ALL EXPERTS - RE: Student Assignments

I thought this thread should be Stuck.

Professor I take it you have no objection to an article of this nature being used to help students.

Mary

Mary a more detailed description is needed for dumbs like me!!!

How much of the code do you want people to post?May be a guy who is really new to a language ,will need one or two full code examples to comprehended ,what to write and what to not in a program!
what do you think?

Quote: Professor I take it you have no objection to an article of this nature being used to help students. Mary

Quote: Mary a more detailed description is needed for dumbs like me!!! How much of the code do you want people to post?May be a guy who is really new to a language ,will need one or two full code examples to comprehended ,what to write and what to not in a program! what do you think?

The essence is ...

You can post code in snippets to answer syntax questions or to demonstrate how a function works. For example when a for...loop is required you can post a sample for...loop as long as it doesn't specifically answer the assignment question.

You can use Pseudo code to speak of the program flow required. What we don't want to see is the full code solution that students can just copy and paste and then hand in as assignment homework.

The rule of thumb is really just leave something for the student to do for themselves as it is the only way they will learn.

Mary

The idea not at all bad.Following it is like walking on a thin rope.

You can easily fall down with a slight mistake

Quote: The essence is ... You can post code in snippets to answer syntax questions or to demonstrate how a function works. For example when a for...loop is required you can post a sample for...loop as long as it doesn't specifically answer the assignment question. You can use Pseudo code to speak of the program flow required. What we don't want to see is the full code solution that students can just copy and paste and then hand in as assignment homework. The rule of thumb is really just leave something for the student to do for themselves as it is the only way they will learn. Mary

Right, I think the point though is to use your best judgment. Keep the solutions informative but don't give everything away. You have to make the students work for it at least a little bit. You could post most of a code file if you leave out the important parts. Every single code file has a bunch of stuff in it that is not that important like, setting up variables, opening files, gathering input, and other things, that all need to be done before you get to the actual meat of the problem. I think it is this meat that we should not be giving away to the student. Tell them what the meat looks like, tell them a good strategy to do it but don't do it for them.

I'm sure everyone is going to be very forgiving while we all try to figure out exactly what this rule means. Just like laws in countries, sometimes even the law makers don't know the full extent of their laws until they are argued in a court.

Quote: I'm sure everyone is going to be very forgiving while we all try to figure out exactly what this rule means. Just like laws in countries, sometimes even the law makers don't know the full extent of their laws until they are argued in a court.

True!

I think the main thing to keep in mind is nowhere in the thread should the full code of the assignment appear either in one post or spread over a number of posts.

ATTENTION: This is not a thread for you to ask your student assignment questions. This is for discussion of the new Student Assignment policy. Please ask your questions in the proper area, or they will be moved / deleted.

As a newb, I thought I'd give my opinion on this policy. I've been given full code solutions in the past and have only needed and used a snippet. It was easier to understand the snippet in the context of the full code. I am just now getting to the point where this policy is just what I need to continue to learn. It's gonna be hard on the brand new members who are taking their first course, but it is manageable.

I get much more satisfaction out of MY programs when I am the one writing the code. My poblem is that I usually post all of my code when I ask questions. Now I'll be forced to better describe my problems and identify the relative code. Still not a bad thing.

personally, this policy will benefit me ( and eventually my employer).

Thanks

Well teddarr,

the rule of not posting the full code is applicable when you are posting for helping others.
If you post a code tp ask questions or clear doubts,then posting full codes is most welcome.
Good luck

Quote: As a newb, I thought I'd give my opinion on this policy. I've been given full code solutions in the past and have only needed and used a snippet. It was easier to understand the snippet in the context of the full code. I am just now getting to the point where this policy is just what I need to continue to learn. It's gonna be hard on the brand new members who are taking their first course, but it is manageable. I get much more satisfaction out of MY programs when I am the one writing the code. My poblem is that I usually post all of my code when I ask questions. Now I'll be forced to better describe my problems and identify the relative code. Still not a bad thing. personally, this policy will benefit me ( and eventually my employer). Thanks

