Course Title:

Programming Concepts –
Databases

Course Number:

CNT 2741

Instructors
Name:

Walter Wimberly

Date:

Winter 2002

Credit/Clock
Hours:

4.0   ý
Credit Hours
 

Course Length:

11 weeks

Course
Schedule:

Unit of
Academic Measurement (select one):

 
ý
Quarter System

Prerequisites:

CNT 1011 – Into to
PC Hardware

Corequisites:

None

Instructional
Methods:

This course will use
lecture, hands on labs, presentations, group discussion, textbook
reading, and case studies.

Grading:

Student
performance will be evaluated based upon the following criteria. 

Class
Participation..    15%
 

Quizzes
……………    30%
 

Homework…………    
25%
 

Major
Projects…….    30%

100
– 90 = A 

  89 – 80 = B 

  79 – 70 = C 

  69 – 60 = D 

   00 – 59 = F

Library
Assignments:

As
needed for class projects.

attendance:

Because much of the
course work will be assigned and completed in class at the computer,
your attendance is essential, and your participation grade will be based
on the percentage of time you have attended class and how effectively
you utilize class time when in attendance. 
Call me for any reason whatsoever, but especially if you have a
problem you need to discuss please contact me at the school 407-857-2300
or by e-mail at wwimberly@iadt.edu. No concern is “too small to
call”.  You are
responsible for finding out what you missed in class if you are absent.

make-up
work:

1. Class Participation
   cannot be made up.
   
   
2. Assignments (test,
   projects, homework, etc.) will not be accepted after three weeks
   from the due date regardless of reason.
   
   
3. Some assignments, at
   instructor’s discretion, may not be allowed to be made up at all
   regardless of the absence being excused or unexcused.
   
   
4. An assignment is
   considered late if the instructor does not receive it when the
   instructor calls it for.  The
   time that the instructor calls for it is left up to the discretion
   of the instructor. After this point the assignment is considered one
   week late.
   
   
5. Assignments are
   considered two and three weeks late at their respective time when in
   the subsequent weeks the instructor calls for any assignments and
   they are not received.
   
   
6. In the case where
   that particular type of assignment is not issued on a per week
   basis, then the assignment is late when any assignment is collected
   for that class.  If no
   assignment is collected for that class then the assignment is an
   extra week late after the instructor begins the class instruction
   time.
   
   
7. Assignments may be
   turned in prior to the next class, but only after the assignment is
   originally due, to the receptionist or the instructor to avoid
   additional late penalty.
   
   
8. If an absence is
   excused and the assignment can be made up, the late penalty will be
   10% per week, before normal grading occurs (also referred to as
   “off the top”).
   
   
9. If an absence is
   unexcused and the assignment can be made up, the late penalty will
   be 20% per week, before normal grading occurs (also referred to as
   “off the top”).
   
   

Other:

Proper
use of computers: Computers
may only be used for relevant and proper class work during class time. 
Improper usage includes, but is not limited to: Surfing the Web,
Checking E-Mail, Doing other Class Work (other than what is assigned)
during class.  Offensive
material is improper at anytime.  This includes but is not limited to: pornography,
racial/hate material, and material that includes and promotes violence.

Academic
Dishonesty: Academic dishonest
includes, but is not limited to: cheating, helping others cheat, copying
work, and plagiarism.  Those
caught under the rules of Academic Dishonesty will be punished. 
Minimum punishment guidelines are found in the Student Handbook.
For this class, first offence of any magnitude results in a negative
100% for the grade on which the assignment that was affected. 
Second offence results in a meeting with the Dean for punishment
indicative of the Student Handbook, which can include dismissal from the
school.

Professional
Behavior: As students,
training to become professionals, you should attempt to “carry”
yourself as such.  View each
person as a potential client/boss whom you would like to impress. 
In as such, proper language should be used at all times, as
should proper respect to all individuals involved. 
This includes arriving at class on time and to use the time
thoughtfully and wisely not only for yourself, but for those around you
as well.