[aklug] Re: Computer Science courses of interest

Nope, you weren't missing anything that I can tell. It's pretty skimpy
in the course you linked. I'll not give you my typical snide commentary
regarding the practice of andragogy in the social sciences and instead
just say that you're probably right in that it's just the way this
course is designed to be offered: "Here, read these books, write these
essays, and when I'm done playing golf I'll give you feedback." =20

Stephen King
Dean of Education
Charter College
2221 E. Northern Lights Suite 120
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 777-1324
sking@chartercollege.edu
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From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf
Of Aaron A.
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 11:22 AM
To: aklug
Subject: [aklug] Re: Computer Science courses of interest

Stephen King said:
> Which courses have you been looking at? I've browsed through
> their math and physics offerings before and found them pretty full
> of good content.=20

Like I said, it could have just been that I didn't look in the right
place. I think the ones that left me with the impression of "here's
your booklist" were mostly Humanities. Consider History 21.H.131,
"America in the Nuclear Age":
http://tinyurl.com/3rrbwd
It's basically a list of textbooks and descriptions of four assignments.
No lecture notes, no sample quizzes. It could just be how this teacher
operates, or because it's one of the earliest courses (Fall 2000).

I also checked out Single-Variable Calculus, and I must say that that's
a much more comprehensive package. Week One has eight pages of handouts
and a video lecture; practice tests and answers are included as well.
This is what I'd hoped for when I first stumbled upon OCW. I heartily
endorse this event or product.

--
Aaron A.
akbeancounter@yahoo.com
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