Quote: Well teddarr, the rule of not posting the full code is applicable when you are posting for helping others. If you post a code tp ask questions or clear doubts,then posting full codes is most welcome. Good luck

Sorry Hirak but teddarr is right. If a student posts full code in a question with just some minor errors then that code can be just as easily copied by others as code posted by one of the experts. The whole point is to stop students copying and pasting code directly from the forum and handing it in as homework. If teddarr posted the full code of an assignment and it was copied then the lecturer could give teddarr 0 marks for the assignment assuming he/she had also copied this code.

Mary

Well then everything lies on the creative ability of guys like teddarr.

more well they can describe their problem,chance of solution increases.

Quote: Sorry Hirak but teddarr is right. If a student posts full code in a question with just some minor errors then that code can be just as easily copied by others as code posted by one of the experts. The whole point is to stop students copying and pasting code directly from the forum and handing it in as homework. If teddarr posted the full code of an assignment and it was copied then the lecturer could give teddarr 0 marks for the assignment assuming he/she had also copied this code. Mary

Quote: Well then everything lies on the creative ability of guys like teddarr. more well they can describe their problem,chance of solution increases.

Yes and as teddarr says figuring out how to describe the problem is a learning curve itself.

Mary

i would like to have an opinion, i like the new rule is great but wat do we do if its not an assignment but if it's just a question about the code that a person as writen.

example


if i use this it's not all right but, if i asked a question like how would i use a loop in this code.

just a question by Yoda

Quote: i would like to have an opinion, i like the new rule is great but wat do we do if its not an assignment but if it's just a question about the code that a person as writen. example Expand|Select|Wrap|Line Numbers  Option Explicit   Public LoginSucceeded As Boolean   Private Sub cmdCancel_Click()     'set the global var to false     'to denote a failed login     LoginSucceeded = False     Me.Hide End Sub   Private Sub cmdOK_Click()     Dim FH As Long FH = FreeFile()   Open "H:\_Common\Work2\Stuff for Mr.goss\a.txt" For Append As #FH 'check for correct password     If txtPassword = txtPassword Then         'place code to here to pass the         'success to the calling sub         'setting a global var is the easiest         LoginSucceeded = True         Me.Hide     Else         MsgBox "Invalid Password, try again!", , "Login Failed"         txtPassword.SetFocus         SendKeys "{Home}+{End}"     End If End Sub if i use this it's not all right but, if i asked a question like how would i use a loop in this code. just a question by Yoda

Hi Yoda

The rule only pertains to Assignments.

Mary

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If you want your question answered you will have to post a new thread for it using the Start a Discussion button in the C++ forum.

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Quote: Hi Yoda The rule only pertains to Assignments. Mary

thanks mary

Quote: Hi Yoda The rule only pertains to Assignments. Mary

mary u should make a rule making state wether there question is for anisgnment or just a general question.

Yoda

Just an idea

Quote: mary u should make a rule making state wether there question is for anisgnment or just a general question. Yoda Just an idea

I think it would be too hard to enforce Yoda.

Most of them are obvious anyway.

Mary

Quote: I think it would be too hard to enforce Yoda. Most of them are obvious anyway. Mary

thats fine just want to make a suggestion to help people and TSDN

Quote: thats fine just want to make a suggestion to help people and TSDN

And it's appreciated.

Mary

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Please read Post# 18

Please see Post #18, as well as #25.

dude we said all ready don't post questions in this forum about C++. see post number 18 and 25

/me slaps forehead!

Quote: /me slaps forehead!

yeah, right?

these people are obviously not even bothering to check out the structure of the site before asking for help.

Quote: yeah, right? these people are obviously not even bothering to check out the structure of the site before asking for help.

yep as u can see most newbies don't look before asking and where to post.

Can someone close this thread please?

Oh...wait, I can.