All students are required to join the course mailing list -- to join, visit https://listserv.hawaii.edu/, click on "Subscriber's corner", create an account, and sign up for the ics651-l mailing list.
I send announcements to the mailing list. The mailing list should also be used for class-wide discussion (by you, the students) on topics relevant to the course -- the instructor generally does not participate in these discussions. Each student should feel free to initiate such discussion.
Appropriate ways of using the list include but are not limited to:
I will assume that anything you submit as a homework or to the mailing list or otherwise as part of this course is not confidential, i.e. may be reviewed by your fellow students and, if appropriate, may be anonymously posted to the web. For example, I may choose to post solutions based on what students have submitted. I will feel free to do this unless you clearly let me know that you would prefer that your fellow students not be given either a specific piece of material, or your communications in general.