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Actually the course number for me was 'ECE 110.' A 101 course is, traditionally, the first course in a series while 'EE' is traditionally 'Electrical Engineeri

by smanek 17y ago

Actually the course number for me was 'ECE 110.' A 101 course is, traditionally, the first course in a series while 'EE' is traditionally 'Electrical Engineering.' Hence, 'EE101' is an idiomatic way (at least in America) to indicate the first Electrical Engineering course a student would take in college.

jonsen 17y ago
Thanks a lot. Solves my occasional wondering about the exact semantics behind some uses of CS101.
- smanek 17y ago
  The rule of thumb is that '100'-level courses are for first year undergrads, '200'-level for second years, '300' level for 3rd years, '400' for fourth years, and '500'-level for graduate courses. There are, obviously, a lot of exceptions. Many people will take 200/300 level courses their first year if they are comfortable with the subject. And a handful of schools use entirely different systems - my current school uses '000'-level to denote 'introductory' courses, '100'-level for 'advanced' undergrad, and '200'-level to signify a graduate course.
  - jonsen 17y ago
    Thanks again. Would you care to enlighten me on another puzzling educational expression: one-term course. For example you may see in the teachers guide of a textbook: This can be covered in a one-term course. How much 'study volume' i.e. study hours total does such a one-term course comprise?
    - smanek 17y ago
      One term is a semester, which is ~ 4months. Most classes meet about 4 hours a week, so ~60 hours of class time per term. Profs always say you should spend 2 hours studying out of class for every hour in class, but very few people do that - I probably average about 1 hour out of class per 3 hours in class (but some classes take far more time). So, figure a bare minimum of 60 hours, an average of about 80 hours, and an upper bound of about 200 hours (very rare, but there are a few classes that have problem sets from hell).
      - jonsen 17y ago
        I see. Several culture and subculture dependent interpretation issues here too. No further questions. You may rest :)

by smanek 17y ago

jonsen 17y ago

Thanks a lot. Solves my occasional wondering about the exact semantics behind some uses of CS101.

smanek 17y ago
The rule of thumb is that '100'-level courses are for first year undergrads, '200'-level for second years, '300' level for 3rd years, '400' for fourth years, and '500'-level for graduate courses. There are, obviously, a lot of exceptions. Many people will take 200/300 level courses their first year if they are comfortable with the subject. And a handful of schools use entirely different systems - my current school uses '000'-level to denote 'introductory' courses, '100'-level for 'advanced' undergrad, and '200'-level to signify a graduate course.
- jonsen 17y ago
  Thanks again. Would you care to enlighten me on another puzzling educational expression: one-term course. For example you may see in the teachers guide of a textbook: This can be covered in a one-term course. How much 'study volume' i.e. study hours total does such a one-term course comprise?
  - smanek 17y ago
    One term is a semester, which is ~ 4months. Most classes meet about 4 hours a week, so ~60 hours of class time per term. Profs always say you should spend 2 hours studying out of class for every hour in class, but very few people do that - I probably average about 1 hour out of class per 3 hours in class (but some classes take far more time). So, figure a bare minimum of 60 hours, an average of about 80 hours, and an upper bound of about 200 hours (very rare, but there are a few classes that have problem sets from hell).
    - jonsen 17y ago
      I see. Several culture and subculture dependent interpretation issues here too. No further questions. You may rest :)