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This page will be kept up to date with information and resources related to how CS courses are handling impacts due to covid-19 (in particular online instruction and potential student/faculty illness).
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=Sycamore Community Health Initiative=
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The university [https://www.indstate.edu/covid/sycamore-community-health-initiative has decided] that as of Jan 1, 2022, all students and employees on campus will need to either upload proof of covid-19 vaccination or regular negative tests (likely weekly or bi-weekly).  All indications are that this will indeed be enforced.  The strong preference is that people be vaccinated (just like students have always been required to show proof of a number of other vaccines, including [https://www.indstate.edu/registrar/state-immunization-requirements MMR, Td, Tb, Meningitus]).  
  
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University information/resources is being kept at https://www.indstate.edu/covid-19
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You can be vaccinated '''on campus (as of November, every Tuesday and Thursday 1-4:30pm at the [https://www.indstate.edu/health-center ISU Health Center])''' or '''in the community (you can search for sites [https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/24159814f1dd4f69b6c22e7e87bca65b through the state], or schedule directly with any local pharmacy)'''.  Note that it takes 6-7 weeks from your first shot to be considered fully vaccinated (two weeks after your second dose you are considered fully vaccinated, and the second does is 3-4 weeks after the first).
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=For Students in CS Courses=
 
  
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==Attendance==
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'''Once you are fully vaccinated, please upload your vaccine card in the ISU portal (look for the Covid-19 Vaccination Record app in the portal).'''
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Students should plan to keep their calendars clear for when they would normally have lecture.  Some instructors will meet online with their classes during the regular lecture time.
 
  
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For courses where attendance is part of the grade, each instructor will determine how to count attendance during online instruction. The policy should be reasonable. Students should not be penalized for illness, and if there are other impacts related to covid-19 students should be in touch with their instructor and the associate chairperson of CS.
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=Covid-19 - Recommended Articles=
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''Note - articles are added to this lest at the bottom, so least recent is first.  And the list has not been updated since 2020.''
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* What is known about covid-19 (as of March 14) - https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-covid-19-flu-comparison-frieden-analysis/index.html
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* Simulation scenarios, advice, what is going to happen - https://ncase.me/covid-19/
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* State-by-state restrictions - https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions/united-states/ or https://www.huschblackwell.com/state-by-state-covid-19-guidance or https://www.nga.org/coronavirus/#glance
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* Indiana coronavirus dashboards - https://www.regenstrief.org/covid-dashboard/ https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/2393.htm
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* How is transmitted, some outbreak stories - https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them
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* Proposal to group test every household in the US every week - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kotlikoff/2020/05/03/dr-fauci-heres-a-way-to-contain-covid-19-and-reopen-the-economy-in-as-little-as-one-month/#6d6caf181c7a
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* Does the virus remain viable on clothes, etc. - https://ohsonline.com/articles/2020/04/22/where-does-the-virus-live-not-on-your-hair-clothes-or-shoes.aspx?admgarea=news
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* 5 pillars to stopping the spread - https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/amid-the-coronavirus-crisis-a-regimen-for-reentry?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20200515&instance_id=18502&nl=the-morning&regi_id=124039261&segment_id=27919&te=1&user_id=b1463b7b2b75403bb1a1906c83e1d2e2
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* https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/how-pandemics-wreak-havoc-and-open-minds
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* https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-math-of-social-distancing-is-a-lesson-in-geometry-20200713/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
  
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==Lab Hours==
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=Covid-19 - Data and Analysis=
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Many will be interested in examining the data related to the spread of Covid-19.  Some sources of data, articles on simulations, links to research, etc. (least recent first).  Note - try the youtube videos first, assuming you like watching videos.
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'''CS Online Lab will be using Microsoft Teams.''' To get help, do the following.
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* Time series of number of cases each day broken down by country/region/state - https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19
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* Make sure you are using the latest version of Chrome or Edge (the software we will use is fully functional only in these browsers).
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* Analysis of growth in cases, quantity of testing - https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
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* Go to https://teams.microsoft.com or https://portal.office.com and login with your full ISU email address on the initial login and then using your ISU portal Id when asked for that. If you login at portal.office.com, Teams is one of the apps that shows up (along with Word, etc.).
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* Checking if there is exponential growth or not - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg
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* Request access to the CS Online Lab team - [https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3abcf78aaef11b42e488a10f3e57f2c6c8%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=e4449a3f-2850-4a7b-b708-acb2ae4a5801&tenantId=3eeabe39-6b1c-4f95-ae68-2fab18085f8d by going to this link] and clicking to request access.  One of the faculty or GAs will approve your request to join.
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* Using that approach in R - [http://ds.indstate.edu:3838/covid-19/ web app]
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* Once part of the team, you can check on the General channel whether a GA / lab assistant is currently on duty.  You can post questions in the chat, or you can ask to talk.  With the video call you can share your screen to show your code and talk through debugging it.
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* List of cases (with age, gender, etc.) - https://www.kaggle.com/sudalairajkumar/novel-corona-virus-2019-dataset
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* Effectiveness of strategies to slow the spread - https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk:8443/handle/10044/1/77482
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Some notes...
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* US by state, including pending tests - https://covidtracking.com/
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* We have all CS students enrolled in a blackboard course as well, so that we can use that as a backup option if there end up being any problems with Teams.
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* Nice animation plotting average new cases versus previous number of cases - https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/ and video explanation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XLXg4fYsc
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* There is also a Microsoft Teams app that can be installed on phones and tablets. That should work as well.
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* Basic model for disease transmission - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6nLfCbAzgo
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* '''If you aren't able to get into the CS Online Lab team and need to troubleshoot''', check who is on duty at http://cs.indstate.edu/info/ and you can look up their email address at [[ISU CS People]].
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* Simulations with different mitigation strategies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxAaO2rsdIs
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* Collection of research articles, with goal of using AI techniques for data mining - https://www.kaggle.com/allen-institute-for-ai/CORD-19-research-challenge/data
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==Programming Assessment==
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* Mining social media to look for trends - https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/data-firm-says-vigo-might-be-a-potential-covid-19-hotspot/article_f6041d88-d566-57a4-8d37-234df24ee393.html
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For those who need to pass the programming assessment this term (CS 202, 500), we will likely offer the assessment online so that you have the same number of attempts as normal.  The current thought is to give the assessment using blackboard with its lockdown browser quiz. The questions would be in the quiz, and you would type your answers rather than write them out. This is being tested out and we'll let you know.
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* UW IHME projections per US state - https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america
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* ISU Library's guide to info/research - https://libguides.indstate.edu/CoronaVirusResources
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=For CS Faculty, GAs, Lab Assistants=
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* NIH Coronavirus info (place to check for results from new research) - https://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus
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* Clinical trials with keyword covid-19 - https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=&term=covid-19&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=
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==Graduate Assistants and Student Workers==
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* State and county level trends on cases and other data - https://covidcast.cmu.edu/
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Graduate assistants are expected to continue their duties.  Those teaching courses continue to teach, now online.  Lab hours will continue (though online now).  Grading will continue.
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* Sampling from Indiana for coronavirus - https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/05/iupui/releases/13-preliminary-findings-impact-covid-19-indiana-coronavirus.html
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* Indiana state dashboard - https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/2393.htm
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Undergraduate lab assistants will continue their lab hours (online) if they are willing to do so.  We appreciate you continuing to serve the department!  Rather than clocking in, you will need to keep a spreadsheet of your hours that is accurate to the minute.  You should only count time as working when you are logged into the online lab hours site when your normal lab hours take place.
 
