Hands-ons
The hands-ons are short, low-stress (we hope) assignments designed to reinforce some of the abstract concepts from the lectures and recitation, and to let you find out how things really work.
Accessing the hands-ons
The hands-ons are set up as assignments on Gradescope, and we'll be linking to them via Canvas. They typically release at 12:00pm Eastern on their release date and are due at 11:59pm on their due date (which is often a Tuesday, unless the preceding Monday is a holiday).
- Hands-on 1: DNS
- Hands-on 2: UNIX
- Hands-on 3: Networking
- Hands-on 4: Logging
- Hands-on 5: MapReduce
- Hands-on 6: Databases
Getting help
If you have any questions about the hands-ons, or need help getting started, office hours are a great place to start! If you are having trouble accessing Gradescope, first make sure that you are actually registered for 6.1800; your Gradescope access is tied to yoour registration. If you're definitely registered, email your TA and they'll help you figure that out how to get access..
Extension policy
Like all assignments in 6.1800, if you reach out to your TA ahead of the deadline, we will give you a 24-hour extension on any hands-on, no questions asked. If you feel that a longer extension is necessary, we'll work with you (and perhaps S3) to come up with a plan.
Grading
Our goal is to release grades for each hands-on one week after it's due. You'll be able to see your grades, and submit regrade requests if necessary, directly on Gradescope—you'll get an email when grades are released. You can submit regrade requests for a particular hands-on for up to one week after the grades are released.
Hands-ons count for 5% of your final grade total, and we will drop your lowest score (i.e., each of your five best hands-ons will be worth 1% of your final grade).