College of the Siskiyous

Computer Science Department

Spring 2009

 

CSCI 12 – Web Programming

 


Meeting Times: 
This class meets entirely online, using the ETUDES online classroom. Enter the ETUDES online class https://myetudes.org portal here. You will need a user id to access the class. This login is generated automatically by the COS registration system the day after you register. 

Your user id is: the first 2 letters of your first name (lowercase) + the first 2 letters of your last name (lowercase) + the last 5 digits of your Social Security number

Be sure to use all lower case letters and make sure you are using the name that is in the COS registration system (check your class receipt.)  EXAMPLE: John Smith's User ID would be josm45678 (if his SS# was 123-45-678)

Your initial password is: MonthDay of birth in school records Example: Birthday is April 11th, 1982 ( 04 / 11 /82) Password = 0411 Note: If you have taken an ETUDES-NG class before, use your current password.

Please take a moment to change the default password upon login. Once you log on, click on "Account" ( under My Workspace on the upper left menu), scroll down a bit, and click on " Modify Settings ." Type a new password in the "Create new password" box and then repeat it again in the "Verify new password" then click "Update Details".  Set the password to something you can remember. REMEMBER TO WRITE IT DOWN! This account will give you access to all your ETUDES-NG courses, which will be added to your Workspace automatically. Once you log in, all the classes you are currently registered for will display at the top in different tabs. To access this course, click on the correct tab. You can reorder your tabs by going to MyWorkspace >> Preferences >> Customize Tabs.

Time commitment:
Students should expect to spend approximately 10 hours per week completing class requirements.  You don't have to be online this entire time, but you should log on at least twice a week to review the module material, get assignment instructions and read class announcements.

Course:  CSCI 12; 3 Units AA, CSU

 

Computer Science Instructor: Jesse Cecil, The best way to reach me is electronically through the ETUDES messaging system.  My email address is cecil@siskiyous.edu

 

Office Hours: 

My office hours for the Spring 2009 semester are on Monday and Wednesday from 10:00-12:00pm.   My office is located in the Distance Learning Center, Room 10.  You can call me or leave a voice mail message at 938-5316 or Email me at cecil@siskiyous.edu.  Support hours can be used to access in-person help from the computer lab assistants on campus, see the Support Hour Requirement section below.

Support Hour Requirement: 
The support hour provides COS students, including online students, with access to professional assistance, supplemental instruction and remediation opportunities to help improve student success. Supervised support, via the COS Critical Skills Center, is offered for reading, writing, information technology, computer competency, and other skills outside of web publishing specific content. This course requires you to complete a variety of tasks that will necessitate the services available through the support hour, and you may utilize these services in person or by email or phone. The support hour allows you to go to the computer labs on either campus, obtain a computer account, and get the one-on-one help you need. The required tasks include the weekly exercises and the class web project (see grading requirements below.) Student use of the support hour will be assessed, as outlined in the grading requirements.  Some of the personal support you may utilize relating to this course include:

The instructor strongly advises that all students take advantage of the resources available in the computer labs on campus.  The staff is knowledgeable and can provide immediate assistance as problems arise.  Computer lab accounts will be set up for you the first time you access either campus lab.  Be sure to allow extra time for this on your first visit.  It would be best to set up your account and get to know the lab assistants before you need desperate last-minute help.  You'll find the Weed computer lab schedule at  www.siskiyous.edu/computerlab/ and the Yreka lab at www.siskiyous.edu/yreka/ComptrLab.  Be sure to call the Yreka campus at 842-1245 to check computer lab availability.

Required Text:

Practical PHP and MySQL, ISBN 0-13-223997-3
     By Jono Bacon, Published by Prentice Hall

The text is required reading, and it can be purchased from the COS Bookstore--either at the Yreka (530 842-1245) or Weed Campus (530 938-5236). Please call to check on hours and that the text is in stock. If you order your book online, make sure you will have it by the 2nd week of class.

