Last updated: August 28, 2013
Important
Links
· URL for syllabus: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~cseaman/syllabus.html
·
URL
for online schedule: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~cseaman/schedule.html
· Direct
link to Blackboard site
Broad
survey of computing topics and fields for new majors, along with the academic
and professional skills necessary to succeed in those fields. Students will
work with a team to complete a semester design and implementation process.
After
this course, students should be able to:
The
course schedule is posted here.
Direct link: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~cseaman/schedule.html
Your
section:
CMSC
101-04 (lecture) / CMSC 101-02 (discussion) / IS 101Y-06 (lecture) / IS 101Y-04
(discussion)
The
“other” section:
CMSC
101-01 (lecture) / CMSC 101-03 (discussion) / IS 101Y-03 (lecture) / IS 101Y-05
(discussion)
Instructors
Your
section:
Dr. Carolyn Seaman (cseaman < at > umbc.edu)
Dr.
Susan Martin (susan < at > umbc.edu)
·
ITE
452 (x52822)
·
Office
Hours: Tue 11:30am-12:30pm, Thu 8:45-9:45am
The
“other” section:
Dr. Marie desJardins (mariedj < at > cs.umbc.edu)
Your
section:
The
“other” section:
NOTE:
Teaching fellows hold office hours in ITE 470.
Grades
will be based on the following work. The final weights for each category will
be set near the beginning of the semester; they will be announced in class and
posted on this syllabus page.
Each
team deliverable for the project will receive a grade, but individual students'
grades on the deliverables may vary (i.e., be higher or lower than the
deliverable grade), based on individual contributions to that assignment, as
assessed through peer feedback and self-assessments.
The group peer evaluation grade will be based on your team members' assessments of each member's contribution to the work throughout the course of the semester (inside and outside of class). We will perform several peer evaluations over the course of the semester, so that you know where you stand on this measure and have an opportunity to adjust your performance before the final peer evaluation at the end of the semester.
Assignments
are due by the beginning of class on the day listed. Unless otherwise stated in
the assignment itself, late assignments will not be accepted. Extensions
will be granted only for documented, legitimate reasons (significant illness,
death in the family, athletic or business travel, religious observations) and must
be requested in advance. Extensions after the fact will only be granted in
extraordinary circumstances, as outlined in the UMBC student handbook
(significant illness with a doctor's note, death in the family with
documentation).
Programming Assignment #1 must be completed on time and cannot be submitted late. The one exception to the late policy stated above is that Programming Assignments #2 and #3 may be submitted late, with a 15% penalty for each 24 hours or fraction thereof. For example, if you submit Programming Assignment #3 an hour after class on the day it is due, your grade will receive a 15% penalty. If you submit it exactly 48 hours late, your grade will receive a 30% penalty. No credit will be given for Programming Assignment #1 or #2 if they are submitted more than one week after the due date.
Students with IEPs (accommodations for documented medical situations) must discuss all extensions, extended-time exams, and other accommodations in advance with the instructor. In particular, exams to be taken with extended time or in a different room than the usual classroom must be explicitly scheduled in consultation with the instructor at least one week in advance. Last-minute accommodations cannot be granted; it is your responsibility to work in advance to make the necessary arrangements.
Missed quizzes and exams can be made up ONLY if arrangements are made with the instructor in advance, and only if the instructor agrees that missing the quiz or exam is unavoidable. Quizzes missed because of an unforeseen emergency cannot be made up. Exams missed because of an unforeseen emergency will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
This
course adheres to the Provost's statement on academic integrity:
"By enrolling in this course,
each student assumes the responsibilities of an active participant in UMBC's
scholarly community in which everyone's academic work and behavior are held to
the highest standards of honesty. Cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, and
helping others to commit these acts are all forms of academic dishonesty, and
they are wrong. Academic misconduct could result in disciplinary action that
may include, but is not limited to, suspension or dismissal. To read the full
Student Academic Conduct Policy, consult the UMBC Student Handbook, the Faculty
Handbook, or the UMBC Policies section of the UMBC Directory."
All individual assignments and exams in the course are expected to be your individual
work. You may discuss assignments with anyone, but at no time should you copy
someone else's work or allow someone to copy yours. Neither should you copy
work or text from published or web sources without proper citation. Team
assignments are expected to be the work of all team members, where interactions
outside the team follow guidelines for individual work (i.e., group assignments
must be the work of the team, and any help from sources other than team members
must be documented). If you are ever in doubt about what constitutes
appropriate collaboration, consult with a course staff member.