CSCE 102

102 Information:

Welcome CSCE 102


Attendance is required for both lecture and lab.

Remember to take your class notes and your text book to lab.

If you are having trouble or have questions, come and get some help. We have lots of nice 101/102 folks willing to help you.

   Your Academic Responsibilities  

CSCE102

Sections 4, 5, 6 and 10, 11, 12

Catherine T. Matthews

Email: cmatthew at cec.sc.edu

Office - Swearingen 3A62, 777-2427,
Office - Sumwalt 340, 777-5622,

Home - 782-6350

      Office hours: M/W 1:15-2:15. T 3:20-4:20 in Sumwalt, Room 340 and by appointment

Course Description

As given in the USC Undergraduate Bulletin:  Introduction to systematic computer problem-solving and programming for variety of applications.

Required Textbooks

Basics of Web Design: HTML5 and CSS3 ,   by Terry Felke-Morris

DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model , Second edition,   by Jeremy Keith, Jeffrey Sambells

Grades

Tests              30%
Final Exam    20%
Lab                 30%
Project             5%
Quizzes/
Homework      15%

Lab Grades

You must pass the lab portion of the course in order to pass the class.


Academic Honesty

The University of South Carolina and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering take a strong stand against cheating. Anyone caught cheating in this course will receive a grade of F and the incident will be reported, which may result in further disciplinary action.  You are allowed to ask for help in the labs and on certain parts of projects and homework; but do your own work. Don't let anyone do it for you. Do not turn in someone else's work as your own or give work to another student. It could be be turned in as their work. The student that gives the work is as guilty as the student that takes the work. The University of South Carolina's Rule of Academic Responsibility states:

It is the responsibility of every student at the text University of South Carolina Columbia to adhere steadfastly to truthfulness and to avoid dishonesty, fraud, or deceit of any type in connection with any academic program. Any student who violates this rule or who knowingly assists another to violate this rule shall be subject to discipline...

Read more about the Rule of Academic Responsibility at http://www.sa.sc.edu/carolinacommunity/housing.htm#Academic Responsibility.

As a student, member of the faculty or staff at the University of South Carolina you are a member of the Carolina Community and are therefore obligated to adhere to the Carolinian Creed.(http://www.sa.sc.edu/creed/index.htm)

Responsible Use of Computer Resources

The University of South Carolina has a strong policy against computer abuse. Students are expected to act responsibly using computers. This includes obeying all applicable laws regarding copyright and harassment. See the Student Guidelines for Responsible Computing at http://www.uts.sc.edu/Policies/Responsible.shtml.

Attendance is required.

Attendance is required for both lecture and lab. Do not schedule appointments, etc., during class time. An advisement appointment is not an excuse for missing class. If you have a job, do not schedule your work hours during class time. Like lecture, lab attendance is required. If you are sick and need to miss lab, email your lab instructor as soon as possible and as soon as you are better take your medical excuse to your lab instructor during his office hours.

Homework

Homework is always due at the beginning of class. Homework is never accepted by email.

Lab

The lab is required. Attendance will be taken. You must pass the lab portion of the course in order to pass the class. It is your responsibility to keep back-up copies of all of your work throughout the semester. A flash drive is recommended for this. Be careful not to leave your flash drive or printouts in the lab, or forget to log out, leaving your work for others to find. Never share files, USB memory, passwords, etc. Never give anyone a copy of your files printed or electronic. The work that you are graded on is to be your work.

Open Lab hours

There are two labs available for you to use outside of your assigned lab time. Rooms 361 and 244 will be open and a lab monitor will be available to answer questions. The lab hours will be posted on the web and on the lab doors.

Your Disk Space

You are given some disk space on the H drive on the Sumwalt network. Your files must be on the H drive to be graded. Your instructors can see everything on your H drive but cannot put anything there or change anything. Always work from the H drive while in the lab and back up your files to your flash drive before you leave. The H drive is backed up frequently. Emailing html files may change the code. Lab assignments are not accepted by email; they must be on the H drive before the deadline to be graded.

Make-up test

If you have an excused absence for a test; there will be one cumulative make-up test scheduled near the end of the semester. There are no make-up quizzes.

General Information

Read: What Every College Student Needs to Know

More about Grades from Newsweek: Making the Grade, by Kurk Wiesenfeld, GA Tech.

Cell phones are disruptive during class. As in all classes, please remember to turn all cell phones off and keep them turned off and put away while you are in the classroom.

No texting during class. As during all classes, there is to be no texting, facebooking, surfing, etc. during class. Keep your cell phone put away during class (both lecture and lab). During open lab hours you can text.

If you lose your flash drive, books, jacket ... and think that you may have left them in Sumwalt (lab or lecture room) ask in Sumwalt room 340.