SPECIAL SCHEDULING NOTE:
This class is scheduled as an online class only. Regular participation via
the Blackboard [campus.fsu.edu] course interface is required. Official
course announcements, lecture materials, assignments, and help archives will all
be on-line at this site. Note that all registered students should have the
course web site listed on their campus.fsu.edu portal
page. Be sure to test this and resolve any difficulties no later than the first
week of classes. All deliverables will be submitted via Blackboard.
All participation will be asynchronous using the
Blackboard class site.
INSTRUCTORS:
Chris
Lacher, Computer Science Faculty
Responsibilities: Instructor: CS/SE Content, Writing; Course Supervisor |
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Office: | A-211-O Academic Center / Panama City Campus |
Office Phone (during office hours):
(these all ring the same instrument)
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850-770-2256 (local direct line)
850-644-2090x2256 (local Tallahassee)
866-693-7872x2256 (toll free)
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Mobile Phone & Voice Mail (24/7): | 850-510-5575 |
Email: |
lacher@cs.fsu.edu |
Fax: | 850-872-7720 |
Mail & Delivery: |
Florida State University
4750 Collegiate Drive
Panama City, FL 32405-1099
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Darby
Syrkin, Library Faculty
Responsibilities: Instructor: Search, Databases, Form, Writing |
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Office: | Information Commons / Panama City Campus |
Office Phone (during office hours):
(these all ring the same instrument)
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850-770-2244 (local direct line)
850-644-2090x2244 (local Tallahassee)
866-693-7872x2244 (toll free)
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Email: |
dsyrkin@pc.fsu.edu |
Fax: | 850-872-7720 |
Mail & Delivery: |
Florida State University
4750 Collegiate Drive
Panama City, FL 32405-1099
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COURSE RATIONALE:
This course introduces information research methods and writing standards
for content research and publication in Computer Science and Software Engineering.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course, the student should have the following skills,
capabilities, and artifacts:
- Describe steps necessary to conduct independent research in a given research
area
- Conduct library and internet research to create an annotated bibliography for
the research area
- Format a bibliography according to APA and discipline standards
- Cite references into a bibliography conforming to APA and discipline standards
- Write a narrative literature review of the research area, with citations
into the bibliography
- Propose research or innovation based on the literature review
- Complete a proposal containing the literature review, proposed
research or innovation, and annotated bibliography
- Create and give a presentation based on background research and literature review
- Create and give a presentation based on proposed innovations and literature review
COURSE COMPONENTS:
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Class Discussions: (10%)
Students are expected to discuss their own ideas as well as those of other
students in the class. Discussion will be held at the Blackboard course web
site.
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Assignments: (40%)
Assignments involve deliverables documenting various steps and components in the
literature and content research process. Assignments will be released via the
course
calendar.
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Research Prospectus (50%) This is the capstone deliverable for the
course, a written paper that introduces and
explores an area for research.
The paper should have these identifiable components:
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Annotated Bibliography: (10%)
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Narrative Literature Review: (20%)
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Innovation Proposal: (20%)
COURSE GRADING:
| 85-88 B+ | 75-78 C+ | 65-68
D+ |
91-100 A | 81-84 B | 71-74 C | 61-64 D | 0-58 F |
89-90 A- | 79-80 B- | 69-70 C- | 59-60 D- | |
Note that for S/U grading in a graduate course: "S" is considered to be B or higher on the letter
grade scale.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Aug 24 Introduction
Aug 31 Research Topics
Sep 7 Research Topics and Literature Research
Sep 14 Literature Research 2
Sep 21 Literature Research 3
Sep 28 Literature Research 4
Oct 5 Internet Search and Evaluation
Oct 12 Publishing
Oct 19 Abstracts and Annotation
Oct 26 Plagiarism and Ethics
Nov 2 Literature Reviews
Nov 9
Nov 16 Research Proposals
Nov 23
Nov 30
Dec 7 Final Paper Due
Date | Topic / Activity |
Aug 24 | Introduction |
Aug 31 | Research Topics |
Sep 7 | Research Topics and Literature Research |
Sep 14 | Literature Research 2 |
Sep 21 | Literature Research 3 |
Sep 28 | Literature Research 4 |
Oct 5 | Internet Search and Evaluation |
Oct 12 | Publishing |
Oct 19 | Abstracts and Annotation |
Oct 26 | Plagiarism and Ethics |
Nov 2 | Literature Reviews |
Nov 9 | |
Nov 16 | Research Proposals |
Nov 23 | |
Nov 30 | |
Dec 7 | Final Paper Due |
Note: Detailed content and assignments will be made
available via the Course Calendar.
