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CSC 102

How The Internet Works

Smith Computer Science



Lecture Notes 00: Welcome to CSC 102




Before Starting:
Who's who and why are we here?



Pablo

Name: Pablo Frank Bolton ("Frank" and "Bolton" are last names);
Pronouns: He, Him;
you can call me "Pablo"

What do I do?



My Dog Yak

this is my dog, Yak:
Yak!
Good-Bad Boy
(Informal Dog-Walk Hours can be used for petting Yak, chatting with me, or even to talk shop)

Instructional Team

Names: TBD



The Students

Please fill out this small 3-minute-biography so I can get to know you a bit.



The Class



Is this the internet?





First: A few Slides in Moodle
Then: Class mechanics



Remaining checklist for today:

  1. Course Information
  2. Locate the course page on Moodle
  3. Locate Discord info on Moodle and Sign up to Discord
  4. Locate TinkerCad info on Moodle and Sign up to TinkerCad
  5. Meeting and Accommodations



Course Information

The class information is located in the Class Info link of the navigation bar. We will go over it now. When we are done checking it out, make sure to continue here.



Using Discord

We will use Discord as our main communication hub.

  1. Please sign up for Discord: getDiscord


  2. Join the smith-f21-csc102-01 server.
    OR use this invitation link: Join the class discord
  3. You can read this tutorial to get an idea of how to use it.



Using Moodle

Access Moodle here: https://moodle.smith.edu/
We'll keep links to each lecture in Moodle. In addition, we'll have any PDFs, readings, and other resources.
I'll update the course Moodle with the appropriate links and information as we move forward in the course.



Meeting and Accommodations

I would be very happy to meet you during office hours.
This will help me get to know you and learn how best to communicate.

Office Hours are not for remedial or emergency meetings, its part of the academic experience!
In OHs, we can talk about the class work and organization, but also about aspirations, expectations, curiosities, and more.
I really like office hours, so please feel free to drop by.

You may take this opportunity to let me know if you have arranged any accommodations with ODS.



Acknowledgements

This course has been designed with the help of Nick Howe and Shinyoung Cho.



Before next class (Tuesday 10/26)



[Due for everyone]
register for Discord.

Review the Class Info by yourselves.