A Sense of Doubt blog post #2522 - My Mastermind Assignment - Technical Writing - Critical Thinking Skills

A Sense of Doubt blog post #2522 - My Mastermind Assignment - Technical Writing - Critical Thinking Skills

I am really proud of my MASTERMIND assignment to try hone critical thinking abilities in students.

Here's my assignment.

Here's some hashtags.

#criticalthinking

#technicalwriting

#technicalcommunications

#analysis

#gametheory

#algorithms

#puzzles

#process

#dontgiveup

WWA#01a - MASTERMIND ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT

 

Due: Saturday January 15^th - end of the day

 

Format: Memo to the instructor

 

Length: Over a page; no maximum.

 

Visuals: At least three. Screen shots of game. Visuals should be integrated in the text of the document, near the text that directly explains what is shown in the visuals.

 

Sources: Optional but recommended, such as

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_(board_game)

 

or Google

 

“Mastermind game.”

 

If you use sources, please cite them in APA form. Consult APA format module in CANVAS and/or the appropriate sections of the Little Seagull Handbook.

WHAT TO DO

 

Play the Mastermind game here:

 

https://www.archimedes-lab.org/mastermind.html

 

Make sure to read the rules first either at the Archimedes site linked above or Wikipedia or both.

 

Try to play and figure out how to win often and quickly WITHOUT watching You Tube videos or reading other help options or even the algorithm provided on the Wikipedia page.

 

Analyze how you figured out on your own to win often and quickly. After which, you may examine the algorithm provided on the Wikipedia page with which Donald Knuth claimed to be able to guess correctly in five moves or fewer.

 

That’s impressive because the code set contains 1296 combinations.

 

 

After some playing and analysis and some exploration of source materials, write a memo to your instructor explaining your analysis of how you figured out to win and then what you learned from resources.

 

Take screen shots of the game at various stages to show what you tried, what response you received and what you tried based on that response.

 

The instructor (that’s me), I will share some guidance on this assignment in my week two video, but I do not want to show too much about playing the game because I want you to explore and analyze and learn and then report on what you learned through analysis.

 

If completed without too much or any assistance from available resources, this assignment is meant to hone your critical thinking skills and test your ability to articulate a step-by-step procedure that you devised using analytical, critical thinking.

 

Cool?

 

Come on... this is supposed to be FUN.

 

I am all about either putting the FUN in FUNKY or FUN in the key of FUNK!!

 

Have a blast!

 

 

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