Week 1 [Mon, Aug 12th] - Admin

This is the Admin tab of this week. It contains admin info relevant to this week.

A label with the icon indicates the deadline for that task (e.g., Friday 2359).

  1. Submit the pre-course survey Fri, Aug 16th 2359
  2. Learn about the course
  3. Submit prereq topics quiz Mon, Aug 19th 2359
  4. Set up the tools by Friday
  5. [Optional] Follow the Git learning trail

1 Submit the pre-course survey Fri, Aug 16th 2359

  • Submit the pre-course survey (compulsory because it collects some important information about you e.g., your GitHub username.) -- will be open on Canvas, latest by Week 1 Monday.

2 Learn about the course

You can use the button in a panel to open it as a new tab (it can be expanded in-place too). This feature is available only for panels containing another full page of the website (i.e., not available if the panel contains an extract of a page).
  • Read the following admin info about the course.

Admin Course expectations and topic levels


Admin Weekly schedule


Admin Course overview


3 Submit prereq topics quiz Mon, Aug 19th 2359

  • Read prerequisite Topics allocated for week 1. Submit Week 1 Quiz (aka prereq topics quiz) (on Canvas) to demonstrate your knowledge of those topics.
    This quiz counts for participation (as indicated by the icon above).

FAQ When can we see the quiz answers?


Admin Participation


4 Set up the tools by Friday

  • Follow the tool Preparation instructions given in the following panels.

Admin Programming Language


5 [Optional] Follow the Git learning trail

  • If you have time to spare while waiting for the semester to start, and would like to get a headstart on learning Git and GitHub (used a lot in this course), you are welcome to follow the Git Learning Trail.
    Doing so is totally optional, as the same content will be covered during the subsequent weeks as well.

+ Other info relevant to this week:

FAQ Where is everything?


Admin tP: Forming Teams

Admin Textbooks

Admin Grade Breakdown

FAQ What are the differences between CS2103T and CS2103?


FAQ What are the extra requirements to get an A+?