turnin
: cs444_assignment_1
Your first assignment is to fill out this questionnaire and submit it
via turnin
. This is mostly so that I have a chance to learn somthing
about you, but it’s also to ensure you know how turnin
works, to
ensure I still know how turnin
works, and to ensure that I can see
your submissions.
You will turn in a single plain-text file called answers.txt
.
This file should contain the answers to the questions below, formatted
roughly like this.
1. I want to take this course because I want to learn about
d3; I hear it will land me a great job.
2. Java, Javascript, C#, PHP.
3. Java.
4. no answer.
You are not required to answer any of the questions if you don’t want to, but non-submission does not count: please write “no answer” if that’s the case.
I am going to use the answers to calibrate the remainder of the course, so this is an opportunity for you to influence where the course goes. There are no right or wrong answers in this questionnaire. All I ask is you answer honestly, without trying to figure out what I might want to read. The more you write, the more I’ll know about your expectations and what you are interested in.
Do not turn in zip files. Instead of turning in a zip file, please
turn in individual files one by one. turnin
allows you to submit many
files for one assignment with no trouble. Simply submit it
file-by-file by calling turnin many times.
Do not turn in subdirectories. Instead of submitting an additional
directory, simply submit the files. So if you’re working on
your assignment in a folder (say, “assignment3”), do not type turnin
assignment_3 assignment3/index.html
or turnin assignment_3
assignment3
. Instead, first change directory to the inner directory, and
submit file-by-file.
We’re not going to deduct any points for these right now, but having to handle these different cases separately makes Youhao’s life much harder.
Why are you taking this course?
What do you think you’ll learn in this course?
What programming languages are you comfortable with?
Which programming language are you most comfortable with?
Have you ever created a data visualization? What was it?
During the course of your studies, what’s the largest dataset you’ve had to deal with? What tools did you use?
What’s the best visualization you’ve ever seen? Why do you like it?
What’s the worst visualization you’ve ever seen? Why do you not like it?
Tell me about something cool you learned recently. If you were meeting with a friend, what would you chat about? Possible answers: books, movies, TV shows, blogs, podcasts, etc. It does not have to be about data visualization.
turnin
If you haven’t used turnin
, our department’s assignment submission
system, you should go over
Prof. McCann’s submission instructions.