A. Module-by-module overview of the course
B. Grading and assessment
C. Discussion Forum Guidelines
A. Module-by-module overview of the course
Module 1: Introduction of Quantum Internet and Quantum Computers. How will they change the world?
Release date 20 March 2018
Introducing you into the world of quantum and scoping this course.
Module 2: Diving deeper in the concepts of Quantum Computing and Quantum Internet.
Release date 30 March 2018
What makes a quantum computer and a quantum internet so different from its classical counterpart?
Module 3: Securing our data
Release date 6 April 2018
How do we securely communicate right now? And how will this change with the quantum computer and the quantum internet?
Module 4: The power of simulation
Release date 13 April 2018
With great simulations we can create new materials and medicine faster. In this module we will discuss quantum chemistry and blind quantum computing.
Module 5: Applications of a Quantum Computer
Release date 20 April 2018
This week is on machine learning, linear equations and searching. These tools are virtually everywhere around us and a quantum speedup may change our everyday life.
Module 6: Applications of a Quantum Internet
Release date 27 April 2018
This week is on distributed systems and synchronization tasks.
B. Grading and assessment
Each module has a similar structure and grading policy. The non-graded contributions, such as your contributions to the discussion forum, are optional. Participation in the discussions does, however, give you a much greater and deeper learning experience. It allows you to share your ideas with the other course participants.
In total you can obtain 100 points. To pass you need an overall score of at least 60% of the total number of points that can be earned (60/100). 85% of the points you will earn by taking the quizzes, the additional 15% can be obtained by active participation in at least three discussion forums. This course contains 14 quizzes, of which 4 are droppable for grading.
All quizzes in the Quantum Library are optional, and will thus not be graded.
C. Discussion forum guidelines
The discussion forum is an important tool on the learning platform for you to share and discuss your insights, assignments and reflections.
An important part of the learning happens on the discussion forums. The forum is all about sharing your ideas with peers and inviting them to give feedback. We stimulate a positive, constructive atmosphere. Please pay attention to the guidelines provided below to make this course a pleasant experience for everyone!
- Be respectful. Please, show respect to your fellow participants. We encourage debate and discussion but only when this is done in a polite and respectful manner. We do not tolerate rude behaviour, and condescending or abusive words. Instances will be reported and removed.
- Be constructive in your feedback. Learning in an online community is about interacting with each other. When commenting or providing feedback on work of others, be constructive and whenever possible provide suggestions for improvement.
- Be sensitive to your peers’ background and culture. This is a global forum with participants from around the world. This means that your fellow participants may come from very diverse cultures and backgrounds. Please be sensitive to this when discussing your own work or results of others.
- Post appropriate content. Content that violates the Terms of Service is not permitted. You may not post inappropriate (eg. pornographic) or copyrighted content, advertise or promote outside products or organizations, or spam the forums with repeat content.
More details are available in our downloadable Forum Guidelines.
Collaboration Guidelines
Here we present some guidelines for successful collaboration during this DelftX course. They will assist you and your peers in truly grasping the course material, whilst still being able to help each other out.
We, as course staff, will actively remove posts and responses in the discussion forum, which we feel are inappropriate (literally giving answers, rather than giving tips). Repeated violation of the guidelines may result in your progress in the course being erased and/or your account being deactivated. (Please remember that the edX Honor code also applies outside of edx.org)
Here we go:
1. It is OK to discuss the general approach to solving a problem.
2. It is OK to work with others to come up with the general steps for a solution
3. It is OK to give/receive hints when you or someone else is stuck.
4. It is not OK to receive the details of a solution, these you should work out yourself.
5. It is not OK to simply copy someone else’s solution / let your solution be copied.
6. It is not OK to plug your numbers in someone else’s formula to get an answer.
7. It is not OK to consult a step-by-step solution to a problem, when the deadline has not passed yet.
8. It is not OK to share/receive the answers to an assignment before its deadline.
9. It is OK to let someone help you one step further in a solution, provided that you have given it a wholehearted attempt and are stuck for some time.
And most important!
10. After you have collaborated with others to find a solution, you should be able to solve a similar problem by yourself the next time!