nSULLIVAN COLLEGE COMPUTER
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
COURSE
SYLLABUS
CSC 130 INTRODUCTION TO THE
INTERNET
INSTRUCTOR: WJ
Patterson OFFICE
HOURS: Friday 8am-Noon
EMAIL: wjpatterson@sullivan.edu or by appointment
PHONE: (502) 456-6504 http://www.iluv2teach.com
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces basic and advanced topics of the
Internet including using e-mail, browsing Web sites, searching for information,
downloading data and programs, using FTP software. Business uses of the Internet are explored
using Microsoft Internet Explorer. Netscape and Opera will also be
explored. Students will be introduced to Web page design
using Microsoft FrontPage.
Prerequisite: CSC 104 Information
Processing & CSC 106 Computer Concepts
II. COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this
course, the student will have a good understanding of the following:
·
Business uses of the
Internet
·
Browsing, Searching,
Email, History of the Internet
·
“Who pays the Phone
Bill”
·
Web Page Design
·
E-Commerce, Ethics,
Safety
·
Current Issues
regarding the Net
·
Internet Security /
Internet Technology
III. REQUIRED
TEXT
E-Business & E-Commerce – How to
Program, Deitel & Deitel,
Prentice Hall, 2001.
IV. COURSE
OUTLINE
Week
2 Introduction to
Internet Explorer 5 and the WWW , Netscape & Opera
Week
3 Searching on the
Internet
Week 4 e-Commerce Models
Week 5 Internet Marketing / Mid Term Exam
Week 6 Microsoft Front Page
Papers Due
Week 10 Hardware,
Software & Communications
Final Exam Review
Week 11 Final Exam
V. ATTENDANCE
POLICY
Day
Division
Class attendance and punctuality are essential to the learning process. Attendance will be recorded daily. Any student entering the classroom late - 5 minutes or more after class has begun - will be marked tardy. The accumulation of 2 tardies will be counted as one absence. Any student accumulating 8 absences during the quarter may be dropped from the class.
Evening
Division
Class attendance and punctuality are essential to the learning process. Attendance will be recorded at the beginning of each class. Any student entering the classroom late - 15 minutes or more after class has begun - or leaving before class has been dismissed, will be marked tardy. The accumulation of 4 tardies will be counted as one absence. Any student accumulating 4 absences during the quarter may be dropped from the class.
Note: Refer to the Student
Handbook for complete details of the Sullivan College Attendance Policy.
VI. STUDENT DRESS CODE / PROFESSIONAL DRESS
DAY
The Sullivan College dress
policy requires all students to follow a set of guidelines for personal dress
and grooming. Additionally, Wednesday is Professional Dress Day for all day
school students. Students are expected to dress as if going on a professional
job interview. Students’ not properly attired will be asked to leave class.
Note: Refer to the Student
Handbook for complete details of the Sullivan College Dress Standards.
VII. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Sullivan
College's policy on cheating and plagiarism is consistent with the definition
of plagiarism provided by Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary:
to
plagiarize is to;
w steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own;
w use (a created production) without crediting the source;
w to commit literary theft;
w present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
Sullivan College also considers a student to be guilty of plagiarism if the student allows their original work to be used by another student for academic credit.
Note: Refer to the Student
Handbook for complete details of the Sullivan College policy.
VIII. COMPUTER LAB POLICY / HOURS
Computer Science Tutors are available for all students
Monday - Thursday afternoon between 2:00
and 6:00 and at other times by appointment.
Consult the Student Scene or Night Scene Newsletter for daily schedules,
or ask your instructor for more information.
PLEASE
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING:
The
computers in the classroom are for CLASS USE ONLY. Students who choose to do other “work” while
class is going on will be asked to leave.
If you have an overwhelming desire to sit in my classroom and do
something that does not pertain to the lecture, then my suggestion would be to
go to the library and do what you need to do.
Computer labs will be available
daily to students during the following hours:
Monday - Thursday............ 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday.............. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday.............................. 12:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Students are encouraged to use the computer labs
when classes are not in session during the day, and at the following times:
Monday - Thursday..................... 2:45 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
Friday, Saturday
& Sunday.......... some labs
available all day
When a class is in session,
students may use any computer not used by a student in the class, as long as
the scheduled class is not disrupted.
The following rules apply during these times:
Ø
Do not enter a computer lab while an instructor
is lecturing to the class.
Ø
Do not ask the instructor for
assistance with an assignment or project.
Ø
Sit in the back of the room, if possible.
