ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CST 365/465 -- Web Programming I 

Syllabus ________________________________________ ERIC G. BERKOWITZ

Weeks in review: 
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Office:

Room 631

Office Hours:

Monday, Tueday, Wednesday  3:30 - 6:00 PM

E-mail:

eberkowi@roosevelt.edu --Please use a relevant subject line and put your FULL NAME in the body of any e-mail you send in order to distinguish it from the multitude of e-mail viruses.

Texts:

Computer access:

Students will be given accounts on one or more CST servers. The use of these accounts is subject to the Roosevelt Network Users Policy and the CST Network Users Policy. Copies of the CST agreement will be distributed on the first day of class. Copies of the Roosevelt Network Users Policy can be received from SCT or from lab aids in the public access labs.

Description:

The course is intended to teach students about the Internet, World Wide Web and a Web application programming.

Format:

The class will be a combination of lectures, assignments and guided study, and project preparation. Homework and reading will be assigned each week. Students are required to expand upon what they learn in class, to ask questions, and to pursue independent study of web technologies. Quizzes may be given periodically to assess a student's assimilation of the course material. Students will be given a final project to be presented at the last class meeting of the semester.

Each student will be submitting several homework assignments during the semester as well as a final project. Each student's grade will depend upon meeting specific milestone dates during the semester. Due dates for the following will be assigned:

1.      Project Proposal.

2.      Project Design.

3.      Project Prototype.

4.      Self Progress Evaluation.

5.      Beta Demonstration.

6.      Complete Documentation.

7.      Project Submission.

Graduate students are required to investigate technologies beyond those discussed in the classroom and to incorporate them as a substantial enhancement to the functionality of their projects. This must be done under the guidance of the instructor. Graduate students will need to document the technology they have chosen and how it was integrated into the project.

Grading:

Homework: 10%, Quizzes: 15%, Midterm: 15%, Projects 40%, Final Exam 20%

Homework, Quizzes, Midterm Exams and the Final Project  must be submitted at then end of the semester in a Portfolio as described below.

Homework submission:

 All homework must be submitted in duplicate.

Homework not submitted in the correct format will not be accepted.  No exceptions.    Homework must be submitted cleanly, neatly and on-time.  Each homework assignment must be stapled.  No paper-clips or bent-corners will be accepted.
The homework assignment must have a coversheet with the following information on it:

1. Your Name and Student ID
   
2. Your class and section number
3. Your level Graduate/Undergraduate
   
4. The date the homework was assigned
5. Any other information requested when the assignment was given.  

1. Your Name and Student ID
   
2. Your class and section number
3. Your level Graduate/Undergraduate
   
4. The project number and date assigned
5. If project options were available you must list which options you elected  to complete.
   
6. Any other information requested when the assignment was given.

Attendance:

Regular attendance and participation is required. A student who is compelled to miss class for any reason must find out what he or she missed and acquire material from classmates. Missed tests and homework cannot be made up.

Deadlines and Due Dates:

Students are responsible for making sure materials are submitted on or before any due dates. Late work is not accepted. Students should submit the completed portion of any assignment by the stated due date. If you cannot be in class the day an assignment is due you must submit your work at an earlier time.

 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact the Office of Disabled Student Services, 310 Herman Crown Center, 312-341-3810, or e-mail nlitke@roosevelt.edu as early as possible in the term.

Academic Honesty:

Students are required to familiarize themselves with Roosevelt University's policies regarding academic honesty.

Students are expected to apply themselves and their previous experience and knowledge in this class. A student who does this will produce projects and homeworks that are uniquely his/hers and unlike those of any previous or current students. While students are encouraged to help one another, collaboration on assignments to be submitted for grading is prohibited and will be considered a violation of academic integrity unless the students involved have requested and received prior consent from the instructor.

 Depending on the severity of the violation, an instructor may fail a student  on the individual assignment or test, may lower the student’s grade in the  course, or may fail the student in the course. More details on the University's policies on academic honesty may be found in the Student Handbook.

Reading Instructions:

If you have read this far in the syllabus you are doing quite well. Unfortunately, each semester, several students submit work that is of lower quality than that which they are capable of submitting for no other reason that the fact that they did not completely read all of the instructions including any hints and guidelines at the end. No matter how complete, true, and explanatory an answer is, it only gets credit of it actually responds directly and completely to the question that was asked. Please! In all homework, assignments and exams, read all instructions and only then begin to work. After completing your work re-read the instructions to ensure that you have done all that was asked and in the manner specified. Rewrite the questions and instructions for yourself as a check-sheet and check off each section if you believe this will help.

 In the following table JHP refers to the class text Java  How To Program.