• Syllabus
• Reading Responses
• Assignments
• Programming
• Open-Source Policy
• Zoom Policy

• Can I get the link to the full syllabus please?

• Please click on Syllabus on the top menu to view the syllabus document.

• When are the reading responses due?

• Reading responses are due on by the start of your class time. This applies to everybody regardless of which Adv. CC section you’re in.

• Will there be group assignments?

• Advanced Advanced Critical Computation is more focused and project driven than Critical Computation. The extent at which we collaborate with our peers will be confined to in-group activities, peer reviews or other in-class touchpoints. However, we encourage you to get to know your peers and create a support network amongst each other outside of class time!

• How are the readings & the assignments linked?

• TLDR; All the assignments are designed to be open-ended. We have our own ideas of how the two connect, but we would love to see you connect the dots through your own reflection on the readings and apply them into the assignments in ways that’s creative and empowering for you.
  
  The long answer: as a course that values code, design, and criticality equally, we shouldn't wait to explore some of the most urgent issues in contemporary computing — this includes developing critical thinking skills around algorithms, AI, biometric surveillance, and evaluating the impacts of machine learning and networking. However this doesn't mean we are ready to build an artificial intelligence (yet). Learning to code takes time and we need to be patient and build technical knowledge from the ground up and make sure that the process of learning is inclusive of everyone in this class.
  
  The open-ended nature of the assignments imply that you can take them into any number of directions that fits your skill-level and background. In addition, once we finish midterm and start working with external APIs, you will begin to find many direct relationships between the readings and the assignments.

Are we limited to only using P5.js this semester?

• We will continue to build on the object-oriented-programming foundation and interactivity on the web from Adv. CC this semester, however you will be able to bring in other libraries or functionality to augment the abilities of P5.js.

• Are we required to use the p5.js web editor or can we use our own IDE?

• You're welcomed to use your own IDE, however due to the size of this class, please make it very easy for the instructors / DT tutors to view your p5 sketches in the browser, so that no additional copying / pasting / downloading is required on our end.

• Can we use other programming languages to complete some of our assignments?

• If you have previous knowledge in programming, you can use other languages as long as you're still including p5.js and working in the web context. So additional HTML / CSS / Javascript / external JS libraries are acceptable. If you do decide to go this route though, just know that our capacity to support something that's outside of the scope of this class might be limited.

• I'm a little confused about the open-source policy. If I'm learning from tutorials / examples, what's the best way to determine when attribution is needed?

• We would like to suggest that you credit as many sources as it is possible. Lauren McCarthy, the creator and former project lead for p5.js said that it is important to "reinforce the idea that all of this work is built on collaboration and sharing open-source tools. It's very different from the individual genius artist in their studio framework of the art world".
  
  If you're remixing someone else's code outside of the tutorial context, please make sure you don't use code that doesn't have an open-sourced license such as the MIT license or the GNU license. And it's best practice that you list their license type in your attribution, e.g. "This project is licensed under a GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1".
  
  In concrete terms, you can credit your sources at the top of your source code as well as on your portfolio pages. Click on the links to see the examples.

• Do we need to turn on the camera during class?

• Adv. CC faculty have been teaching / learning remotely since Spring, 2020, and based on our experience, it makes a great difference when everyone can keep their cameras on, so that at the very least we can be pixel-present. We'd like to be accommodating and supportive as long as it's within reasons, so if you have a specific reason as to why you'd prefer to keep your camera off, please contact your instructor to discuss further.