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My Policies

Course Objectives

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This class will describe, define, and discover scripting languages. During the semester, we will explore at least one client-side scripting language and one server-side language. My present plan is to spend a week nailing down the concepts and reviewing XHTML (version 1.1) and CSS, spend the majority of the semester on JavaScript, and finish up with a survey of client-side and server-side languages. We'll probably spend a bit of time on PERL, CGI, and PHP. Here's a basic overview:

  • HTML and Static Web pages
  • CSS and XHTML
  • Scripting and Dynamic Web pages
  • What makes a "scripting language"?
  • Client Side Scripting Languages
    • VBScript
    • TCL
    • Ruby
    • JavaScript, JavaScript, JavaScript
  • Server Side Languages
    • CGI
    • PERL
    • ASP
    • PHP
  • Related Technologies and Concepts
    • Accessibility
    • Flash
    • XML
    • ASP

Grading Policy

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Online Classroom
Component Points
Assignment 00 (free points!) 5
8 assignments @ 8 points each 64
Attendance (WebCT) 16
Mid-Term Exam 10
Final Exam      10
Total 105
Additional Credit (as I concoct it) TBD
  
Component Points
Assignment 00 (free points!) 5
8 assignments @ 8 points each 64
Attendance (physical) 16
Mid-Term Exam 10
Final Exam      10
Total 105
Additional Credit (as I concoct it) TBD

Grading Scale :
Total Points   Grade
0  -  59  =  F
60  -  69  =  D
70  -  79  =  C
80  -  89  =  B
90  -  100  =  A
above 100  =  A
Attendance :

Online:

Online students are required to keep up with—and contribute weekly to—the WebCT Message Board. Some weeks, I will ask pointed questions, or direct you in some activity that requires a followup answer. Timely answers to these questions/directions will fulfill the weekly "attendance" obligation and add to your attendance grade (up to 6 points out of 16). I will also grade your presence on the message board on two other criteria. All three criteria are listed here: 

  Timely (within one week) answers to 
                          "This Week's Discussion"   : 6 points 
  The number of messages you READ (Yes, I can tell.) : 4 points 
  The number of messages you POST (more is better)   : 6 points

Classroom:

I expect regular and timely attendance in the classroom. Students will lose two points each time they are absent from class. (Five absences can result in the loss of an entire letter grade.) Each time a student is tardy (s)he will lose one point.

The attendance grade will be handed out twice: 8 points at midterm and 8 points at the end of the term.

Grading Curve :

There is no curve. All extra credit points are extra. If you get 80 points in this class, you get a B—even if someone else in the class gets 190 points. (S)he gets an A, and you still get the B.
Makeup Policies :

Makeup exams will be offered for DOCUMENTED EMERGENCIES.

Assignments CANNOT be made up. However, assignments can be turned in late (within one week of the original due date) for less than full credit. See "Late Assignments Policy" below.

Late Assignments Policy :
  1. Almost all assignments will have two due dates: a "first draft" date and, one week later, a "publish" date.
  2. First drafts tend to be due on Sunday nights at 11:55 (five minutes before midnight). First drafts are each worth 4 points. Assignments not submitted to WebCT by the first draft dues date will lose 4 points from an 8-point assignment. (-4)
  3. During class, we will discuss assignments that have been turned in. Among other things, we will discuss deficiencies in the assignments—reasons why I will probably take off points.
  4. Students will have up to one week to correct or improve their assignments. You can raise your grade during this time.
  5. One week after the due date, I will review your assignment for changes/improvements. If you have not turned in the original assignment by one week after the due date, you will receive a zero for that assignment. If you have not turned in the revised assignment by the Publish Date, your grade will be "frozen" at the first draft level.

If you foresee trouble with a particular due date, and you alert me well in advance, we can try to make alternate arrangements. (Often, "alternate arrangements" will mean an alternate assignment.)

NOTE: if you submit an assignment late to WebCT, you should email me to let me know so I can TRY to grade it before publication date.

If you experience difficulty uploading an assignment, email me. If I can confirm problems with Valencia's network, I'll let the due date slide a bit for the people who sent the email.

Don't stop trying to upload, however. Many network problems are repaired after 30 minutes or so.
Faculty-Initiated Withdrawal :

If you miss two classes in a row without communicating with me, in WebCT or Atlas, prior to or within 24 hours after each missed class, I may decide to drop you from the class for lack of attendance. Likewise, if you miss any three classes, with or without similar communication, I may decide to drop you. This may be your last warning in this matter.

Remember, each absence also lowers your attendance grade (and thus, your overall grade) by 2/100.

Responsibility : You are responsible for your own work. Please understand both halves of what I am saying here:
  • you must perform all your own work, and
  • you will remain responsible for any repercussions of your work.
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