| Date | Description |
| August 23, 2021. | First day of classes |
| September 6, 2021. | Labor Day. No classes. |
| October 18, 2021. | Project Proposal Due |
| October 18, 2021. | Midterm. |
| December 6, 2021. | Project presentations and written report due.. |
| December 8, 2021. | Take-home final due date. |
All CS faculty will be invited to give research overview talks to the class. The faculty research talks will be scheduled multiple times a semester (with perhaps all the faculty working in an area giving talks on the same day).