SPECIAL SCHEDULING NOTEThis class has students attending in two modes:
The content, objectives, assignments, assessments, and grading are the same for all students. Obviously, however, mixed mode and distance students sometimes participate in different ways. For all students: Regular participation via the campus.fsu.edu [Blackboard] 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. For mixed-mode students: Class (recitation) will meet most days at the time/place scheduled. All exams must be scheduled with the FSUPC testing center and taken in the center. It is the student's responsibility to schedule exams within the exam window. For on-line students: All exams must be proctored and taken during the exam window. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for proctored exams in compliance with the FSU standards. (See COURSE POLICIES for details.) Note that students may be required to identify themselves with official FSU ID to sit an exam.
CLASS SCHEDULE FOR MIXED-MODE STUDENTS
EXAM SCHEDULE
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
COURSE PREREQUISITES
COURSE DESCRIPTION
COURSE OBJECTIVES
GRADING/EVALUATIONThe overall grade for COP 4020 is an average of two equally weighted parts: Exams and Assignments. Exams consist of a midterm exam and a final exam. Assignments consist of two programming projects and approximately eight written homework assignments. The dates for the two exams are shown in the Exam Calendar above. Due dates for other deliverables will be available on the Course Calendar. The weighting for course components is shown in Table 1 below. An average of 70% must be attained for exams and and assignments to get a course grade of C or better. In addition, working solutions for every assignment must be submitted in order to be eligible for the grade of A. Once meeting these constraints, the final grade is determined using Table 2.
COURSE MATERIALS
COURSE POLICIESFirst 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. Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the immediate family and other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holy days, and official University activities. Accommodations for these excused absences will be made and will do so in a way that does not penalize students who have a valid excuse. Consideration will also be given to students whose dependent children experience serious illness. Proctored Exam Policy: All exams must be proctored and taken at an approved testing site during the exam window. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for proctored exams in compliance with the FSU standards. Go to http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/test/distancelearning/students.cfm for complete information on setting up a proctored exam site. Exam Makeup Policy: An exam missed without an acceptable excuse will be recorded as a grade of zero (0). The following are the only acceptable excuses:
All excuses must be submitted in writing, must be signed by the excusing authority, and must include complete contact information for the authority, including telephone numbers and address. Missed exams with acceptable excuse will be made up or assigned the average grade of all other exams, at the option of the course instructor. Missed, and acceptably excused, final exams will result in the course grade of 'I' and must be made up in the first two weeks of the following semester. Grade of 'I' Policy: The grade of 'I' will be assigned only under the following exceptional circumstances:
Completion of Work Policy: To be eligible for the grade of A or A-, working versions of all programming assignments must be submitted. 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:
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. Checking for Plagiarism: FSU subscribes several databases of papers and computer source code that have been previously published or turned in for credit in university courses worldwide. Student work may be checked in one or more of these databases 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: 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:
(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:
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:Except for changes that substantially affect implementation of the evaluation (grading) statement, this syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change with advance notice. Such notice will be in the form of a posting to the course web site on campus.fsu.edu. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
