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.SAMs Institution Key --V7654867
SAMs key code direct from publisher. (Instant Access, get it right now.)
You must buy the SAMs"s keycode to complete the course. You must also have the textbook.
The course ends on April 29, 2010 at 9:15 p.m. Your access to the SAMs exams also ends.
Assignments (updated on Feb 2)
Final Exam Schedule Spring 2010
Copyright Crash Course that supports the last exam. More copyright info here.
CGS 2555 SYLLABUS.
| Instructor: Dr. Michael S. Copper | Semester: Spring 2010 |
| Office: TC 411 | |
| Phone: 561 868-3220 | Room: See your schedule |
| Instructor E-mail copperm@pbcc.edu | Office Hours: Posted next to my office door. |
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 students 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.
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.
The class will use the email product that is found on SAMs. 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 SAMs. There is a practice exam and a regular exam for each tutorial. Your final grade will be the average of all 100 point exams. Your written assignments will be averaged and added in as a 100 point grade. Sams will let you view your grades once you complete an exam.
| A = 100 – 91 |
B = 80 – 90 | C = 70 – 79 |
D = 65 – 69 |
Below 65 – F |
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
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 and visitors are not allowed in class, do not ask.
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 fifth absence you will be dropped from the course.
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.
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 SAMs product outside of the classroom. You need a PC with an internet connection to use SAMs outside of the college. Your instructor is not responsible for your access outside of the college.
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Tuesday April 20, 2010