CSCI-110 Daily Syllabus, Fall 2006

Tuesday/Thursday Schedule

1.0 General Information

    Class Time: Tuesday/Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

    Class Location: 220 Thompson

    Instructor: Dr. Shankar M Banik

                    Office: 222 Thompson

                                Phone: 953-5039

                    Email: shankar.banik@citadel.edu

    Instructor Office Hours:

                            Tuesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

                            Tuesday 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM

                            Tuesday 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM

                            Wednesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

                            Thursday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

2.0    Course Material

Textbooks:

• Discovering Computers 2006 - Shelly Cashman Vermaat
• Microsoft Office 2003, First Course, Premium Edition, Course Technology

3.0    Required Course Work

• Labs
  Files needed to do your lab assignments can be found at http://macs.citadel.edu/cs110
  Labs are from the MS Office 2003 text. Each lab represents solving a particular problem within a particular context using particular tools. To receive an  "A" on a lab, you must demonstrate that you understand the critical purposes of the lab, the problem being solved by a particular lab, the context of that problem, and that you know how to use the tools. Labs that clearly follow the directions show this. Labs that are incomplete, or have other significant problems, will result in grades other than "A".

• Web-based Checkpoints
  These are web-based assignments from the Discovering Computer 2006 text. Do ONLY the following 4 exercises for each checkpoint:

1. TRUE/FALSE,
2. Multiple-Choice,
3. Matching Exercises,
4. Computer Genius.

        Mastery of a checkpoint means that you have a score of 80% or better on each of the 4 components (not the average of all four) for a given  chapter. You may repeat any exercise as many times as needed, in order to achieve a grade you are happy with. Significant deviations from the 80% mark will result in a grade of "B", or lower.

• Unit Tests
  There will be Three Unit Tests during the semester. Tentative dates for the Unit Tests are Thursday September 21, Thursday October 19 and Thursday November 30 at Thompson 220 during the class. Missing a test without a previously approved excuse will result in a grade of zero for that test. Makeup test are never available.

• Final Exam
  The Final Examination is from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM on Friday, December 8. The Final Examination is comprehensive. No Final Examination can be given early, except as required by The Citadel Policy

4.0    Course Policies

Electronic Submission of Checkpoints & Labs
The labs and checkpoints instruct you to print various pages upon completing certain points in each assignment.

PRINTED PAGES WILL NOT BE GRADED!!!!! You must submit your assignments electronically as instructed in class.
Instructions for doing this are given below. They will also be demonstrated in class.

For checkpoints:

1. Open a MSWord document.
2. Insert your cover page information at the top of the first page.
3. Complete one of the exercises (such as matching, etc.)
4. Take a snapshot of the results window using alt-Prnt Scrn, INSTEAD of printing it.
5. Paste the snapshot picture into the Word document.
6. Crop the picture in MSWord so that it doesn't take up so much space.
   If you crop correctly, you can get all four pictures on one page, and it will still be readable.
7. Move the cursor past the picture you just pasted.
8. Repeat steps 4-8 for each required exercise.
9. Save your document (you should have only one document per assignment, not per exercise!)
10. Submit it to your instructor via WebCT (upload, do not email).

For Labs:

1. Complete each lab as directed.
2. When asked to print something, save a separate copy of the file instead.
3. When told explicitly to save a file in the instructions, save as directed.
4. After completing the lab, submit all files to your instructor via WebCT(upload all files once, do not email). You may zip all files and upload zipped file.

To zip a file on the machines in the 220 lab:

1. After completing a lab, zip any files into a single zipped archive file.

1. Right click on one of the files you want to save.
2. Choose the "Send To" option on the popup menu, and send it to "Compressed Folder".
   This will create a zipped "folder" that is really a zipped file containing the file you selected
   in the same location as the document you selected.
3. Drag any additional files you want to submit into this newly created zipped folder.
4. When you select a file to submit for your assignment, select the zipped folder.

2. For labs, add your cover page information to the "Comment" section of the archive

1. Right-click on the zipped folder and choose "properties".
2. Click on the Summary tab of the dialog box that pops up.
3. Enter your cover sheet information in the "Comment" text box.
4. Press "OK" and close the dialog

3. The resulting zip file is what you will submit to your instructor.

Work Format:
             Tuesdays: Students work on Homework and submit homework assignment at the end of the class. Work on next lab if time permits.
Thursdays:  Lab day, work on the lab,  lab due at the end of the class.

