Email: Janet.Joy@montgomerycollege.edu (This is the preferred way to contact me.) I usually answer my email first thing in the morning and again in the evening. (It depends on my schedule.) On weekends it may be less often. Questions: If you have a personal question please use the email above or course mail. If you have a general question that is of interest to the whole class, such as clarification of an assignment, please use Questions in the discussion area of Blackboard. Office Hours: Online with Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/4497759354 By appointment only: If you need to see me, please send me 2 or 3 blocks of time you could meet and I will get back to you with a time that works for both of us.
In addition, I will have optional class "Zoom coffee breaks" that are at varying times each week. These are entirely optional and informal opportunities to say hello to me and some of your classmates or to ask questions.
Your Montgomery College e-mail account is the official means of communication for the college. I may not receive emails sent from outside addresses. Blackboard will use this email address to send reminders about overdue projects and other announcements. It is recommended that you check this account routinely. To check your e-mail, log into your MyMC Online account and locate the e-mail icon in the upper right hand corner of the page. You can forward your MC email to your other email. Announcements sent from Blackboard may have "Do not respond" as the subject. Please take a look to see if it is important!
Study of programming language hierarchy, elements of a software system, and program implementation. Exposure to hardware concepts including number systems, data representation, central processor, storage, input/output, and system configurations. An introduction to the scope, significance, history, and social implications of data processing. There is no detailed study or implementation of any specific programming language. Assessment Level(s): ELAI 990, ENGL 101/ENGL 101A, MATH 050 , READ 120. Three hours each week.
Upon course completion, a student will be able to:
Accessibility: This section uses links to resources. There is a combination of videos, text and other materials. All videos have either closed captions or a text version available. Montgomery College accessibility statement: http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/Department.aspx?id=53990 Preparedness: This is a fully online class. To succeed in this course you should be confident working with a computer, accessing information via the Internet, and using email as a primary means of communication. You should be comfortable with email attachments, troubleshooting an Internet connection, and downloading software. Online courses require extreme self-discipline. One must log on 3-5 times per week and be prepared to read and follow through on assignments and instructions. Students must plan to spend 4-6 hours per week preparing and submitting assignments. Initially, a great deal of time is spent becoming familiar with Blackboard and dealing with technical problems. Technology is unreliable. The plan to submit homework at the last moment can be defeated with a busy or down server. Each week you will learn a new topic. You will share your thoughts, and what you have learned in the discussion area in Blackboard. You will also have a chance to read what your classmates think about the topic and get new ideas from them. You will test your understanding of the new material through quizzes. Finally, you will apply what you have learned by creating a project that uses the skills you have learned in the first weeks to research and create the projects.
There is NO required text for this class. We will use online materials and tutorials that are available for free on the internet. Computer-concepts/Zebra0.com © 2017, Joy, J. for zebra0.com. All rights reserved.
Grades are earned, not given. Students may be asked to explain their work orally on Zoom. Course grades will be based upon the following:
The relative weights of these assignments are:
A=100-90% B= 89-80% C=79-70% D=69-60% F=60%-below
Please note that Blackboard has a column “Unweighted total” Disregard this column!The grade is calculated as shown above. The column labeled “Complete” shows your grade so far. At the end of the semester, this is your final grade.
This is an Online course. Active participation in the Online activities and completion of all homework and Online assignments is required in order to pass this course.
Due Dates: All due dates are in Blackboard. You can check the calendar in Blackboard.Due Dates Participation: Students must participate in the Blackboard discussion every week. If you miss 2 weeks in a row without contacting me, you are subject to being dropped from the class. Audit Policy: If you are auditing, you are welcome to participate in the Blackboard discussions and take all quizzes and submit programs, but it is not required.
Important Student Information Link In addition to course requirements and objectives that are in this syllabus, Montgomery College has information on its web site (see link below) to assist you in having a successful experience both inside and outside of the classroom. It is important that you read and understand this information. The link below provides information and other resources to areas that pertain to the following: student behavior (student code of conduct), student e-mail, the tobacco free policy, withdraw and refund dates, disability support services, veteran services, how to access information on delayed openings and closings, how to register for the Montgomery College alert System, and finally, how closings and delays can impact your classes. If you have any questions please bring them to your professor. As rules and regulations change they will be updated and you will be able to access them through the link. If any student would like a written copy of these policies and procedures, the professor would be happy to provide them. By registering for this class and staying in this class, you are indicating that you acknowledge and accept these policies. http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/mcsyllabus/, Additional Montgomery College policies
Computer problems: As a computer student, you are expected to anticipate potential computer problems. Save often! Keep backups! Allow plenty of time to complete the assignment! Computer problems are not an excuse for submitting an assignment late! I can provide help if you send me a clear explanation of the problem, plus any relevant source files or screen shots.
