Time: Thursday– 10:30 to 11:50
Room: C102 BSC
Instructor: Dr. Marlene E. Burkhardt
Office: C223 BSC
Required Text: Just the course notes available through – http://moodle.juniata.edu/it110

Class Schedule:

Week 1 – Introduction to the Course
Week 2 – A Brief History
Week 3 – Introduction to Computing
Week 4 – Introduction to Computing, cont….
Week 5 – Networks
Week 6 – Networks, cont….
Week 7 – Web Development
Week 8 – Web Development, cont…
Week 9 - Web Development, cont…
Week 10 – Databases
Week 11 – Databases, cont…
Week 12 – Multimedia Applications
Week 13 – Emerging Technologies
FLOATER WEEK - There is one floater week.

PLEASE NOTE – this is an anticipated schedule. There may be slight variations.

Course Communication Space Ethics

A portion of this course will take place in "web-space". This is known as the course communications space. This pace MUST be treated as though it is an extension of the classroom. This means it should be utilized in a mature and responsible fashion. DO NOT make negative and inappropriate comments in the space. It is generally safe to say that if you wouldn't say it in a classroom - then don't say it the web space!

Each week, you are to have completed the readings and worked through the various assignments before coming to class that week. There are numerous exercises and assignments throughout the readings. There may also be thought or study questions about the readings (these will be in Blackboard). You are to complete these questions and then contribute additional thoughts/questions about the readings.

Exercises vs. Assignments

There are both exercises and assignments. The basic difference is that the exercises are not graded, while the assignments are graded. ALL GRADED ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN Blackboard. It is possible that you instructor may also give additional information regarding an assignment; however, it will be listed in Blackboard.

So basically, your weekly checklist for this course is as follows:

• Complete all readings
• Complete all exercises within the readings
o Complete all assignments Post Thought/Study questions in Bb (if they exist)
o Additional assignments (if they exist)
• Come to class prepared to discuss the topic of the week.

Online Collaboration

As you will see throughout the course, the sharing of information is critical to society. This includes online collaboration. Online collaboration is part of IT110. Here at Juniata College, we use a course management system (CMS) to “manage” a number of courses. You may ask: “What is a course management system?” A CMS is a website (a big one) that allows instructors and students to collaborate during a course. Functions of a CMS include providing course content, testing, threaded messages, email, and homework (assignment) repositories to name but a few. Here at Juniata College, we use Moodle as our course management system.

Grading Scale

Postings/Discussions – 10%
Assignments – 10%
Quizzes – 20%
Exams – 30%
Projects – 30%

Approximate cutoffs:

A = 92.5%
B = 82.5%
C = 72.5%
D = 60%
F < 60%

+/- grades are at the instructors discretion

Academic Integrity:

Simply stated: Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated! This type of course delivery and team approach lends itself to possibly "straying"! Academic dishonesty includes (but is not limited to): cheating, plagiarism, fabrication (of any kind), facilitating dishonest acts by others, and submitting the work of another to name a few. Please consult the instructor if you're unsure of your actions.

If you are caught cheating on an exam, you will receive a zero for that exam. The same applies for projects, assignments, quizzes, etc.