Choose a Homework Partner

CS 1101 C-term 12

Homework 0 - Choose a Homework Partner

Due: 5pm, Friday, January 13

Research has shown that student learning is improved when students do homework assignments in pairs. In this course you are required to work with a homework partner. You may choose the person you want to work with, or we will assign you a partner at random. You will keep the same partner throughout the course.

Working with a partner does not necessarily mean a decrease in the time you will spend on your homework; indeed, it may increase the number of hours you spend on your assignments. But with this increased time comes better understanding (and better exam grades). There are two recommended ways to work with a homework partner:

Schedule a time to meet in person and work through all of the homework problems together (we'll watch a short video in class that talks about this approach)
Both members of the team work out the homework problems independently, then meet in person to compare and discuss both partners' solutions and decide which solutions to submit for credit

It is not advisable to split up the homework problems between partners, because each partner will be responsible for learning all the homework material for the exams.

Both partners will receive the same grade on their homework assignments.

What You Should Do

Let us know if you have a preference for a partner:

If you and a classmate want to work together, one of you should fill in the partner request spreadsheet (the link is available from the myWPI announcements page for CS 1101). The form asks for the names and wpi email addresses of both partners.
If you would like the course staff to assign you a partner at random, you should put your name and username into the partner request spreadsheet and leave the information for your partner blank.
If you want us to assign you a partner, but do not want to be paired with a particular student, send email to yutaowang *at* cs.wpi.edu with the name of the person you do NOT want to be paired with.
You must fill in the spreadsheet by 5pm on Friday, January 13.