Week 8 — Module Framing · Midterm Review & Exam

Introduction to Computer Science · CSCI 1101 Fall 2026 · Prof. Okafor Fictional sample

Course: Introduction to Computer Science — CS1 / Programming Fundamentals in Python (CSCI 1101) · Silver Oak University (fictional sample) · Prof. Okafor
Module: Week 8 of 16 · Fall 2026 · Midterm week
Covers: Objectives 1–5 (Weeks 1–7) — computing & first programs · variables, types & expressions · I/O & strings · Booleans & conditionals · while & for loops · functions

(A) Module 8 Overview + (B) Welcome Announcement. This is an exam week: there is no weekly quiz, assignment, or coding lab — the Midterm replaces them — but there is a midterm-debrief discussion. Dates assume the Midterm window opens Mon Oct 19 and the exam + debrief are due Sun Oct 25.

(A) Module 8 Overview — Start Here

Welcome to Week 8: Midterm Review & Exam

This week you consolidate everything from the first half of the course and take the Midterm. It's cumulative over Weeks 1–7 (Objectives 1–5): writing and running programs, variables and expressions, input/output and strings, Booleans and conditionals, while and for loops, and functions. Use the review materials, rehearse with the practice exam, then take the real thing.

What's in this module

#	Do this	Type	When
1	Review outline (B) and Review deck (E) — a guided recap of Weeks 1–7	Prep (ungraded)	Tue/Thu sessions
2	Study Guide (M) — coverage, key rules, classic bugs, worked examples	Prep (ungraded)	Before the exam
3	Exam-Prep Tutorial (N) — drill the cumulative material with an approved chatbot; submit the share link	Lecture Tutorial · graded (5% group)	Sun Oct 25
4	Practice Midterm (O) — a full ungraded rehearsal; shares no items with the real exam	Practice · ungraded	Before the exam
5	Midterm Exam (L) — 20 items, 100 points, AI not permitted, 1 attempt	Midterm · 20% of grade	opens Mon Oct 19; due Sun Oct 25
6	Discussion 8 — "Midterm Debrief" — reflect with an approved chatbot; post the AI summary + chat link and reply to two classmates	Discussion · graded (10% group)	Initial post Fri Oct 23; replies Sun Oct 25

AI policy reminder: AI may be used for the Exam-Prep Tutorial, the Practice Midterm, and the Debrief Discussion. AI may not be used on the Midterm — it's closed, your own work, one attempt.

How to succeed

Rehearse with the practice exam first. It mirrors the real blueprint with different programs — if you can do it, you're ready.
Run the review code. For every "what does this print?" in the study guide, predict it, then run it. The midterm is full of these.
Re-read your classic-bug list: = vs ==, off-by-one (range stop is exclusive), / gives a float, "2"+"3" is 23, a function with no return gives None.

(B) Welcome Announcement — Module 8

Release setting: post on Mon Oct 19, 2026.

Subject: Week 8 — Midterm week 📝

Hi everyone,

You've built a lot in seven weeks — from your first print to writing your own functions. This week we review it all and take the Midterm (cumulative, Weeks 1–7). Everything you need is in this module: a review outline and deck, a study guide, an exam-prep tutorial you run with a chatbot, and a practice midterm that mirrors the real one with different problems.

Three things not to miss:
1. Practice Midterm (O) — take it first; it shares no items with the real exam. If you can do it, you're ready.
2. Midterm Exam (L) — opens Mon Oct 19, due Sun Oct 25. 20 questions, 100 points, no AI, one attempt.
3. Discussion 8 (Midterm Debrief) — also due Sun Oct 25.

One reminder: the midterm is full of predict-the-output and debugging questions. The best prep is the one habit we've used all term — run the code and read what Python actually prints.

You've got this. See you Tuesday for review,
Prof. Okafor

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