[nabs-l] Best techniques for group computer science projects

Tue Oct 29 03:33:28 UTC 2013

I recommend a few things.
first, team viewer is a free app like go-to assist, so that might be 
worth using. Second, virtion control system (git/whatever). third, 
please please please split your project up into multiple files. You'll 
thank yourself for it later. class definitions in header files, classes 
in cpp files and your main game loop in a main.cpp file.
On 10/28/2013 11:07 PM, Suzanne Germano wrote:
> It's is a c++ programming project. It is a group of three. We had a total
> of 3 weeks with almost no guidance. IT was not even talked about in class
> until halfway through. It was just posted on blackboard.
>
> We are to write code for a checkers game with 3 players. Each color checker
> has special powers for example red checkers have a shield they can use once
> when being jumped.
>
> We have all been working on our parts alone but now we are meeting to get
> it all working together an make any changes we need. Since almost
> everything is in one file it is very difficult at this point to work
> independently without stepping on each other.
>
> We are using c++ but the classes before this are java so in addition to the
> project itself we are having to check how to do it in C++ with only one
> week instruction in it.
>
> The final project is due Saturday. and yes it is graded.
>
> Yes central vision to see. I am just at 20/200 for the most part my reading
> vision is good as long as I can get close enough. I use large print but can
> read regular if I have to but with more difficult and misread some stuff.
> For example I can't do any of the machine organization class in regular
> print. Or with the regular diagram for the datapaths.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Ashley Bramlett
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> Suzanne,
>> I wish you had given more detail because it would be easier to think of
>> adaptations.
>> Are you using your central vision to see? How much magnification i s
>> needed?
>> So, you all sit around looking  at one pc, and what are you supposed to
>> accomplish? Building a website or is it programming?
>> You referenced seeing the code which could mean html or computer language.
>> Oh, I so empathize with your reluctance to use a reader.
>> If I had more vision, I'd use it too. I absolutely hated group assignments
>> in which
>> we had to look at a handout and do something with it. Two examples here,
>> and while they did read it to me, it made little difference as it was too
>> much to remember and organize in my head. Besides, the noisy environment
>> was NOT! conducive to listening clearly. First instance, we had to read a
>> jumbled short article in journalism and rearrange the paragraphs in a
>> logical order. Second instance, in public relations, we read a page of
>> maybe 12 sentences. Our task was to organize them and write a lead
>> paragraph for an article with those misarranged sentences. How I wish I
>> could have read them myself because I very much wanted to contribute to the
>> group.
>> Having people read to you doesn't work well in class; you have limited
>> time for the activity. Having a student read to you takes up more time as
>> reading aloud is slower than reading silently, and then you only hear it
>> once, while your classmates study the text and read it multiple times to
>> analyze and synthesize it. Oh, and you are then, struggling to hear the
>> darn reader, who, has never read to a student before, and is reading too
>> fast or unclearly.
>>
>> Is this a graded project? How large are the groups?
>>
>> If you can do a task where you do not have to read their screen, this
>> would be best. For instance, writing the work to turn in or editing it.
>> Can you divide the work up and do something just on your pc?
>> Gee, I was going to suggest dual monitors where you see a mirror of theirs
>> on your screen, but you say it won't work.
>>
>> If you feel the only route is to look at the text, you might have to look
>> at it later.
>> Could your group members look at it on your pc, and then you enlarge it
>> for yourself to see?
>> While I have not done this at school, I did this with other projects at
>> summer jobs.
>> I just enlarged it later to see the layout.
>> Another option might be for you to get an enlarged print out of what they
>> are seeing if they don't have to see multiple screens.
>>
>> I took a computer concepts class but as we all did individual work, I did
>> not have this issue.
>>
>> I have some vision, but do use a cane and other blindness tools, so I kind
>> of see both sides of the issue.
>> I have my central vision a little bit.
>> I used print for math as its so spatially different than just reading
>> braille text and it was easier to represent charts and diagrams in print.
>>
>> Its easy for those of us using auditory means to just say that, but we
>> have to consider the misunderstanding that arrises when a high partial who
>> does not look blind, like yourself, needs assistance. I know from
>> experience that getting classmates to read you material is easier said than
>> done, not to mention a struggle to understand the reader amidst the
>> background noise.
>>
>> Good luck.
>> Ashley
>> -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne Germano
>> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 8:58 PM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org ; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Best techniques for group computer science projects
>>
>> I have a group project in one of my computer science classes and several
>> more to come before I finish the degree. Most sighted people sit around one
>> computer and all look at the screen. I use ZoomText so no one likes to look
>> at my screen since you lose so much view but obviously I can't see theirs.
>>
>> What techniques do you find work best for situations like this. It is not a
>> situation that we could run dual monitors and mirror them with one having
>> zoom text enlarged. I am also not super fond of that since what I see
>> depends on where they have the mouse which may not be the area we are
>> talking about.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Suzanne
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