UW Stars CSE Curriculum

This repository holds the curriculum for a series of computer science support classes for students enrolled in the STARS program at the University of Washington.

Courses

Exploring CS

Course Description: Introduction to computer science class for STARS students considering enrolling in the 142/143 sequence during their second year. Course content will focus on programming with the Processing language. Students will be expected to attend class two times a week and complete numerous projects. Topics covered include methods, parameters, conditionals, loops, arrays, and an introduction to objects.

Syllabus

CSE 142

Course Description: Support class for STARS students enrolled in CSE142 to ensure success. This will include reinforcing concepts through lecture, practice quizzes and problem sets. Students will also be expected to attend a 30-minute check-in meeting each week to evaluate their progress and determine additional supports needed.

Syllabus

CSE 143

Course Description: Support class for STARS students enrolled in CSE143 to ensure success. This will include reinforcing concepts through lecture, practice quizzes and problem sets. Select students will also be expected to attend a check-in meeting each week to evaluate their progress and determine additional supports needed.

Syllabus

FAQ

1. Can I use these materials in my own class?

   Yes! But please credit Stuart Reges, Marty Stepp, and myself—Susan Evans

2. How do you print these resources?

   I have had success using grip to display in Chrome, and then print to pdf from Chrome. To install grip use pip install grip

References

Some of these materials are taken from, or inspired by the work of Stuart Reges and Marty Stepp in their Building Java Programs book and resources.