Final Review
Part 2
CMPS 5J
December 5, 2018
Twitter recently
Automatically generating comments for given code: https://twitter.com/jrnewww/status/1069807711817265152
Automatically generating code for a given diagram: (originally rejected for writing, not tech) https://twitter.com/hardmaru/status/1070350285921533953
Programming in six words: https://twitter.com/MIT_CSAIL/status/1069989745906864128
Lie detector apps: https://gizmodo.com/an-ai-lie-detector-is-going-to-start-questioning-travel-1830126881
Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs)
These matter for us: These influence hiring and retention decisions for myself and my TAs. Professors read each others’ SETs during reviews for reappointment and promotion.
These matter for you: What you write (much more than the scores) can help us improve our teaching. Other professors reading your comments for this class can get ideas for how to change their class (maybe you’ll be taking it next quarter or next year).
SETs aren’t a good way to grade teachers, but they are a reasonable way to have us all get feedback and improve our teaching across quarters and classes.
Let’s look at the current response rate… (Adam: click the link on Canvas)
Let’s look at what gets shown to an instructor after the quarter is over… (Adam: look for that pdf on your desktop)
Grade check-up
Lab activities: Your scores for the first 9 weeks should all be entered now.
CodeHS homework: Expect all of these scores to stay at zero. Check the CodeHS website for your progress instead.
Reading homework: Your scores should be up to date, but you have until Monday morning to complete more readings. (It’s okay to guess your responses!)
Exams: For the few people taking the alternative midterm, your grades will be updated during finals week.
Final exam: You’ll know your score as soon as you finish it (as before).
Upcoming schedule
Wednesday
November 28
Final review 1
Friday
December 7
Course recap
Monday through Thursday
December 10-13
(no meeting, complete your final exam at home)
All late CodeHS and Reading homework must be submitted before 8am, Monday, December 10 to get credit.
Labs, office hours, and reading assignments continue during this week.
No new CodeHS homework.
Wednesday
November 28
Final review 2
Last reading is due before class Friday
Practice exam design note:
Between the two practice exams on Canvas,�we intend that every concept on the real final exam�is also seen in the practice exams.
Let’s try some practice exam questions
Some TA will help me operate MentiMeter so you can vote on questions from your laptop/phone.
Are you reviewing these slides at home?
Try watching the webcast to see what we did in person.