Bulletin Board Guidelines
CS51 Course Staff
Spring 2006
In the past, CS51 students have asked course-related questions by
emailing a TF list. This caused a few problems, as TFs would answer
the same question many times, while only those students who felt
comfortable asking questions would receive help. This year, we have
replaced the email list with an online bulletin board. All questions,
answers, and hints posted on the bulletin board will be visible to the
entire class. The names of students posting questions, however, will
be shown as anonymous and made available only to the teaching staff.
We will also post course-wide announcements to a section of the
board, so it is expected that you check it regularly.
The rest of this document describes the purpose of the different parts
of the bulletin board, and it lists our posting rules. Please read
and follow the rules.
- Announcements
Throughout the semester, the head TF will send course-wide emails
containing reminders and important changes. When sent, these messages
will be posted to the ``Announcements'' section of the board. This
section won't include everything said in lecture or anything from your
own TF, so you shouldn't consider it exhaustive. But it will capture
in one place all of the important course announcements.
- Assignment Discussion
For each assignment and tests, there will be a section of the bulletin
board for questions. Please use these areas to ask for clarifications
on the assignment, explanations of the code we start you with, and help
with related concepts. One of the TFs will post a response as soon as
possible, either answering your question or emailing you individually if
the question is too specific. You should get in the habit of reading
the board regularly as it will likely help you with your own work.
- Be appropriate -- This is the most obvious but most important guideline.
Remember that your posts are not anonymous to the course staff and will be read by your
section leader and professor. It is not the right place for socializing or for voicing
complaints. Always be respectful of others.
- Remember your other resources -- If your question wouldn't be helpful to
other students, email your TF. If you want to request an extension,
email carriero@fas.
If you're looking for a course handout, check the website. If you have a complaint or
personal concern, email your TF or carriero@fas.
- Read before you post -- Your question may have already been answered, so
save everyone some time by reading first.
- Don't post code that we didn't give you -- Feel free to ask about code
from the assignment or from section notes, but don't include code for the assignment that
other students weren't given.
- Don't sign your name -- We really want to keep posts anonymous, so remember
to not include your name.
- Don't answer other students' questions -- We need to make sure that answers
are consistent and that the course staff agrees with them.
- Register with the right information -- Use your FAS alias or ``first_last"
name
as your username, your FAS account as your email address, and uncheck the ``Hide Email from
public?" box.
Bulletin Board Guidelines
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