What is this course about?

VS: The course CSCI 271 is Introduction to Programming. This teaches you some common practices and methodology to write code in C++ language. The codes are instructions that you give to a machine to execute some computation. It could be as simple as adding two numbers and could be as complex as landing a rover to mars. Obviously this introductory course won’t teach you to land rovers but can definitely prepare you to get into the field of coding!

Is it difficult, Will I pass?

VS: If you prepare, you definitely will. I will help you prepare for it. All you need to do is finish assignments on time, prepare for quiz and exams, ask doubts and work on learning the concepts. The course is not difficult unless you put your mind and effort behind it. These two things are directly proportional to your probability of passing this course.

Can I submit my assignments late?

VS: The policy is strict and won’t allow for late submission to maintain fairness among students. But in case, there is an unavoidable emergency, email your instruction. It’s upto your instructor’s discretion to allow for acceptance at a later date.

I am unable to save my code, It says the “Try connecting to the Internet” or something like that?

VS: Try after sometime. Meanwhile, in order to preserve your progress, copy the code in Notepad(for windows) and TextEdit(mac). You can also use some IDEs like visual studio that can also let you run the program on your machine. Make sure to save the file locally (in your machine) as a .cpp extension. Note: Make sure the file is ending with .cpp, if the file is ending with .txt like (main.cpp.txt), it is still a text file. The last extension must always be .cpp!

Can I directly use emojis in editor instead of Unicode?

The whole point of assignment 1 is to get you to technical backend scenario of “how emojis work” without overwhelming you too much with coding. So, the short answer is no, you have to use unicode for the emojis that you want to use. For full list of emojis, visit the site https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html

Can I reattempt quiz/exam at a later date?

VS: The instructor is teaching three other courses apart from this one. That’s 84 students excluding 27 in your class. Grading 112 students, providing feedback on time and preparing for next quiz within 2 weeks doesn’t let much time. So, not to exaggerate but I work on weekends too. That doesn’t let me reschedule for another date. I strictly tell the students to not skip any quiz, but if there’s an emergency of any kind, email your instructor and I will see what I can do.