COURSE POLICIES:
First Day Attendance Policy: Official university policy is
that any student not attending the first class meeting will be automatically
dropped from the class. For distance students, this policy is interpreted as
posting to the discussion forum "First Day Attendance" no later than the first
day of the semester.
Regular Attendance Policy: The university requires
attendance in all classes. Attendance in distance classes shall mean regular
access to the course web site via campus.fsu.edu and regular
participation in the class discussion forums. Here, "regular" shall mean a
substantial amount of time on a weekly basis. Note that individual access
statistics are maintained by Blackboard.
Grade of 'I' Policy:
The grade of 'I' will be assigned only under the following exceptional circumstances:
- The final exam is missed with an accepted excuse for the absence. In this
case, the final exam must be made up during the first two weeks of the following
semester.
- Due to an extended illness or other extraordinary
circumstance, with appropriate documentation, the student is unable to
participate in class for an extended period. In this case, arrangements must be
made to make up the missed portion of the course prior to the end of the next semester.
ACADEMIC HONOR POLICY:
The Florida State University Academic Honor Policy outlines the
University’s expectations for the integrity of students’
academic work, the procedures for resolving alleged violations of those
expectations, and the rights and responsibilities of students and faculty
members throughout the process. Students are responsible for reading
the Academic Honor Policy and for living up to their pledge to
“. . . be honest and truthful and . . . [to] strive for personal and
institutional integrity at Florida State University.” (Florida
State University Academic Honor Policy, found at http://dof.fsu.edu/honorpolicy.htm.)
All students
are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Policy.
Please note the following items are defined and made violations by the policy:
- Plagiarism
- Cheating
- Unauthorized Group Work
- Fabrication, Falsification, and Misrepresentation
- Multiple Submission
- Abuse of Academic Materials
- Complicity in Academic Dishonesty
- Attempted ...
Violations of the academic honor policy may result in failing grades and/or
dismissal from the university. All students are expected to read and understand
the policy.
Turnitin.com:
FSU subscribes to Turnitin.com, a database of papers that have been previously
published or turned in for credit in university courses worldwide. Student work
may be checked in the Turnitin database for originality. Note that turning in
work that contains uncited quoted material from any source is considered
plagiarism and a violation of the FSU honor code.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should:
(1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability
Resource Center; and
(2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation
and what type. This should be done during the first week of
class.
This syllabus and other class materials are available in
alternative format upon request.
For more information about services available to FSU
students with disabilities, contact the:
Student Disability Resource Center
97 Woodward Avenue, South
108 Student Services Building
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4167
(850) 644-9566 (voice)
(850) 644-8504 (TDD)
sdrc@admin.fsu.edu
http://www.disabilitycenter.fsu.edu/
(This syllabus and other class materials are available in
alternative format upon request.)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION:
Information regarding the status of FSU in an emergency situation may be
obtained from the following sources:
- For information specific to the Panama City Campus go to the FSUPC web page at http://www.pc.fsu.edu/ or call the Campus
Hotline number 850-770-2000
- For information related to FSU in general and the Tallahassee Campus go to
the FSU alerts web page at http://www.fsu.edu/~alerts/
- For state-wide and national information, go to the Florida Division of
Emergency Management information pages at http://www.floridadisaster.org/
Any specific information related to this class will be posted on the course web site
or sent via email to your fsu email address.
SYLLABUS CHANGE POLICY:
This syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change
with advanced notice. Such notice will be in the form of an
announcement to the course web site on
campus.fsu.edu.
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