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OTTERBEIN
COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES C SC 400 Programming Practicum I Winter 2001 |
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| Class | MWF 1100AM-1215PM, Towers 117 | |
| Instructor | Dr. Duane Buck | |
| Office | Towers 132 | |
| Office Hours | MW 2 p.m. TR 11 a.m., or by appointment | |
| DBuck@otterbein.edu | ||
| Phone | 823-1793 | |
| Home Phone | 263-3201 (After 9 a.m. and before 9 p.m., please) | |
| Description | Problem-solving using computers. Reinforcement of the computer science curriculum's topics through hands on experience. Focuses on group problem-solving skills. |
| Prerequisites | C SC 220, COMM 280, & ENCL 335. |
| Text | None. |
| Objectives | .Students will improve their skills with respect to working in groups. Students will learn through practice how to explore the design space in order to solve a real problem that satisfies a real client. Students will be coached in establishing project goals that are small enough to be accomplished within the budget of available work resource and constraint on elapsed time. |
| Participation | We pose and solve problems in a social context. Therefore, we need each other. This need is the reason we have classroom sessions. Attendance is required. Each student is expected to participate in the class discussions throughout the semester. To this end, all assigned readings for each week should be completed before the class period in which they are discussed. |
| Grading | The grade is ultimately based on the quality of the group project. Each member of the group will submit an evaluation of her/his own performance in the group and an evaluation of the performance of each of the other members in the group. The instructor will take this additional information, together with his own observations, into account when assigning grades. |
| Exams | The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, November 21, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. It will be a presentation of group projects. |
| Academic
Misconduct Policy |
All members of the Otterbein College
community of learners are expected to follow the rules and customs of proper
academic conduct. Proper conduct includes avoiding academic misconduct
as defined in the Campus
Life Handbook (see Plagiarism, Cheating and Dishonesty, page 63).
Students are encouraged to help each other learn the course material. Unless
specifically prohibited, you may discuss homework problems and lab exercises
with one another. Participants in these discussions usually enjoy the benefit
of deeper and greater learning. However, all work submitted for evaluation
that is based on discussions with others must be your own work; created
with your own hands and fingers while thinking it through.
Any work submitted for evaluation that includes work done by another, copying of another's work, or the result of following another's step-by-step keystrokes and mouse clicks, is a case of academic misconduct. When academic misconduct is found in any assignment or examination you submit, you will receive a zero grade for that assignment or exam. The misconduct will also be reported to the Office of the Academic Dean. If a previous academic misconduct offense is on your record, you will receive a grade of F for this course and a referral to the judicial system. |