CS382:Structure-deliverables

Work-products:

• Syllabus for In Silico (Who?)
  • Course title - In Silico: Modeling the World
  • Course description - This course introduces students to how and why we build models of the world around us. The development and use of both simple and sophisticated models; of natural phenomena, of human and natural structures and processes, and even of creative works like books; has become an integral part of research, teaching and public policy decisions. In silico takes an multidisciplinary approach to modeling with units covering topics in e.g. fire fighting, geography, physics, and sociology. An important component of In silico is learning to use technology to build and document models, spreadsheets, mashups, wikis and similar tools are all woven into the class and lab assignments. In silico is a lab course which meets^* the requirements of the Scientific Inquiry general education requirement.
  • Class sessions on Tuesday and Thursday, 08:30-9:50a
  • Lab sessions on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons. Each group comes to at least one lab per unit.
  • Two TAs per lab, consider pre-assigned day-o-week for each group of two students.
  • Class sessions start with a one question quiz worth 1 point for trying and .1 point for getting it correct. Done with CRS units.
• Units - approximately 10 (See the assignment due February 18th for a description of what's in a unit)
• Calendar - assuming Spring semester (Who?)
• TA tasks
  • Read the background material
  • Setup and organize each unit's lab equipment
  • Lead Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoon lab sections, take attendance
  • Put away each unit's lab equipment
  • First pass at grading each lab group's write-up
  • Update the TA notes for each lab on the wiki as appropriate
• Evaluation tools (quizzes, tests, whatever)
  • Develop questions for each unit as we go
  • Develop integrative (30K') questions as we go
  • In late March consider how to package them, by unit, periodically, mid-term and final?
  • Content, mechanism and packaging
• Lab requirements - computer, wet, field, other (Who?)
  • List of equipment to organize/purchase
• Catalog description (Who?)
• Marketing plan (Who?)
  • Get Fall semester 100 level science profs to market class
  • Some kind of cutesy model (netlogo) on display downstairs with big sign
  • Something viral, clever
  • Table in Runyan?
• Proposal to CPC for a new course (Who?)
  • Analysis of how it fulfills the general education requirement
  • New course proposal Media:new-course-proposal.pdf (PDF)