How appropriate, I am now in HK and I have an octopus card in my wallet!
It is a very well received device from what I experienced. It works really well in HK but I doubt that it will work as well in other countries/cities.
What makes HK unique is the high concentration of people in a "homogenous" society. Being a "special administration region" under China, efficency has a higher priority over privacy. I personally think that it is a wonderful system for HK, but not very well suited for North America.
Ever since I had a chance to play with a set of LEGO Mindstorm around 1 year ago, I was convinced that this is a great tool for CS education. Since then, I have taken up a teaching position at a college in Computer Science and I've been trying to get the department to use Mindstorm to teach first year CS. I believe that this can be done and will be good for the students. Knowing that another university is doing the same thing is very reassuring.
Apparently, this course is either their second/thrid course in CS. What do you guys think of using Mindstorm as a first course in CS?
I am an educator in computer science. Although I do not agree with GIT's policy, I can see why they have adpoted such a policy in CS. Remember, the article says that this is only for a entry level CS course. In such a course, students are likely to copy answers off each other. In CS, a major portion of marks is allocated to assignments. I have had students that got a passing grade simply copying assignments and bombing all exams.
By having a no-discussion policy, they ensure that students are all doing their own work and learn as much as possible on their own. In more advance course, I am sure they would not have such a policy.
Having said all of the above, I still don't think that the policy is sound. Maybe some modifications to the policy is needed.
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How appropriate, I am now in HK and I have an octopus card in my wallet!
It is a very well received device from what I experienced. It works really well in HK but I doubt that it will work as well in other countries/cities.
What makes HK unique is the high concentration of people in a "homogenous" society. Being a "special administration region" under China, efficency has a higher priority over privacy. I personally think that it is a wonderful system for HK, but not very well suited for North America.
Ever since I had a chance to play with a set of LEGO Mindstorm around 1 year ago, I was convinced that this is a great tool for CS education. Since then, I have taken up a teaching position at a college in Computer Science and I've been trying to get the department to use Mindstorm to teach first year CS. I believe that this can be done and will be good for the students. Knowing that another university is doing the same thing is very reassuring.
Apparently, this course is either their second/thrid course in CS. What do you guys think of using Mindstorm as a first course in CS?
I am an educator in computer science. Although I do not agree with GIT's policy, I can see why they have adpoted such a policy in CS. Remember, the article says that this is only for a entry level CS course. In such a course, students are likely to copy answers off each other. In CS, a major portion of marks is allocated to assignments. I have had students that got a passing grade simply copying assignments and bombing all exams.
By having a no-discussion policy, they ensure that students are all doing their own work and learn as much as possible on their own. In more advance course, I am sure they would not have such a policy.
Having said all of the above, I still don't think that the policy is sound. Maybe some modifications to the policy is needed.