Course Syllabus

Course Information

The Computer Science Education Seminar is a weekly meeting in which attendees read and discuss one or more papers/articles chosen from a CS education conference or publication. Each meeting has a designated “facilitator” who is responsible for leading the discussion. The schedule of weekly papers/articles and facilitators is constructed in the first meeting of the semester.

Instructor

Noelle Brown

  • Email: noelle.brown@utah.edu
  • Office: MEB 3120 (along the west face of the MEB 3rd floor)
  • Contact: Email me at noelle.brown@utah.edu. Please do NOT message me on Canvas Inbox - messages on Canvas inbox will not be read/responded to.

Meeting times

Tuesdays 3:40-5:00p in GC 2140

Communication

Students should use the email address above to reach the instructor and can expect a timely response 9a-5p Mon-Fri. When the instructor needs to reach the students outside of class, they use each student's UMail address.

Student evaluation 

Each student enrolled in CS 7940 for credit must complete the reading for each week and participate meaningfully in the discussion. In addition, every enrolled student must facilitate at least one seminar meeting during the semester. Students are evaluated by the instructor using the UofU criteria for letter grades:

A, A- excellent performance, superior achievement
B+, B, B- good performance, substantial achievement
C+, C, C- standard performance and achievement
D+, D, D- substandard performance, marginal achievement
E unsatisfactory performance and achievement

UofU student code

All students are expected to maintain professional behavior, according to the University of Utah Student Code (Links to an external site.). Students should read the Code carefully and know that they are responsible for the content. According to Faculty Rules and Regulations, it is the faculty responsibility to enforce responsible classroom behaviors, beginning with verbal warnings and progressing to dismissal from class and a failing grade. Students have the right to appeal such action to the Student Behavior Committee.

Other policies and guidelines

CS 7940 students are also bound by the following policies and guidelines:

Students should thoroughly read and understand each of these documents, asking questions as needed.