Reading / Journal 10
Clarity ✏️
Journals are a combination of a few things. First, the "journal." This is a very small weekly assignment where you write 200+ words (option 1) or submit "tinker" code (option 2). Second, the "reading." This is where I direct you to read from a book, an online article, or watch a video, and I supplement those with my own lecture notes, graphs, figures, quotes, or so on.
All other assignments and lectures build upon these. Usually, there will be more reading at the start of a unit and less at the end.
Reading
Methods–and designing methods–really does make up all the important meat in programming. So, I wanted to take time to slow down and connect you to a good piece written on a well-respected website in the coding community, A List Apart.
Now read "Coding with Clarity" from https://alistapart.com/article/coding-with-clarity/
Journal
Choose from one of the following two options as you best see fit:
Option One: Submit a brief "200+ Words" reflecting on the reading and/or the course as a whole. These 200+ words are expected to come completely from the student, ignoring words from quotes/etc. The format of these assignments is up to the student as it best helps them: bulleted point notes on the reading; questions directed at the instructor of course material; a paragraph reflecting on the Lab assignment for the week; a poem; a summary of recent technology news; anything, so long as it is turned in on time, is relevant to the course, and meets the required length.
Option Two: Submit a brief "Tinker" where you have attempted to "program" something, using the tools of the course, that is not directly related to another course assignment. Include screenshots of the input work done and the output result (even if it does not work), along with a brief statement of your intentions, the approach you took in getting it to work, and your thoughts on your result so far. Make sure it is clear what code came from you and what came from online/the reading/etc.
Short a few words in your journal and don't know what else to write about?
This week's "get to know you" question is:
What’s something you’ve done especially well so far this week? Big or small! (Credit)
Feel free to write about this a little bit in your journal.
Submission
Submit your journal as a Word/PDF (NOT a .pages) document to Blackboard.
Grading
Journals are each worth 1/100 towards your final grade. Grading is pass/fail based on meeting the requirements of the chosen option.