CS382:Reviewers Notes

Third Pass Notes

For Reviewers:

• Protected namespace for reviewers called "Grading"
• Grading page will be a matrix with the left column being the unit template outline, followed by an integer value from 0-3 for each unit for each item on the template
  • 0: Nothing?
  • 1: Minimal effort
  • 2: It's coming along...
  • 3: Good stuff
• If the value is less than 3 for any part of a unit, comments will be written below for that section/subsection for that unit
• Calendar test: Ian
• Syllabus: Charlie
  • Copy-editing: Kay and Ian
• TA tasks: pending labs' completion
• (Realistic deadline: end of May)
• Lab requirements should (theoretically) be in each unit.
• Catalog description: already written?

Second Pass Notes

• Each of the reviewers (Ian, Kay, Charlie) will review 6 units; Kay starts with What's a Model, Ian with Visualization, and Charlie Agent Based.
• All of our comments should go in-line in the unit's wiki page using the appropriate color. Let's not also send them an email with additional comments.
• We should be finished reviewing the second drafts by Friday March 13th.
• Use the unit template as a guideline - 0, 1, 2 points for each top-level heading (not home, somewhat viable, seems reasonable)
• Have they addressed all comments? (Class wiki, unit wiki, emailed notes)
• Review the lab section closely, this will be the focus of the next draft. Are the process and the outcomes specified clearly? Materials?
• Do all the questions have answers? CRS and quiz questions?
• Completeness check WRT the assignment page
• Is the reading section broken-down? Are the particular sections to be read identified?
• Lecture notes: is what needs to be taught adequately outlined? At least so the teacher knows what needs to be covered?

First Pass Notes

For everyone (mostly):

• Make sure you have an abstract, and overview of the unit's intent and purpose
• Draw up estimates of the cost of your unit for the worst case scenario (80 students)
• Questions? Silly? Too hard?

General process for the first draft review:

• Use copy and paste to insert comments into each unit.
• Whenever we make a review comment on a page, add the "Reviewer" tag so that the wiki can track comments for us.
• Charlie will take care of tracking when things are turned-in and deducting points as need be.
• Reviewer colors - Ian = darkmagenta, Charlie = red, Kay = blue, Dylan = green

Review checklist for the first draft review:

• completeness check WRT the assignment page
  • is each item addressed with more than a header?
• layout, does this show clear thinking about the presentation? will this develop
• read background reading, make sure they make sense and are relevant
  • is it reasonable
  • is there enough, too much
  • is it at the right level