Difference between revisions of "Talk:ECE2524"
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*Written exams is a really poor way to evaluate a student's ability to use a Unix system | *Written exams is a really poor way to evaluate a student's ability to use a Unix system | ||
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| + | ==Concerns with specific topics== | ||
| + | *'''sed''' and '''awk''' may be given too much attention (one of only 4 homework assignments), given their end-user usefulness. | ||
| + | *Perl may not be as useful as it once was, and may not necessarily be the most appropriate scripting language to expose students with no prior Unix knowledge to. | ||
| + | **Python may be more future-proof and is insanely more Object-Oriented-minded | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 5 August 2011
Concerns with existing course structure
- The online nature of the course and limited homework assignments does not encourage students to use Linux. Many students write up the C++ asignments in Visual Studio and then cross their fingers when they submit their source code.
- The topic list is at times incoherent and random
- The existing assignments are generally not fun
- Written exams is a really poor way to evaluate a student's ability to use a Unix system
Concerns with specific topics
- sed and awk may be given too much attention (one of only 4 homework assignments), given their end-user usefulness.
- Perl may not be as useful as it once was, and may not necessarily be the most appropriate scripting language to expose students with no prior Unix knowledge to.
- Python may be more future-proof and is insanely more Object-Oriented-minded
