CS110 Section 01, 0855 - 1010 Fall 2011 Page 1 Syllabus subject to change without notice New Mexico State University Department of Computer Science C S 110 Computer Literacy Fall 2011 Section M01 T TH: 0855 – 1010 (8:55 – 10:10 AM) Instructor: Richard Dale Phone: 646 - 3444 Office Hours: T TH 1030 - 1130 or by appointment (be persistent!) email: [email protected] Office: Science Hall 153 Web Page: www.cs.nmsu.edu/~rdale Texts: Computers are your Future, Catherine LaBerta (Either 11th Ed. Or 12th Ed.) GO! with Microsoft Office 2011 ISBN-10: 0-13231-227-1 for the package of two books at the bookstore.  THE TEXTBOOKS ARE REQUIRED Supplies: A USB Drive (Also called a Jump, Flash, or Quick Drive), General Information The purpose of the course is twofold: (1) to introduce the student to the computer, its capabilities and limitations, its applications, and its economic and social implications; (2) to introduce the student to hands-on usage of microcomputers, including word processing, spreadsheets, data bases, and the Visual Basic programming language. Each portion of the course is of roughly equal importance and weight in determining grades. You are responsible for all assigned reading and all material covered in class. If you miss a class, you are responsible for determining what was covered in that class. Please refrain from the temptation to bombard me with email. Remember, I have a large number of students each semester. Email is an important part of my life, but I use it sparingly. I sometimes get 100 messages per day (most spam) and I respond only to those that I deem critical. To communicate with me via email, use your NMSU email account. Because of the spam filters on my email account, if you send email from somewhere other than an address that ends with nmsu.edu, there is no guarantee that it will reach me. Lab Assignments Lab assignments will be turned in using Blackboard. A Lab assignment may be submitted until the due date for the assignment. An assignment will not be graded until after the due date for that assignment. No late assignments will be accepted. A Lab assignment may be redone until the due date. There will be ten Lab assignments. If you do not turn in an assignment, there will be an optional assignment that will make up for one missed assignment. If you turn in all the assignments, the optional assignment may be used for bonus points. All assignments are due at 6:00PM on the due date. There are two textbooks in the package: 1. “Computers Are Your Future”, 11th edition, LaBerta. ISBN 978-0-13-509281-1 2. Or “Computers Are Your Future”, 12th edition, LaBerta. 3. “GO! with Microsoft Office 2010”, Volume 1. ISBN 978-0-13-245446-9CS110 Section 01, 0855 - 1010 Fall 2011 Page 2 Syllabus subject to change without notice Quizzes There will be a quiz given in this course every two to three weeks. There will be an optional final makeup quiz which may count for one missed quiz. If you do not miss a quiz, you may use the optional final to replace your lowest quiz score. Quizzes will be objective and must be taken on Blackboard. Each quiz will be available on Blackboard approximately one week before it is due. A quiz may be taken only one time. Students will be allowed one hour to take each quiz. A review will also be posted on Blackboard/ Grade Calculations Every effort will be made to have your course grade reflect your demonstrated knowledge of the course material. To this end you should understand the grading system thoroughly. Your final grade will be determined in the following way: 5 Quizzes 120 points each + 600 points 10 Lab Assignments 40 points each + 400 points Bonus Points Variable ------- Total for Class 1000+ points Attendance will be taken randomly throughout the semester. You must be present when attendance is taken or you will be counted as absent. No exception will be made for “University approved activities.” Bonus points will be awarded to those present when attendance is taken. Letter grades will be determined as follows: Points Grade > 999 A+ 900 – 999 A 800 – 899 B 700 – 799 C 600 – 699 D fewer than 600 F Grade Records Grade records will be kept by computer and updated once a week on the Instructor's bulletin board (outside SH 153), and on the instructor’s web page. You should check the postings periodically and, if a grade is not recorded correctly, you should notify the Instructor, in writing, immediately. If an incorrect lab or quiz score is not reported within two weeks of the due date, it will be considered correct. Policy on Cheating Discussion among students about the lab assignments is encouraged. However, labs that you get graded must be YOUR OWN WORK. It is impossible to describe every situation that is considered cheating. Some obvious situations are: DON’T ===================================================== - Don’t copy someone else's work. - Don’t allow someone else to copy your work.CS110 Section 01, 0855 - 1010 Fall 2011 Page 3 Syllabus subject to change without notice - Don’t give a printed or handwritten copy of your work to another person. - Don’t get a printed or handwritten copy of another person's work. - Don’t share the details of your homework solutions. - Don’t allow someone else (a friend, tutor, lab assistant, etc.) to help you so much that you can’t understand and explain the finished work. THESE SITUATIONS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM WILL NOT BE IGNORED!!!! When the instructor believes that cheating is occurring or has occurred, the following actions will take place: 1. The student(s) involved will be called in for a private conference and given a chance to explain any suspicious circumstances. If the student can explain ALL suspicious circumstances to the instructor's satisfaction, the matter will be dropped. 2. If not, the instructor will inform the student(s) of the evaluation of the situation and any penalty to be assessed upon the student(s). This penalty can range from a zero for the assignment in question, to a grade of "F" for the course, to a recommendation for disciplinary probation or suspension. The instructor will also inform the student of his/her right to appeal the instructor's decision. 3. The instructor will inform the Department Head, in writing, of all pertinent information and conclusions. The