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==Resources for Faculty==
 
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Information about what some of us use as tools for online teaching - [[Online-Instruction]]
 
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=Covid-19 Data=
 
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Many will be interested in examining the data related to the spread of Covid-19.  A nice dataset to look at is at https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19
 
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We may post some analysis here from CS faculty and students, if we have something worth sharing.  A first attempt at loading the data and looking for exponential growth is [http://cs.indstate.edu/~jkinne/research/covid-19.html at this link]
 
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FWIW, a nice summary of what is known about covid-19 - [https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-covid-19-flu-comparison-frieden-analysis/index.html here].
 
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=Communications=
 
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==March 12==
 
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''Head's up message from associate chairperson of CS''
 
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Cheers students enrolled in CS courses.  As expected, we will be online-only starting next week.  CS faculty met earlier in the week to discuss common expectations across all CS courses.
 
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We will likely meet again tomorrow or this weekend to pin down the details.  I will be in touch again after that, and will likely put up a website with information/resources related to your CS courses.
 
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A few things to give you a head's up on already are below.  Please read through that, and if you have any questions be in touch with your instructors and/or myself.
 
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Note - face to face classes /will/ meet today and tomorrow as usual.
 
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'''Reliable internet''' - you will need a reliable internet connection to view lectures and/or participate in synchronous sessions. If you will not have a reliable internet connection, please notify your instructors and myself ASAP.
 
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'''Normal class meeting times''' - faculty may choose to hold synchronous online class sessions/lectures during your regular meeting times (everyone would connect to a video conferencing system at the same time).  Until you hear otherwise you should keep your regular class meeting times blocked off on your calendars.
 
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'''Lectures''' - faculty will choose between synchronous lectures, videos that can be viewed asynchronously, tutorials to follow, detailed powerpoint slides.  Each faculty member will choose based on (a) their own preferences, and (b) what is likely best for the course.
 
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'''Assignments''' - will likely continue on the same schedule.  You should expect to continue working on your courses.
 
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'''Unix lab''' - is likely to become an "online lab".  We are working out the details, but we will have online hours where you can connect with one of the lab assistants to share screens, look at code, etc.
 
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'''Quizzes and exams''' - faculty can choose whether to give quizzes/exams online or not. If the university resumes face to face eventually, faculty may choose to delay quizzes and exams until then.  
 
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'''Delay in startup''' - you may experience a delay in some courses getting up and rolling online. Faculty who have never taught online courses before will be getting up to speed early next week.
 

Latest revision as of 13:51, 3 November 2021

Sycamore Community Health Initiative

The university has decided that as of Jan 1, 2022, all students and employees on campus will need to either upload proof of covid-19 vaccination or regular negative tests (likely weekly or bi-weekly). All indications are that this will indeed be enforced. The strong preference is that people be vaccinated (just like students have always been required to show proof of a number of other vaccines, including MMR, Td, Tb, Meningitus).

You can be vaccinated on campus (as of November, every Tuesday and Thursday 1-4:30pm at the ISU Health Center) or in the community (you can search for sites through the state, or schedule directly with any local pharmacy). Note that it takes 6-7 weeks from your first shot to be considered fully vaccinated (two weeks after your second dose you are considered fully vaccinated, and the second does is 3-4 weeks after the first).

Once you are fully vaccinated, please upload your vaccine card in the ISU portal (look for the Covid-19 Vaccination Record app in the portal).

Covid-19 - Recommended Articles

Note - articles are added to this lest at the bottom, so least recent is first. And the list has not been updated since 2020.

Covid-19 - Data and Analysis

Many will be interested in examining the data related to the spread of Covid-19. Some sources of data, articles on simulations, links to research, etc. (least recent first). Note - try the youtube videos first, assuming you like watching videos.

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