Opportunities for Extra Credit

Throughout the semester, you can earn extra credit, which will be added to your project score.

Computer Science in the News (Up to 5 points each)

If you find a news article about computer science or computing in general that you find interesting, write a brief summary about the article and post it as a reply/comment on the Canvas discussion forum to the "Extra Credit" topic. Each article you summarize is worth up to 5 points.

Your submission should include

• Complete article citation (author, title, etc.)
• If the article is online, include a link to the web page in your blog entry. If the article is not online, submit a paper copy of the article.
• A brief summary of the article, about 1 paragraph. (Label the paragraph as "Summary".)
• How you found the article (as in, how did you come across the article) (Label the sentence as "How Found".)
• Why you thought the article was interesting (Label as "Interest".)
• Any impact the article had on you--your knowledge, your choices, your preconceived notions, etc. (Label as "Impact".)

You may find interesting articles everywhere/anywhere but typically from (reputable) news sites. Articles about applying computing to your major/minor/hobbies/other classes are particularly fun.

Restrictions and Limitations

• The reviewed article must be at least 500 words long.
• You can submit up to 8 articles in one semester for extra credit.
• You can submit up to 2 articles in one 7-day period.
• To earn all 5 points, you must use proper English grammar, spelling, and punctuation in the write up, and you must demonstrate understanding and interest in the article.