CS231 Instructions for Turning in Electronic Copies of Projects

A convenient way for you to turn in electronic versions of your project code is to put them in the class "drop box" on the General Server. This document includes instructions for how to do that. If you would prefer to email me a ZIP file including copies of all your files, that is okay, too.

Create a connection to the General Server

  1. See if there is an icon labeled General Server on your Macintosh's desktop. If there is, then you can skip the rest of this section.
  2. See if there is a "Globe" icon labeled General Server in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen. If there is, then click on it, and skip the rest of this section.
  3. Move your mouse up to the "Go" menu at the top of the screen, and press the mouse button to bring up the menu.
  4. Select Connect to Server... from the menu.
  5. Find and click on the item that says Info Tech Services MR (or it may just say Info Tec...ervices MR)
  6. Find and click on the item that says General Server
  7. Click the button that says Connect
  8. When a new window pops up, click Guest and then click Connect.
  9. When another "dialog" window pops up, click General Server and then click OK.
  10. This should cause an icon to appear on your desktop, labeled General Server

Locate the CS231 Drop box folder

  1. Find the icon on your desktop labeled General Server (if the icon isn't there go to the instructions above)
  2. Double-click on the icon, to open it up.
  3. In the window that pops up, find the item labeled Colby Course Materials, and double-click on it.
  4. In the window that pops up, find the item labeled Computer Science, and double-click on it.
  5. In the window that pops up, find the item labeled CS 231, and double-click on it.
  6. The window that pops up should include an item labeled Drop Box for CS231 Data Structs

Turn in a copy of your project files

  1. After you have located the CS 231 Drop box folder, you can turn in your projects.
  2. Create a top-level folder whose name includes your name and the number of the project or lab (e.g., Randy Jones Project 2)
  3. Put your project inside that folder. If the project has multiple parts, create a sub-folder for each part of the project (e.g., Project 2a, Project 2b, etc.).
  4. After you have filled up the contents of your Project folder, "turn in" the top-level folder (the one with your name on it) by "dragging" it into the drop box.
  5. This will pop up a message saying you won't be able to read the files after they have been copied in. That's what is supposed to happen, so click "OK".
  6. If you ever get confused or have problems, ask for help.
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