This is a general page about the Essay Assignments that’s part of the CS6440 course. Students will have a total of 8 required essay assignments to complete this term. The Essays are completed independently of the INGINious Server and must be submitted via Canvas. The purpose of the essays are to assess the individual retainment of the 5 course units. Students are expected to cohesively respond to the essay questions by utilizing the knowledge gain from the lectures.
Here, Essay 1 Format Example, is an very general example for you to use for formatting purposes, and should only be viewed as such. You are not required to use this exact format but it is highly encouraged.
Below you can find a refined schedule that highlights the essay assignments. You can find the full course calendar and all of the course deliverables here.
| Week # | Week Of | Lessons | Deliverable | Assignment Due Date |
| 2 | 01/15/2018 | 1 & 2 | Essay 1 | 01/21/2018 |
| 3 | 01/22/2018 | 3, 4 & 5 | Essay 2 | 01/28/2018 |
| 4 | 01/29/2018 | 6 | Essay 3 | 02/04/2018 |
| 5 | 02/03/2018 | 7 | Essay 4 | 02/11/2018 |
| 6 | 02/12/2018 | 8 | Essay 5 or Quiz – Lesson 8 | 02/18/2018 |
| 7 | 02/19/2018 | 9 | Essay 6 or Quiz – Lesson 9 | 02/25/2018 |
| 8 | 02/26/2018 | 10 | Essay 7 or Quiz – Lesson 10 | 03/04/2018 |
| 9 | 03/05/2018 | 11 & 12 | Essay 8 or Quiz – Lesson 11 & 12 | 03/11/2018 |
Note: Although there will not be PeerFeedback review requirements this term, students will have the opportunity to share their essays with their classmates, as soon as the Professor or Head TA deem that is okay for students to do so.