. As such, sessions will usually have some assigned reading/viewing, a lecture, some interactive activity, and practice problems or assignments. The material is designed to be sequential so your default plan should be to complete sessions and modules in order and to stick with each one until you have mastered the practice exercises that come with it. At the end of each module there will be an evaluative activity: a graded problem set and/or a programming problem.
Disability Accommodations
Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. If you have a disability or a health consideration that may require accommodations, please feel free to approach Student Services and/or the Accessibility Services Office as soon as possible. The Accessibility Services staff are available by appointment to assess needs, provide referrals and arrange appropriate accommodations. The sooner you let us know your needs, the quicker we can assist you in achieving your learning goals in this course.
Academic Integrity
Please consult the University’s site on Academic Integrity. The iSchool has a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism as defined in section B.I.1.(d) of the University’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. You should acquaint yourself with the Code.
Also review the material in Cite it Right and if you require further clarification, consult the site How Not to Plagiarize.
Cite it Right covers relevant parts of the U of T Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters (1995). It is expected that all iSchool students take the Cite it Right workshop and the online quiz. Completion of the online Cite it Right quiz should be made prior to the second week of classes. To review and complete the workshop, visit the orientation portion of the iSkills site.
"Honor Code"
This course will, for the most part, be completely open book, open notes, and except for a few graded exercises, open colleague. It is expected, however, that you NEVER submit an answer or solution that you do not understand. It wastes both our time when you do so. There are more important things to learning than earning points.