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docs(syllabus):Updating syllabus for Fall 2025 (#376)
* docs(syllabus): Update for Fall 2025 * docs(syllabus): Added Noah's Office Hours * docs(syllabus): Finalized Office Hours
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## Contact Information
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| Position | Name | Email | Office Hours
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| Course Advisor | Ratan Dey | ratan@nyu.edu | By Appointment
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| Team Lead | Uma Nachiappan | un2021@nyu.edu | See Table
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| Position | Name | Email | Office Hours
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| Course Advisor | Ratan Dey | ratan@nyu.edu | By Appointment
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| Team Lead | Darren Kuo | dk4461@nyu.edu | See Below
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| Onboarding Lead | Noah Mays-Smith | nm4207@nyu.edu | See Below
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**Uma's Office Hours**
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**Darren's Office Hours**
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My office hours are shared with other classes, who will take priority over
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VIP students. That said, my office hours aren't busy 90% of the time so don't
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hesitate to drop in if you have a question. Email or ping me in the discord
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to drop into my personal meeting room.
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| Day(s) | Hours | Zoom Link
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| Wednesday | 1-3pm | [Zoom](https://nyu.zoom.us/j/96477119940)
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**Noah's Office Hours**
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My office hours are open for discussion on design strategies or onboarding
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project related questions. If meeting for questions on the Onboarding Project,
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both members being present is ideal, but not required. I will also be available
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for shorter questions during our weekly meetings for shorter questions, and
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over email if an immediate answer is not needed. For more productive office
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hours, email me beforehand with your question or problem so I can better help
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you.
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| Day(s) | Hours | Zoom Link
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|Mon, Wed| 11am-12pm | [Zoom](https://nyu.zoom.us/j/92659371396)
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| By Appointment| By Appointment | Through Email
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## Course Prerequisites
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Students must be pursuing their undergraduate or graduate degree at NYU in order
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to enroll in a VIP course. Enrollment is based on a rolling application process
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to enroll in a VIP course. Enrollment is based on an application process
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through the course website. Decisions on acceptance to the course will be made
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by the faculty advisors. New student decisions are made by the beginning of each
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semester. Students may apply to various VIP course options (i.e., VIP teams),
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## Project Structure
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This VIP team does not have designated sub-teams. A single team-wide meeting
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This VIP team does not currently have designated sub-teams. A single team-wide meeting
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will be held weekly at a time determined by participant schedules.
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## Course Topics
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1 credit: 4 hours per week
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2 credits[^note1]: 8 hours per week
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2 credits[^1]: 8 hours per week
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3 credits[^note2]: 12 hours per week
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3 credits[^2]: 12 hours per week
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[^note1]: VIP Advisor pre-approval required.
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[^1]: VIP Advisor pre-approval required.
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[^note2]: VIP Management pre-approval required.
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[^2]: VIP Management pre-approval required.
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Graduate students enroll for 1.5 credits, commensurate with 50 hours over the
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| Category | Breakdown |
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| Documentation (VIP Notebook) | 35% |
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| Responsibilities & Contributions | 35% |
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| Documentation (VIP Notebook) | 40% |
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| Responsibilities & Contributions | 30% |
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| Attendance | 10% |
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| End of Semester Presentation or Report | 20% |
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| **Total** |***100%*** |
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**Zero-credit enrollment:** Students enrolled in a zero-credit VIP course will
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receive a Pass (P) for 80% or higher.
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### Documentation
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VIP Notebook entries are expected to be updated weekly through PRs by Sunday night.
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Notebook Entries will be graded out of 2 points:
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| Points | Criteria |
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| 2 | Entry contains some VIP related Work with basic explanations |
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| 1 | Entry does not contain VIP related Work, or is lacking explanation |
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| 0 | No Entry Present |
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Students are granted up to two unexcused late PRs before penalties on your
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*Documentation* grade. For each week a submission is late, there will be a 1 point
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deduction to that weeks entry.
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### Responsibilities & Contributions
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There will be bi-weekly presentations from the students about the work that they
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have been working on. Presentations can be done in groups/sub-teams if the VIP
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work was done in groups/sub-teams.
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Presentations will be graded on a completion basis, 1 point for presenting,
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0 points for no presentation. There will be no unexcused late submission for
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presentations.
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### Attendance
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Attendance is expected at weekly meetings. Meeting time is to be determined
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based on VIP Members' availability. If the meeting time does not work for a
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student, alternate options will be discussed.
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Students are allowed 2 unexcused absences. If a student is to miss a meeting
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they are responsible for anything that occurred in the missed meeting. Students
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are to notify the VIP Advisor/Leadership team if they were to miss a meeting.
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### End of Semester Presentation or Report
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Typically students will present at the end of the semester on the work that
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they have completed during the semester. Further details regarding the presentation
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will be given towards the end of the semester.

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