CS2643 Computers and Society
SWE2642 Professional Practices and Ethics
Spring 2002
1:00PM until 2:50 PM Mondays Room J110

Rich Halstead-Nussloch
is solely responsible for this page.

rhalstea@spsu.edu email: Rich Halstead-Nussloch 382 J Building voice (770)528-5509. Fax: (770)528-5511 Office/Lab Hours: 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM and 8:45PM until 9:45PM Mondays; 5:00PM until 6:00PM Tuesdays --Please always call before you come (770)528-5509, and by Appointment--(770)528-5509.

Last Changed 4/15/02
The second quiz will be on 4/22/02 in class

Text | Class Notices | Objectives | Projects and Assignments | Lecture Notes | Documents/Handouts |
Class Schedule | Journal | Class Attendance | Graded Work | Policies | Hyperlinks
Disabilities (ADA) | Schedule Questions and Registration Problems |
Comment on Rich's teaching

Text:

 McCartney, S. ENIAC: The triumphs and tragedies of the world's first computer . Berkely Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-425-17644-4

Class Notices:

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Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, each student will be able to:

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Disabilities--Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the counselor working with disabilities at (770) 528-7226 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

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Schedule and Registration

If you are majoring in Computer Science and have questions about your schedule or you are having registration problems, please contact the CSE Student Services office located at J 393 or call (770)528-7406 and ask for an appointment.

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Projects Assignments and Graded Work

A weekly homework paper (less than one page), two in-class quizzes (2/25/02 and 4/8/02), a mid-term exam, and a final exam are required for the course. Participation in and contribution to class discussion and activity is required. Thus, grading will be as follows:

Note: All written work must be typed, preferable using a wordprocessor and spell-checker. Deductions will be taken for persistent misspellings, etc.

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Lecture Notes Available

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Useful Documents and Handouts

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Class Schedule

During the first 55 minutes, we will have lecture and extended office hours. During the second 55 minutes, we will have workshops and recitations. During recitations, we will have a round-robin allowing everyone to contribute to class through a planned exercise that focuses on the weekly homework paper. Some recitation exercises will be announced at the beginning of the class. Some will be announced at a prior class. Although participation in the round-robin will be optional, it is highly encouraged with the incentive of adding to a higher class contribution grade. For full credit, all students are expected to state their name clearly at the beginning of each day's first turn taken at recitation.

Week Beginning What is to be covered
14 January Introduction to CS2643 and SWE2642, Introduction to each other, Weekly Homework #1.
21 January NO CLASS; NO OFFICE HOURS-- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
28 January Weekly Homework #2. Text Introduction.
4 February Feedback on Weekly Homework 1 and 2. Weekly Homework #3. Text Chapter 1.
11 February Weekly Homework #4. Text Chapter 2.
18 February Weekly Homework #5. Text Chapter 3. Mid-Term distributed.
25 February LAST DAY TO DROP IS 3/1/02. In-class Quiz #1. Weekly Homework #6. Text Chapter 4.
4 March Weekly Homework #7. Text Chapter 5/Mid-term review.
11 March NO CLASS; NO OFFICE HOURS--Spring Break.
18 March Weekly Homework #8. Mid-Term exam due.
25 March Weekly Homework #9. Text Chapter 6.
1 April Weekly Homework #10. Text Chapter 7. Final Exam distributed.
8 April Weekly Homework #11. Text Chapter 8.
15 April Weekly Homework #12. Text Epilogue.
22 April In-class Quiz #2. Weekly Homework #13. Course and book review.
29 April Weekly Homework #14. Course summary/Final exam review. Course evaluation, Book evaluation.
3 May FINAL EXAM Day Weekly Homework #15. Final Exam due 1:10PM PM on Friday 3 May 2002.

NOTE: The professor reserves the right to adjust the schedule to meet the needs of the class.

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Journal

Keeping a journal is highly recommended for this course. Include in it descriptions of your readings, your reviews of your readings and activities, tips and techniques for professional and ethical practice, the results of your research, logs of, e.g., Internet activity, etc.

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Class Attendance

Class participation and contribution will account for a significant portion of your grade. Since one cannot contribute to and participate in the class without attending, attendance is recommended. Regardless of attendance, each student is responsible for keeping up with materials and information from each class period. This means it is up to the student to arrange with another class member, obtaining notes, handouts, etc., from any class meeting, or portion thereof, missed.

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Policies

  1. No late submissions for full grade credit except for documented emergencies.
  2. All work assigned to be turned in is due at the beginning of the class.
  3. Assignments turned in late will be accepted, but at a grade discount. Multiple late assignments will result in additional discount applied to your final course grade.
  4. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. If academic dishonesty is determined on an assignment or exam, it will result in a zero for that assignment or exam and potentially an additional penalty on the course grade.
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Useful Hyperlinks

Note that you will be leaving the Southern Polytechnic website by taking these links, and neither Southern Polytechnic nor Richard Halstead-Nussloch has control over what you will encounter.

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