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First-rate tutorials and exercises keep you engaged on a weekly basis. Help is available whenever you need it from fellow learners. Make friends with some smarties, and start programming from Week 1. 


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What does a user want to know?
-what's expected of them
-what they can expect to do in the course
-value added

What is their emotional state:
-curious
-wary
-overwhelmed
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Sign-Up Questions:

Group Work
(Hover: We'll match you up with a band of likeminded folks. You'll get extra support, help others when they get stuck, and make smart friends.)

• Okay, match me up with other folks.
• I'm going to do this course on my own. Thanks though!

Where on Earth are you?

• <timezone>

Know Thyself. When learning something new, what's your first instinct?

• I try it out. 
• I think it through. 
• I discuss it with someone else.

Your Experience

• I've never written a program before.
• I've written "Hello World" or a simple app.
• I've built a sophisticated app. It was pretty sweet.

Social Presence Questions
What is the "Mechanical MOOC"?

• a wind-up toy dinosaur
• a robot with a sinister plan
• I think Scully ran away from it once