CS 1000: Courseasaurus Demo Course

Spring 2026 | 2025-2026

Duration: Jan 6, 2026 - Apr 20, 2026

Course Schedule

Loosely, the course is organized as follows:

Module 1 (weeks 1 - 5): Design principles and patterns, Java fundamentals
Module 2 (weeks 6 - 11): Development practices and user-centered design
Module 3 (weeks 12 - 15): Design in the large: architecture and distributed systems

Module 1 and 2 are followed by exams, and Module 3 is followed by a cumulative final exam.

Draft Content

This content is a work in progress. Note that not all labs are on Tuesday, this page will be updated to show the complete distribution of lab dates.

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu
1	No class	Jan 6 Course Introduction and Overview RELEASED: Homework 1: Introduction Assignment	Jan 7 Lab 1: Getting Started 50 points	Jan 8
2	Jan 12	Jan 13 DUE: Homework 1: Introduction Assignment at 23:59	Jan 14	Jan 15
3	Jan 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day No Class	Jan 20	Jan 21	Jan 22
4	Jan 26	Jan 27	Jan 28	Jan 29
5	Feb 2	Feb 3	Feb 4	Feb 5
6	Feb 9	Feb 10	Feb 11	Feb 12
7	Feb 16 Presidents' Day No Class	Feb 17	Feb 18	Feb 19
8	Feb 23	Feb 24	Feb 25	Feb 26
9	Mar 2 Spring Break No Class	Mar 3 Spring Break No Class	Mar 4 Spring Break No Class	Mar 5 Spring Break No Class
10	Mar 9	Mar 10	Mar 11	Mar 12
11	Mar 16	Mar 17	Mar 18	Mar 19
12	Mar 23	Mar 24	Mar 25	Mar 26
13	Mar 30	Mar 31	Apr 1	Apr 2
14	Apr 6	Apr 7	Apr 8	Apr 9
15	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 15	Apr 16
16	Apr 20 Patriots' Day No Class	No class	No class	No class

Assignment	Type	Assigned	Due	Points
Homework 1: Introduction Assignment	homework	Jan 6, 2026	Jan 13, 2026 23:59	100

Dr. Jane Smith: Mondays 2-3pm, Wednesdays 10-11am

Location: Building 100, Room 201