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Course prerequisites
The class is open to all; there are no prerequisites for this class.
Materials fees
Students will not be required to purchase any materials or books and all required reading will either be handed out or available online for free.
Texts
Readings will be as current as possible and the instructor will regularly assign materials. In addition, students will be responsible for keeping up to date with the course’s blogroll which will be presented in the beginning of the semester. Handouts may be provided in addition, in the class and students are responsible for reading assigned materials and the blogroll prior to each class.
Grading and evaluation
Student scores will be weighted according to percentages and then combined into a final numerical score, shown below. Letter grades will be assigned on the following basis:
Score Grade Score Grade 93-100 A 90-92 A- 87-89 B+ 84-86 B 80-83 B- 77-79 C+ 73-76 C 70-72 C- 67-69 D+ 60-66 D Below 60 F
How grades are determined:
- A = A’s are given to exceptional work and to assignments that fulfill all requirements in an exceptional manner and go beyond what is required. It should exhibit a thorough understanding of the assignment demonstrating exceptional creativity and an original approach.
- B = Work has been completed is above average. The assignment has been completed and all requirements fulfilled. The assignment exhibits knowledge of the subject exhibit creativity and originality.
- C = Work has been completed in an acceptable manner but no effort has been made to demonstrate creativity or originality.
- D = Work has been submitted but fails to fulfill the assigned requirements or the assignment has been poorly executed.
- F = Work does not fulfilled assigned requirements or has not been handed in.
Attendance policy
Attendance is mandatory for all class meetings except for University-approved reasons and/or instructor approval. Please see me ahead of time if you know that you will be missing a class. You are responsible for all information presented in the classroom regardless of your presence.
HONOR CODE AND PLAGIARISM STATEMENTS
Students enrolled in this course are expected to abide by the Honor Code. The purpose of the Honor Code is to protect the academic integrity of he University by encouraging consistent ethical behavior in assigned coursework. Academic dishonesty of any kind, for whatever reason, will not be tolerated.
No honest student wants to be guilty of the intellectual crime of plagiarism, even unintentionally. Therefore, we provide you with these guidelines so that you don't accidentally fall into the plagiarism trap.
Plagiarism is the taking of someone else's words, work, or ideas, and passing them off as a product of your own efforts. Plagiarism may occur when a person fails to place quotation marks around someone else's exact words, directly rephrasing or paraphrasing someone else's words while still following the general form of the original, and/or failing to issue the proper citation to one's source material.
In student papers, plagiarism is often due to...
- turning in someone else's paper as one's own
- using another person's data or ideas without acknowledgment
- failing to cite a written source (printed or internet) of information that you used to collect data or ideas
- copying an author's exact words and putting them in the paper without quotation marks
- rephrasing an author's words and failing to cite the source
- copying, rephrasing, or quoting an author's exact words and citing a source other than where the material was obtained. (For example, using a secondary source which cites the original material, but citing only the primary material. This misrepresents the nature of the scholarship involved in creating the paper. If you have not read an original publication, do not cite it in your references as if you have!)
- using wording that is very similar to that of the original source, but passing it off as one's own.
- The last item is probably the most common problem in student writing. It is still plagiarism if the student uses an author's key phrases or sentences in a way that implies they are his/her own, even if s/he cites the source.
Note on using other people’s source code
Viewing and using other people’s source code is a good way to learn how things work online. I will accept work that includes code written by someone else as long as you:
- Include a comment in your code that credits the original coder and include a URL to the original source;
- Have used the code or altered it in a way that demonstrates an understanding of how the code works;
- You have permission from the author to use it.
Copyright Statement
Use of copyrighted materials is strictly prohibited for any assignment or class presentation unless permission is granted by the author. No exceptions will be made. You may use Creative Commons (http://www.creativecommons.org) materials as long as you comply with the licensing requirements. Licensing information for materials used are to be submitted together with your assignments.
