Fall 2025 Syllabus (Schedule): Classes meet M W F 2:30 –
3:20pm in Kochel 77
The Course Description page
contains a detailed explanation of course policies and the basis for grades.
Jump Down to the Schedule
The button jumps to the closest day
to today's date. Review the schedule as we get started to get a sense of how
this course will work on a daily basis.
Tools and Resources
Download and install the following software on your own personal computer(s) as
we start the course. These software tools are also available in our campus
computing labs.
- <oXygen/>. The DIGIT program has purchased a site license for
this software, which is installed in Kochel 77, Lilley Library, and other
classrooms in Burke and Witkowski where students are taking DIGIT classes
this year. The license also permits students enrolled in the course to
install the software on their home computers (for course-related use only).
When installing this on your own computers, you will need the
license key, which we have posted on our course Announcements
section of Canvas.
- Zoom: Make sure your Zoom installation is up-to-date, and
you are ready to connect. (We will use Zoom when we need it for
office/project meetings.)
- Slack: https://slack.com/help/articles/218080037-Getting-started-for-new-members).
Download and install the Slack chat client, configuring your account to use
use your Penn State email address (the official address, which looks like
xyz123@psu.edu, and not an alias based on your name that you may have set
up), so you can join our Slack workspace: DIGIT-coders.
When you receive an invitation to join this workspace you should
accept.
Resources for class:
- newtFire: My collection
of teaching resources and student projects.
- textEncoding-Hub: https://github.com/newtfire/textEncoding-Hub
Class GitHub Repository and Issues Board
- Canvas:
https://canvas.psu.edu To submit homework assignments and exams,
read private course announcements, access Zoom class meetings and video
recordings.
- No coding experience? Don’t worry! You are among friends, and this course is
designed for students without a computer science or math background. Past
students in this course with very little or no background at all with code
have designed projects (like these) and have even spoken about them at professional
conferences! By the end of this course, we hope you will be impressed at how
much you are able to make and build with your new skills and resources.
Schedule
This schedule is subject to revision. Stay alert for updates and announcements of
significant changes posted on Canvas.
| Week 1 |
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M 08-25
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W 08-27
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F 08-29
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M 09-01
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Labor Day Holiday: No classes.
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M 09-15
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Dr. B is attending the TEI Conference in Kraków
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F 10-31
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| Week 13 |
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| Week 14 |
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Sun 11-23 – Sat 11-29
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Have a peaceful and productive week! |
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| Finals Week: 12/15 – 12/19 |
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Semester projects due by 11:59pm.
Send a post to me on GitHub and Canvas to indicate that your team is
finished.
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