About the minicourses
There are a variety of half-credit minicourses offered every semester.
All minicourses share the same lecture time slot. The common lecture is broad and cross-cutting. For Spring 2023, the common lecture will start after the first week of the semester, time and location TBD.
The common lecture videos from Spring 2021 are also hosted on Google Drive for your reference.
- Basics of the Linux/Unix command line
- Version Control with git
- Internet Basics
Recitations - Spring 2023
The material specific to each minicourse in covered in the recitation. The current list (along with meeting times and locations) is below:
| Course Number | Recitation Instructor | Meeting Times | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS 1880 - DevOps | Joy Liu & Campbell Phalen | Wednesday 5.15-6.45pm | Towne 309 |
| CIS 1890 - Solving Hard Problems in Practice | Charley Cunningham & Rohan Menezes | Tuesday 5.15-6.45pm | Towne 319 |
| CIS 1910- Linux/Unix Skills | Kyrie Dowling | Tuesday 5.15-6.45pm | DRL 4C4 |
| CIS 1920 - Python Programming | Tony Liu | Thursday 8.30-10.00am | Towne 315 |
| CIS 1940 - Haskell | Jessica Shi | Tuesday 3.30-5.00pm | DRL 2C6 |
| CIS 1950 - Android Development | Ali Krema | Thursday 3.30-5.00pm | Towne 315 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I take more than a minicourse that has a time conflict with another course?
For this semester, if a minicourse is triggering a time conflict with another course, that time conflict cannot be overriden. The one exception is with Senior Design; you can fill out the time conflict form, get the Senior Design instructor and one of the minicourse instructors (Swapneel or Harry) to sign it, and then submit the form to RAS. -
The minicourse I'm interested in is full - is there a waitlist?
Most minicourses use the CIS waitlist system. This may, however, vary across the various minicourses. Please go to the first recitation and contact the recitation instructor for details. -
Will there be recitations during the first week of classes?
Yes - depending on the lecture/recitation scheduling, some recitation sections may start before the first lecture. -
When will courses for next semester be listed?
Courses for Fall are typically listed over the summer and courses for Spring are listed in early December.
Minicourse coordinators
Please contact Swapneel Sheth or Harry Smith if you have any additional questions.