General Information
Class Meetings
Lectures: Tuesday, 9-9:50 AM, Room SCI 214
Instructor
| Prof. Nadeem Abdul Hamid Office: SCI 354B |
Phone: (706) 368-5632 (office) Email:  |
| Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8-9AM / Mon, Wed 11AM-1PM / Tue 10-11AM / (or by appt) | |
Objectives and Outcomes
Course Catalog Description
| CSC400 Professional and Social Contexts II | 1-0-1 |
| A seminar in the professional and social contexts of computing for computer science majors. PR: CSC 300 and senior standing. | |
Course Objectives
Upon completion, students should be familiar with the history and development of computing and the Internet. Students will be expected to acquire or sharpen critical and analytical reasoning skills in order to assess the impact of current and future computer-related technologies. The student should become familiar with the roles and responsibilities of today's computer professional.
Expected Outcomes
Students will meet the objectives with at least 75% success, based on performance on classroom participation, assignments, and exams.Materials and Methods
Methods of Instruction
One lectures per week.
Materials and Resources
- Required Textbook:
- (none)
- Optional References:
-
Sara Baase, A Gift of Fire, Second Edition, Prentice Hall,
2003. ISBN# 0-13-008215-5.
Deborah G. Johnson, Computer Ethics, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN# 0-13-083699-0. - Online course website:
- http://fsweb.berry.edu/academic/mans/nhamid/classes/cs400/06_spr - It is your responsibility to check the web site for this course regularly (i.e. daily) throughout the semester, as it will be regularly updated with announcements, lecture notes, source code, assignments, etc.
Assignments and Grading
Student grades will be determined on a standard 10% grade scale: 90% - 100% earns an A, 80% - 89% earns a B, etc., with the instructor reserving the right to apply +/- grades at his discretion. Grades will be based on the weighted average of the following course work:
- Participation (60%)
- Attendance and participation in class will be taken into consideration. A major part of this grade will involve preparing and presenting lectures on selected topics.
- Assignments (40%)
- There will be occassional written assignments throughout the course.
Syllabus and Schedule of Classes
See the course webpage (here) for a list of tentative lecture topics, readings, and assignments.
Course Policies
Attendance Policy
Please see the Berry College Viking Code for "Class Attendance Policies" (pp 10-11, 2004-2005 edition). Missing three (3) or more classes without justifiable reason (and appropriate documentation) will be considered excessive absences and an alert form will be sent to the proper authorities.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to have read carefully and understood the rules governing breaches of academic integrity that are to be found in the Viking Code (pp 16-17) and the Course Catalog (pp 27-28, 2003-2005 edition).
For this course, any work that you submit must be entirely your own (unless I specifically allow you to work in pairs/groups on a particular assignment). Do not copy or use other students' submission or any other existing code (including code on the Internet). Copying programs and code from other sources and trying to just make minor changes therein will be detected and can result in severe penalties, up to and including an F in the course. You are always welcome to consult me for assistance - in person, by email, phone, etc. - if you are stuck.
As a general rule, if you do not understand what you are handing in, something is probably wrong. If you have given somebody some code simply so that it can be used in that person's assignment, you are probably cheating.
Late Work
Late work will not be accepted unless an excuse is obtained prior to the day on which the assignment is due. This policy will be waived only in an "emergency situation" with appropriate documentation and/or prior arrangement with the instructor.
(Note: "I couldn't get the computer to work" or "My email/internet was not working", etc. are not acceptable excuses for late work (in general -- if the Berry network experiences major downtime I will adjust deadlines). If you start working on assignments early, instead of at the last minute, you will have time to ask me about any technical difficulties you are having.)
Disabilities Accommodation Statement
Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this course are encouraged to contact the Academic Support Center in Krannert Room 326 (Ext. 4080) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. Failure to contact the Academic Support Center will constitute acknowledgement that no disability exists and that no accommodations are needed.