OCW/Self Learning Track Guidelines
MIT-AITI, Ghana-2004, Team G-Unit
A supplement to the Java and EntrepreneurshipGhana-2004 Course Syllabus

OCW Course Hours

The MIT-AITI Java and Entrepreneurship course is held Monday through Friday June 14–July 23, 2004. The course runs from 9:00am-5:00pm everyday. Each OCW student is expected to be in class everyday with their lecture notes and Java Books.

Attendance

This is an intensive 6 week, summer school course. Each student registered for the MIT-AITI course is expected to be in class everyday. OCW attendance is mandatory. If you miss a quiz or check-off day then it is an automatic 0. Also, new announcements are made everyday and you must be in class to hear the announcements.

OCW Groups and Java Books

Group 1 Alpha

Group 2 Polus

Group 3 Code Warriors

Group 4 Paradox

Leader: Raymond Timothy Adanu

Paa-Kwesi Constancio Gadagbui

Erasmus Achianor

Robert Mensah

Emil Komla Noamesi

Leader: Dedon Momo Kromah

Paul Dogbe

Alexander Badu

Thomas Addo Zutah

Johnson Obong

 

Leader: Alex Antwi

Adam Habibu

Alfred Adusei Barimah

Desmond Kumi

Andrew Quartey

 

 

Leader: Joseph Appiah Jnr

Sallia Joluma Fawundu

Joseph Anertey Anteson

Yaw Osafo Adjei

Dennis Abilba

 

** The leader for each group is responsible for the whereabouts of all the books everyday. At the end of the course all book must be returned. If a book is not returned, then the responsible group will be fined the cost of the book.

Grading (Checking off) Labs

The OCW Labs will be checked-off twice a week on Wednesday and Friday. The Wednesday check-off will be to record the final grades for Monday-Tuesday labs. The Friday check-off will be to record the final grades for the Wednesday through Friday labs. Solutions for the labs will be given out on Wed. and Friday. Report card with your current grade status will be delivered periodically through the summer. If you have any questions on your grades please see any of the MIT-AITI team members.

**Daily Review Sessions and Getting Help

Each day one OCW student will lead a review of the topic. This student must prepare for this at least one day prior to the review session. The must be approved by an MIT-AITI member prior to the lecture. The review sessions will be included as a part of the OCW track final grade.  Help will be available on a daily basis by MIT-AITI team members. During this time, the student preparing for the next day’s review session should meet with the MIT-AITI team member in order to check content and to provide feedback.

Exams and Quizzes

A quiz will be given once each week. In general the quiz will fall on either a Monday or Tuesday and cover the previous week’s material. The quizzes will be given from 9:00am-9:30am. Attendance is mandatory in order for your quiz to be graded. Otherwise, you will receive 0. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped, that is, it will not be included in your final grade.

All OCW students will be taking Exam 1 and Exam 2 on the same day as the non-OCW track. The exams will be the same and cover the same material. OCW students should be in the Chemistry Computer Lab for the review sessions. On exam day the OCW students should report to the Chemistry Computer Lab for the exam.

Final Project

The final project guidelines will be the same as the non-OCW track. However, the OCW students are encouraged to use advanced Java Swing concepts, JSP, and beyond. An OCW student may propose his/her own final project. If a student proposes a project, a 2-paged general description of the project must be written up and submitted to an MIT-AITI team member for approval.