Netiquette: Etiquette rules for the discussion board. The discussions are an important part of online classes. Each week you will share ideas with your classmates. You can learn a lot from your classmates and by sharing ideas. Your classmates come from many different cultures and backgrounds. You want to share ideas and tips, not offend. Please read http://www.zebra0.com/MC/netiquette.pdf for discussion rules.
Technical Requirements & Technical Support: You will need the following to participate online:
For technical assistance with college supported resources, call the Montgomery College IT Service Desk at 240-567-7222 or ://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department2.aspx?id=9356 Blackboard Help Desk: The HELP link on the left‐hand course menu links to the MC Blackboard Online Support Center:
Note: Click the My Support link at the top of the Blackboard Online Support Center screen to view a history of your correspondence with the Blackboard Support Center. System Downtime: The Office of Information Technology conducts computer network maintenance on Sunday morning from 12:01 AM to 6:00 AM each week. During this time you may be not be able to access My MC to login to Blackboard. Do not rely on this time to submit course work. Distance Learning Support: For all general distance education related questions, contact the Office of Distance Education and Learning Technologies at 240-567-6000 or dl@montgomerycollege.edu. For all Blackboard and MyMC related questions and issues, contact the IT Service Desk at 240-567-7222 or ITServiceDesk@montgomerycollege.edu or Blackboard Online Support Center.
Adobe Acrobat Reader, required: Download and install from https://get.adobe.com/reader/ Copyright © 2017 Adobe Systems Incorporated. You probably already have this if you are reading the syllabus. No privacy policy available. Adobe acrobat is accessible with a screen reader.
Lessons at Zebra0.com, required: Available at http://zebra0.com/alice Author: Janet E. Joy; Publisher: Zebra0.com, This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Privacy policy: http://www.zebra0.com/resources/privacy.php All videos have closed captions.
Blackboard, required: Copyright © 1997 - 2017. Blackboard Inc. Login to Blackboard from MyMC. Privacy policy: http://www.Blackboard.com/footer/privacy-policy.aspx Blackboard is fully accessible. Eclipse, optional: Download and install from https://eclipse.org/downloads/ Copyright © 2017 The Eclipse Foundation. If you have a problem installing Alice with the message that you need the Java JDK, install Eclipse and then retry installing Alice. Eclipse is accessible. Privacy police: https://eclipse.org/legal/privacy.php
Screencast-o-matic, recommended: Download and install or run online from https://screencast-o-matic.com/ © Screencast-O-Matic , privacy policy: https://screencast-o-matic.com/privacy You may use any video recording software except Flash to create the required videos for this class. Screencast-O-Matic is a tool for creating videos. It is vision dependent.
Office Software: Projects require the use of office software (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, database). Students can use Microsoft Office available free through Montgomery College, or install Open Office, also free from https://www.openoffice.org/
Zoom, required: Copyright ©2017 Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/4497759354 No privacy policy available. Eclipse is accessible.
An Online class requires quite a bit of self motivation. All of the projects and activities are due on Sunday night, so that we end one week on Sunday and begin the next week on Monday.
When you make out your schedule for the week, be sure to block out enough time each week when you can read, study, work on a computer! In a class that meets fewer than 15 weeks, there will be several assignments, quizzes and discussions due each week. Although they are mostly due on Sunday night, you should try to spread them out over the course of the week, depending on your own work schedule. Your initial posts in the discussion, and first attempt at the quizzes are due on Wednesday.
Here is the math: Being a full time student (15 credits or 5 classes) is considered a full time job. A full time work week is 40 hours. Thus one college class will requires about 8 hours per week in a 15 week semester, or 120 hours for the semester. A shorter term requires the same amount of time, assignments and effort. Use the table below to block out sufficient time for each course:
Start on Monday by looking in Blackboard for the week's assignments and discussion questions. Keep the discussion questions in mind as you read the chapter. Some weeks cover more than one unit or chapter.
Write your initial post to the discussion questions by Wednesday. Read the other posts and exchange ideas and thoughts with classmates during the rest of the week.
Each unit has a quiz in Blackboard, The first attempt is due on Wednesday. You have 2 more attempts until Sunday. Take the quiz again if you miss any questions.
Check into the discussion board in Blackboard periodically to ask questions, answer questions, and respond to your classmates.
You are expected to save all of your work on a USB drive or other storage device. You are responsible for completing all of the work on time even if your computer crashes.
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