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FAQ

This is a GENERAL FAQ page. Remember that there are separate question pages for assignment-specific questions.



What name and password should we use to sign in to Coweb with? (To add ourselves to the Who's Who page, etc.?)

None! You can freely edit any page that isn't locked. However, we do use the honor system. Please do not edit anyone else's work or do anything malicous. Official class pages are usually locked. It would probably be advisible that you lock your Who's Who page.


I tried to attach an image to my personal page but a password and account window showed up. is it the same as my lock password?

The username is attach
The password is carmen


Does JES only work with JPEG files?

For the purposes of this class, we will only be using JPEG. However, JES can read images in PNG format. PNG is usually good for cartoon-ish or graph types of images whereas JPEG is good for photos.


If I use a computer such as one in the library, can I save my work to a disk? Or do I have to do it all at one sitting and turn it in?

Unfortunately the library recently upgraded to computers that do not have disk drives. If you have a jump drive or some other USB storage device, you can use that to save your files. However, if you do not, there's a few options.
  • You can email your code to yourself. However be careful when you do this. Make sure you send your code as an email attachement, and don't just paste the actual code into the body of the email, which has a tendency to scramble your spacing.
  • You can paste your code onto your Y:\ drive. This is your network drive and anything you put here will be available to you each time you log on to an OIT machine (library, student center, etc.).
  • You can turn in your unfinished homework (code and accompanying files) to Tsquare as a draft. You can always retreive your submission and work on it sometime/somewhere else. There is no limit to how many times you can save drafts to Tsquare. However, only your last submission before the deadline will be looked at and graded.


What is WebWork?

Tsquare is the website that you will be using to turn in your assignments. You will also be able to view your grades through Tsquare as soon as your TA grades your assignments.

A link to Tsquare.


What are the exams like in our class? Are they pencil and paper? Scantron?

You and all your classmates will be issued helmets and foam bats. Those that are standing after 20 minutes get an A, 15 minutes a B, etc.

Actually it's just pencil and paper. Check out the Hotspots #3 page to see sample midterm/final reviews from previous semesters. Usually you'll be asked to code one or two problems, trace some code given to you and tell what it does, and/or multiple choice or short answer.


I posted my code to one of the homework questions page and the spacing got screwed up. What's up with that?

HTML generally ignores whitespace. However, whitespace is crucial for python code. To get around this, you can put a <code> before your code and a </code> at the end of your code. Also, be careful about asterisks in your code. The CoWeb will think you're trying to create a new page or something. To get around this, replace all the asterisks with a &star;. It'll look weird when you're typing it, but it'll show up correctly.


How do we go about creating more pages so we can expand beyond the page we already have...?

Simply edit an existing page that you want to link to the new page. Type the name of the new page surrounded by asterisks. Then when you view the page, you'll see a button next to what you typed that says "create". Press it and voila! Please only publish materials on this site responsibly. This is NOT to be used as free hosting.


When I attached a file to a page, the filename changed. What's going on?

Spaces typically aren't a good thing to have in URL's so it replaces the spaces in your filename with underscores. Also, if you upload a file with the same name again, then it'll append a number to the end of the filename (but before the extension) for example, suppose you uploaed a file called me.jpg. But then you decided to upload another picture of yourself instead that was also named me.jpg. The first file you uploaded would stay, and the next one would be uploaded as me.1.jpg. The next time you upload it, it will be renamed to me.2.jpg. etc. This way all versions of all files uploaded to a page are saved.


How do I become a TA for CS1315? What exactly is involved?

To become a TA...
  • Your overall GPA must be above a 2.0
  • Your CS GPA must be above a 3.0 (since this is probably the only CS class you've taken, that probably means you need to just get at least a B in here).
  • The first time you TA, you have to TA for credit, not pay.
  • You have no sort of academic misconduct on your record.
  • You must like CS.
  • For more information go to the Information on TAing for CS1315 page.


How do I dispute a grade?

Talk to your TA that graded the assignment. If you don't like what he/she said, then you can go to the Head TA (Brittany).


Didn't quite find what you were looking for? Add the question here and we'll get to answering it as soon as we can.
When we send homework and lab assignments to the CS1315 email address, is there a way to confirm the messages are received?
You should be fine as long as the e-mail isn't returned. Also, you won't be using the CS1315 e-mail address for most of the stuff you turn in. Toni Walden
You can also e-mail me and I'll check for you if you think something weird may have happened to it. Thanks! Brittany Duncan


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