Ø
Allow students in the scheduled class to use their
choice of computer.
Ø Notify
the instructor if you are having a computer hardware problem.
** Food and drinks are NOT
allowed in any carpeted area of the building**
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It is a Class C felony in the State of Kentucky to alter computer files without authorization. At Sullivan College, the following actions are considered a Class C felony and are subject to both criminal action and instant dismissal from school:
* Changing the
"Welcome to Sullivan College" banner on a computer
* Changing any
desktop setting or windows setting unless part of a class assignment
* Loading personal
programs or games on a computer
* Intentionally
modifying files not specifically assigned as part of a class assignment
* Using any computer
for personal reasons
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IX. EVALUATION
Quarter grades will be
based on the schedule shown below.
GRADING SCALE:
A
= 90 - 100
B
= 80 - 89
C
= 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F
= below 60
Note: This is a core course of the
Computer Science Department. A grade of “C” or better is required for
successful completion for any Computer Science student.
Web
Site (Front Page) 20%
Written
Activity 20%
Exams ( Five) 40%
Final Exam 20%
(Comprehensive)
Total 100%
Written Activity : Students
will be required to do an original research paper of 10 pages in length on a topic of their choice
on any topic dealing with “THE INTERNET”. If you have written a paper for CSC
106, this paper will not be allowed to be used for this course. It will be
double spaced with 1.25” margins on each side and 1” margin on top and
bottom. Use Times Roman Type Face, 12
point type and double spaced. A minimum
of 5 references is to be used, preferably from web sites. A bibliography is required and will not count
in the 10 page total. References may
include the following: internet web sight information, books, periodicals,
magazines, etc. Your topic must be
turned in and approved by the instructor by the 3rd week. If you have a problem with determining a
topic, the instructor will help you choose a topic. This assignment is worth 20% of the total
grade for this course. The grading
guideline will be given to each student.
Due Week 9. Late papers will be
deducted 10 % for each day late.
Exams : There will be a total of 5 exams plus the Final exam.
The first exam will be on the Thursday
of Week 2 and will be every other week following. Each test will be comprehensive in the
material. You will be allowed to drop
your lowest ONE test grade of the five tests. The final exam score CANNOT be
dropped. Since I am allowing you to drop
your lowest test score, THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP EXAMS. If you miss an exam, this can count as one
that you drop.
Web Site: Each
student will design a web site based on principles discussed in class. The site will consist of 5 pages. The details of this project will be outlined
in detail in class. The assignment is
worth 200 points.
X. OTHER COURSE
INFORMATION
1)
This course consists of lectures and programming
labs and other assignments that are designed to reinforce the theory covered in
the lectures. Although hands-on tasks
will be used during some lectures, most lab assignments must be completed
outside normal class meetings.
2) Your grade in this course will be made up of five (5) exams
evenly spaced over the course, a Term paper, a Web Site and Final Exam.
Tests 40%
Final Exam 20%
Written Activity 20%
Web Site 20%
3) Attendance is required for this course. Any absence excused or unexcused still counts
as one absence. After you have
accumulated 8 absences, you will be dropped from this course.
4) Students are expected to take exams as they are
scheduled. There are no makeup exams for
this course. If you have to miss an
exam, the missed exam can be the exam grade you are allowed to drop. You can
drop your lowest of the 5 exam scores. If you miss more than one exam, then a
grade of ZERO will be recorded for each missed exam.
5) All lab assignments will be introduced during class and will
have a specific due date. They will be
due at the beginning of the class meeting on the due date. All assignments are to be submitted through
e-mail attachments unless otherwise stated. Late assignments will not be
accepted. Absence from class does not
excuse late assignments.
6) The student is responsible for keeping backup copies of all
lab assignments. This is to protect the
student from having to recreate a lab assignment due to the loss of the lab
assignment through e-mail or other problems that may arise.
7) I have no objection to students helping other students on
lab assignments. In fact it is
encouraged. However, work turned in by
the student should be his/her own work.
If you do assignments together, you must clearly indicate that you
worked together. Otherwise, this is
cheating and will be treated as such and the offending student will be subject
to University disciplinary action.
8) Students must take responsibility for their own
actions. If you are having trouble
completing assignments, please tell me immediately. Please do not wait until the day work is due
to tell me you had problems understanding it or getting started. Getting behind is a sure way to be
unsuccessful in this course. The
material continually builds on itself.
Once you are behind, you will get further behind exponentially.
Note: This course schedule is subject to change at
the discretion of the instructor due to time constraints or other extenuating
circumstances