CGS 2555 SYLLABUS
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| Instructor: Dr. Michael S. Copper | Semester: Fall 2007 |
| Office: TC 411 | |
| Phone: 561 868-3220 | Room: See your schedule |
| Instructor E-mail for WEB CT: Michael Copper | Office Hours: By appointment; You are also welcome to stop by my office anytime I am in. Please feel free to; see me before or after class. |
DO NOT PRINT ANYTHING ON THE PRINTERS IN THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT ASKING DR. COPPER
TEXTBOOK:
The Internet, Schneider, Evans, and Carey, ISBN , 6th
ed.,2002. Newer editions are ok.
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.
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.
Power Point Slide Shows on all Ten Tutorials
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. There is a midterm exam and a final exam. The midterm exam is worth 200 points and the final exam is worth 300 points. Your exam schedule can be found by logging into your Web CT account and clicking on exams. Students are responsible for completing the exams by the exam due date. You may complete this course early if you like. All students will have 100 points added to the total points possible. This 100 points more than covers any possible errors in the questions. Consider this a bonus. You may earn a maximum of 1700 total points. The points you will earn from you exams will be divided by 1600 to determine your final grade.
| 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 fourth miss your final grade will be dropped on point for each absence after the fourth.
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 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.
Page last updated:
Saturday September 01, 2007