1	8/24/06 (R)	Overview, Checkpoint/Computer Genius Excercises/Chapter Test on the web, Lab 0 [print outs of course info, not to be turned in]
2	8/29	Chapter 1, Intro to Computers, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch1/check
3	8/31	Lab 1: page WD 126 Review Assignment Steps 1-20
4	9/5	Chapter 2: The Internet and WWW, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch2/check
5	9/7	Lab 2: page WD 174 Review Assignment Steps 1-23
6	9/12	Chapter 3: Application Software, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch3/check
7	9/14	Lab 3: page EX 44 Review Assignment Steps 1-22
8	9/19	Chapter 4: The Components of the System Unit, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch4/check
9	9/21	Test 1 (covers Chapters 1-4)
10	9/26	Chapter 5: Input, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch5/check
11	9/28	Lab 4: page EX 85 Review Assignment Steps 1-23
12	10/3	Chapter 6: Output, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch6/check
13	10/5	Lab 5: page EX 135 Review Assignment Steps 1-23
14	10/10	Chapter 7: Storage, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch7/check
15	10/12	Lab 6: page EX 187 Review Assignment Steps 1-16
16	10/17	Chapter 8: Operating Systems and Utility Programs, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch8/check
17	10/19	Test 2 (covers Chapters 5-8)
18	10/24	Chapter 9: Communications and Networks, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch9/check
19	10/26	Lab 7: page INT 1-21 Review Assignment Steps 1-18
20	10/31	Chapter 10: Database Management, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch10/check
21	11/2	Lab 8: page AC 29 Review Assignment Steps 1-9
22	11/9	Lab 9: page AC 72 Review Assignment Steps 1-18
23	11/14	Chapter 11: Computers and Society, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch11/check
24	11/16	Lab 10: page PPT 33 Review Assignment Steps 1-23 DO NOT PRINT Slides, PRINT outline only
	11/18-11/26	Thanksgiving Break
25	11/28	Chapter 15: Computers Careers, Checkpoint/Computer Genius/  Homework: http://scsite.com/dc2005/ch15/check
26	11/30	Test 3 (covers Chapters 9-11,15)
27	12/5	Review, catch-up
	12/8(Friday)	Final Exam CSCI-110-08 (TR @1pm class)  at 1300 hours

Class Attendance and Discussion: It is advised that students attend all lectures. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the class discussion.

E-mail: Any announcement will be sent through email. Class emails are sent to your official email address using PANCHO. You are responsible for making sure that you are receiving class e-mails. It is your responsibility to have your official email account working properly and forwarding to the location where you read emails.

Grading: There are four components to the course grade. They are weighted as follows.

Component	Percent
Three Unit Tests	15
Lab	50
Homeworks	20
Final Exam	15

The grading scale will be no higher than the following. It may be lower at the discretion of the instructor.

Grade	Percentage
A	90+
B	80-89
C	70-79
D	60-69
F	Otherwise

Grading Policies

• If you have a question about the grading of a homework or a lab assignment, please see the instructor during his office hours. All disagreements about the grading of homeworks or lab assignments must be brought to the attention of the instructor within one week of when the item was returned. 
• If there is a dispute about the grading of an examination problem, you may stay after the class the day the exams are returned to discuss it with the instructor. If you cannot stay at this time, return the paper to the instructor at the end of class and visit with the instructor during his office hours. ONCE AN EXAM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CLASSROOM AFTER IT HAS BEEN RETURNED, THE GRADE IS FINAL AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED, EVEN IF IT IS FOUND TO BE IN ERROR.

Policy on Late Assignments, Tests
Assignments are due on the assigned date.
Tests must be taken on the assigned date at the assigned time. There is no "extra credit" make-up work.
Just do the assigned work at the assigned time. Excuses will not be accepted, but legitimate reasons for late work will be given due consideration by the instructor. Late submissions carry penalty and may not be accepted two weeks beyond the due date. Minimum penalty is 10% per week. 

Disability

Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact the instructor personally as soon as possible so that necessary accommodations can be made to ensure full participation and to facilitate educational opportunities.

Academic Misconduct

All work submitted for an individual grade, including homework and term project, should be the work of that single individual, and not their friends, nor their tutor. It is your responsibility to be familiar with the policies mentioned in The Honor Manual of The Citadel. Ignorance of these policies is not an excuse for violating them.