 

Advisories:

It is advised that a student in CSCI 12:

*         can read at a 10th grade (High School Sophomore) level

*         be able to compute fractions, percentages, and basic math problems

*        The time and motivation to take an online course are higher. Online courses are more difficult for the majority of students. Please take the two "Online Readiness" assessments to help you decide if online instruction is really for you. The first assessment looks at your "student" skills, and the second assessment examines your technology skill level. You should also review the "Online Survival Guide."

 

 

 

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

 

·         Develop and program web pages for interactivity utilizing PHP and JavaScript

·         Analyze form data to check for validity

·         Manipulate the browsers document object for various functions and events

·         Explain the working of web servers and the role of PHP and MySQL

 

 On-Line Web Page:

You can find all of the course materials and ETUDES login at the following Uniform Resource Locator (URL):   http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/csci12/

Attendance/Withdrawal/Incomplete:
Students are expected to attend class by logging into the ETUDES online classroom every week. New modules and assignment instructions will be available according to the schedule. A computer crash, bad internet connection, or computer virus infection are not valid excuses for missing class and turning in late assignments. Every student should have two back-up computers available for emergency use.

If there is a waitlist for the class, any student who has not contacted the instructor by the end of the first week may be dropped. If you wish to withdraw from the class without a transcript notation, do so before the date specified on the Academic calendar www.siskiyous.edu/calendars/acadcalendar.htm. It is the student's responsibility to drop the class once you've started. 

An "I" (Incomplete grade) will only be given if academic work is incomplete due to an unforeseeable emergency. Incompletes will be granted for finishing the final project only, and are given only in rare circumstances.

Requirements / Grading:

I expect you to attend class, do the reading, and to bring questions to class to be discussed. Your grade will depend on both your active and informed participation and your performance on:

 

GRADED EVENTS:

Lab assignments:                                  150 points

Discussion participation:                         50 points

Midterm Exam:                                       50 points

Final Project:                                       100 points

Final Exam:                                          50 points

TOTAL                                                 400 POINTS

 

GRADING:

360-400 Points             A          320-359 Points             B          280-319 Points             C

240-279 Points             D          239 Points or below      F

 

Final Project

The last three weeks of the semester will be spent working on a final project that will “show off” what you have learned and allow you to come away from the class with a program that you can be proud of.  It will be due on May 15th and be worth 100 points which is 25% of your grade.  After they are turned in everyone will get a chance to see all of the other projects to what creative minds are doing.

 

Late Assignment Policy: Exercises are generally due two weeks from the module start date. See each exercise instruction page for due dates and late submission penalties.  Late assignments will be docked a minimum of 20% and will only be accepted up to one week late.  Exercises will not be accepted for credit eight days or more after the due date. However, because many exercises build on previous ones, late assignments may be submitted for instructor comment.  The project instruction page gives late penalties for the end of semester project.

Academic Honesty: Honesty and integrity is expected in all coursework. Plagiarism is taking someone else's work and presenting it as your own, and in programming this includes code variable names and layout.  Academic dishonesty will result in zero points for the assignment, and possible dismissal from the class.  You may discuss your class work with other students, but do not share or copy files.  If you have ANY questions about this policy, please ask the instructor. 

Academic Accommodations:
Students have the right to request reasonable modifications to college requirements, services, facilities or programs if their documented disability imposes an educational limitation or impedes access to requirements, services, facilities or programs. A student with a disability who requests a modification, accommodation, or adjustment is responsible for requesting necessary accommodations by identifying himself/herself to the instructor and, if desired, to the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) office Eddy Hall 1.

Students with a print disability--a visual limitation or reading difficulty that limits access to traditional print materials--may request printed materials in alternate media. Examples of alternate media formats include electronic format (e.g., text on CD), Braille, tactile graphics, audiotape, and/or large print. Students can make alternate media requests through the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSP&S) Eddy Hall 1, 938-5297. Students who consult or request assistance from DSPS regarding specific modifications, accommodations, adjustments, alternate text or use of auxiliary aids will be required to meet timelines and procedural requirements established by the DSPS office.

Date and Time of Final Exam:
The final exam will be available online during finals week (see the course calendar).  The final exam will be open notes, open book. You will be tested on your programming skills (creating code) and on your programming knowledge (multiple choice, and T/F.) 

For further information contact Jesse Cecil at cecil@siskiyous.edu.