55AA-011 · This is 55AA-011, week 9, session 2. It focuses on "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment" and turns the weekly plan into discussable, practicable, and reviewable class artifacts.

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Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: Lab, Review, and Transfer

This is 55AA-011, week 9, session 2. It focuses on "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment" and turns the weekly plan into discussable, practicable, and reviewable class artifacts.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain where "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment" fits in this course and what core problem it addresses.
  • Analyze a case or system related to "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment" using today's method.
  • Connect the session task to the course outcome: Propose clear, bounded, and evaluable project goals.
  • Complete the questions, notes, and synthesis required by workshop, exercise, and review.

Prerequisites

  • Completion of software engineering and at least one systems or security core course.
  • Have read the weekly task: Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope.
  • Be able to record assumptions, evidence, risks, and questions to validate in class.

Preparation

  • Open the 55AA-011 course repository, readings, and this week's task brief.
  • Write two true/false claims or open questions about "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment" before class.
  • Be ready to show questions, lab notes, or project fragments from the previous meeting.

Class Flow

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Review previous conclusions

Quickly review the concept framework and unresolved questions for "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment".

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Question

When judging "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment", what fact should be confirmed first?

Expected answer: First confirm the object, boundary, attacker or user capability, observable evidence, and evaluation criteria.

Follow-up: If that fact is not directly observable, what minimal experiment would you design?

Script

Opening

Today's session focuses on "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment". We will not treat it as an isolated topic. We place it in the course workflow: define the object and boundary, gather evidence, and turn the result into engineering action.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

Open the example, data, or project fragment related to "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment".

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Slide 1Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: Session Question
Slide 2Concept Framework
Slide 3Case Path
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Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: lecture video

8-18
Lab goal and acceptance criteria

Define today's deliverable, evaluation criteria, and minimum completion line.

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Question

When judging "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment", what fact should be confirmed first?

Expected answer: First confirm the object, boundary, attacker or user capability, observable evidence, and evaluation criteria.

Follow-up: If that fact is not directly observable, what minimal experiment would you design?

Script

Review

Return to the previous discussion. State one important conclusion in a sentence, then state one remaining uncertainty. We will carry those uncertainties into today's analysis.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

For the weekly task "Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope.", write the object, boundary, evidence, risk, and next action.

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Slide 2Concept Framework
Slide 3Case Path
Slide 4Workshop, exercise, and review
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Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: lecture video

18-35
Instructor demo

Demonstrate how to turn the method into reproducible steps or a project fragment.

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Question

Where is the weekly task "Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope." most likely to fail?

Expected answer: Common failures include unclear goals, insufficient evidence, unreproducible environment, and conclusions without process.

Follow-up: What checklist item would reveal this failure early?

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Guided question

Here is the first judgment question: if we know only the conclusion but not the environment, inputs, or evidence, can that conclusion guide engineering decisions? Answer yes or no first, then name your assumptions.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

Open the example, data, or project fragment related to "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment".

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Slide 3Case Path
Slide 4Workshop, exercise, and review
Slide 5After-class Deliverable
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Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: lecture video

35-58
Group lab

Students execute the weekly task, record evidence, and mark failure points.

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Question

Where is the weekly task "Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope." most likely to fail?

Expected answer: Common failures include unclear goals, insufficient evidence, unreproducible environment, and conclusions without process.

Follow-up: What checklist item would reveal this failure early?

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Explanation

For "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment", the key is not memorizing definitions but following an analysis order: define the object, list boundaries, state who can do what, find observable evidence, and turn the conclusion into a task or test.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

For the weekly task "Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope.", write the object, boundary, evidence, risk, and next action.

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Slide 4Workshop, exercise, and review
Slide 5After-class Deliverable
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58-70
Peer review

Exchange results and check reproducibility, explanation quality, and missed risks.

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Question

What makes a lab result reviewable by someone else?

Expected answer: It needs environment, commands, inputs, outputs, failure conditions, screenshots or logs, and explanations for anomalous results.

Follow-up: How would you write this requirement into homework or project acceptance criteria?

Script

Practice transition

Now apply that order to the weekly task: Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope. Do not write only the final answer; preserve how you ruled out alternatives.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

Open the example, data, or project fragment related to "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment".

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Slide 5After-class Deliverable
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70-80
In-class revision

Revise notes, code, configuration, models, or report structure based on review feedback.

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Question

What makes a lab result reviewable by someone else?

Expected answer: It needs environment, commands, inputs, outputs, failure conditions, screenshots or logs, and explanations for anomalous results.

Follow-up: How would you write this requirement into homework or project acceptance criteria?

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Summary

Today's deliverable is not polished prose. It is a set of reviewable judgments. After class, complete the required evidence, commands, screenshots, logs, or review notes.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

For the weekly task "Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope.", write the object, boundary, evidence, risk, and next action.

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Slide 6After-class Deliverable
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Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: demo and review video

80-87
Selected sharing

Select two or three groups to explain findings, tradeoffs, and next steps.

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Question

What makes a lab result reviewable by someone else?

Expected answer: It needs environment, commands, inputs, outputs, failure conditions, screenshots or logs, and explanations for anomalous results.

Follow-up: How would you write this requirement into homework or project acceptance criteria?

Script

Summary

Today's deliverable is not polished prose. It is a set of reviewable judgments. After class, complete the required evidence, commands, screenshots, logs, or review notes.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

Open the example, data, or project fragment related to "Midterm review and roadmap adjustment".

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Slide 7After-class Deliverable
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Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: demo and review video

87-90
Submission check

Confirm homework, naming conventions, evidence artifacts, and deadline.

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Question

What makes a lab result reviewable by someone else?

Expected answer: It needs environment, commands, inputs, outputs, failure conditions, screenshots or logs, and explanations for anomalous results.

Follow-up: How would you write this requirement into homework or project acceptance criteria?

Script

Summary

Today's deliverable is not polished prose. It is a set of reviewable judgments. After class, complete the required evidence, commands, screenshots, logs, or review notes.

Demo / Exercise

Midterm review and roadmap adjustment class demo

For the weekly task "Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope.", write the object, boundary, evidence, risk, and next action.

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Slide 8After-class Deliverable
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Midterm review and roadmap adjustment: demo and review video

Homework

Demo the prototype and revise goals and scope. Submit lab notes, review feedback, and the next improvement plan.