CSE 6040 Intro & Platforms

Welcome to CSE 6040! Intro materials for the course can be found on this website as well as on your LMS. It will take some time for you to review all of the information, so for now your goal should be to understand where everything is, as well as what your responsibilities are.

Course Communication & Responsibilities

Course communication rules:

1. All communication happens through Piazza. If you need to communicate privately, make a private post and add "instructors" in the "Post To" box.
2. Announcements will be made through Piazza, so you should setup your email settings to ensure you get them.
3. Communicate respectfully to teaching staff and your peers. Everyone is here to help and learn together

Your responsibilites:

1. Read the syllabus and schedule
2. Understand exam rules (syllabus section + the exam pages here for clarification)
3. Ask for clarification on any policies you don't understand

Platforms used

There are two sections of this course: MSA/OMSA and VMM. There are some differences in platforms between the two, so please ensure you're looking at the right section below.

LMS - Hub for accessing course content (intro work, assignments, exams, grades are maintained)

• OMSA: Canvas
• VMM: EdX

Exam rules, platform guides, other tips:

• This site (Exam Summary, Platform Troubleshooting, etc)

Discussion Forums - Communicate with instructors and classmates, view announcements

You'll also find the access info for notebook office hours, tutoring, bootcamp here

• Piazza (usage guide)

Assignments & Exams

• Accessed from: links in your LMS
• Hosted on: Vocareum
• Proctoring tool:
  • OMSA: Honorlock (through Canvas)
  • VMM: Proctortrack (through EdX)

Notebook Office Hours:

• Submit questions early: Piazza
• Live sessions: Zoom (link in pinned Piazza post)
• Recordings: Mediaspace (link in pinned Piazza post)

Bootcamp:

See what is the Bootcamp?

• Live sessions: Zoom (link in pinned Piazza post; GT only)
• Recordings: Mediaspace (link in pinned Piazza post)
• Demo Notebooks: Google Colab

Python Student Success Service

• Live sessions: Zoom (link in pinned Piazza post; GT only)