If I was to tell future students of DCI101 one thing, I would recommend that each student read and be ready to discuss 1-2 articles in addition to what Professor Abdoney assigns. By reading up to three articles related to the assigned topics before classes, student discussion will be more interesting, intense, and informative. Since most of this class is discussion based, I believe that it is important that each student participate in discussions with their peers.
I am one of a handful of students that have now taken both DCI180 and DCI101. While I believe that students should take both versions of this course years apart because revisiting topics that were previously discussed can lead to revelations about how technology, for example, has progressed. However, if students can only take one version of this class going forward, I would recommend taking it their freshman year. DCI180 introduced me to technologies like Google glass, Deepfakes, machine learning, and so much more. I believe my knowledge gained from class discussions about these topics led me to contribute more to later conversations with peers throughout college.
Finally, I believe engineering and computer science majors and data science minors are most compatible with this course. This is because these majors are most likely to be working with many of the technologies discussed in this course.
