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The course ends on April 30, 2009 at 9:15 p.m.  Your access to the WEB CT exams also ends.

CGS 2555 SYLLABUS. 

Class Roster for Spring 2009

This is a new textbook for my CGS2555 course.

DO NOT PRINT ANYTHING ON THE PRINTERS IN THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT ASKING DR. COPPER

TEXTBOOK: Discovering the Internet: Complete Concepts and Techniques, Second Edition by Gary Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Albert Napier and Philip Judd (ISBN: 1418859907) .  All student’s will have their own copy of the required text no later than the beginning of second class section.   Students will be notified by their instructor regarding any other required texts.  The book is available in the campus bookstore or at a bookstore behind Wendy's called Bookmart.  You may be able to buy the book online.  There is a fee of $7.50 for WebCT access.  The access procedure will be explained in class. 

COURSE CONTENT: 

This course will prepare the student to work and study in contemporary society by developing skills in electronic communications. Students will learn how to get connected to the Internet, perform research via the Internet, execute email, and become more familiar with electronic commerce.  Students will also learn the history of the internet. 

EMAIL

The class will use the email product that is found on Web CT.  Check your email on a regular basis.  Checking at least every other day would be a good idea.

TESTS and GRADING:

Exams are administered by Web CT.  There is a practice exam and a regular exam for each tutorial. The practice exams are worth 20 points and the regular exams are worth 100 points. All 100 point exams will be taken in class.

COURSE CORE OBJECTIVES:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will demonstrate the ability to: 

  a.       List and describe the historical evolution of the Internet.

  b.       Identify how businesses, schools and colleges, government, and others are using the Internet  and how  they are expected to use it in the future.  .  

  c.       Utilize available search engines on the Internet and identify how each differs.

  d.       Search the Internet for material to create a major electronic report in the student’s program of study.

  e.       Seek sites which list jobs available and assist with job placement.   

COURSE POLICIES

Student Conduct In Class Policy

Any acts of classroom disruption that go beyond the normal rights of students to question and discuss with instructors the educational process relative to subject content will not be tolerated, in accordance with the Academic Code of Conduct described in the Student Handbook.
You will print nothing in the classroom without the permission of your instructor.  There are printers available in the Learning Center located on the 2nd floor of this building.

Children/Visitors In Class Policy

Children and visitors are not allowed in class, do not ask. 

Electronic Devices In Class Policy

The use of cellular phones, pagers, CD players, radios, and similar devices is prohibited in the classroom and laboratory facilities. Calculators and computers are prohibited during examinations and quizzes, unless specified. Talk on your cell phone in class and your final grade will be lowered by one letter grade for each incident.  The second time you cell phone rings in class your final grade will be lowered by one letter grade and one letter grade for each additional incident.  Keep them turned off.  There are no exceptions, do not ask.

WITHDRAWALS:  A student must initiate a withdrawal; your instructor cannot officially withdraw a student. See PBCC Schedule of Classes to determine the final date for withdrawal from a class. 

ATTENDANCE: You may miss 4 classes.  You do not have to tell me why you missed class.  After the fourth miss your final grade will be dropped one point for each absence after the fourth.

Incomplete Policy

Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing and must have completed at least nine exams.   In other words you must have a passing average before an incomplete grade will be issued.  Your instructor will not come looking for you to complete the course. 

Students are expected to uphold the college’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student's submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be that of the student's own work. Students shall be guilty of violating the honor code if they:

1.      Represent the work of others as their own.

2.      Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work.

3.      Give unauthorized assistance to other students.

4.      Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record, or report for the purpose of obtaining additional credit.

5.      Misrepresent the content of submitted work.

The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor code is subject to receive a failing grade for the course and will be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute an honor code violation, the student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation.

For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her own. If you need help on an assignment contact your instructor.

Disabilities Policy

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all qualified students enrolled in this course are entitled to “reasonable accommodations.” Please notify the college's disabilities office for further information.

Learning Center Assistance

Consultants in the Learning Center are on duty to assist you with hardware and software problems. If your computer malfunctions or your printer is out of paper, go to the main desk and ask a consultant for help. The consultants are not laboratory assistants and, therefore, are not responsible for answering specific laboratory homework questions.  Your instructor only deals with the Lake Worth campus learning center.

Note on PCs outside of the college. Many students are successful with the Web CT product outside of the classroom.  You need a PC with an internet connection to use Web CT outside of the college.  Your instructor is not responsible for your access outside of the college.

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