January 2009

CS493
Database

Class Description

Theis is an independent study course. The topic ir Ruby and other scripting languages.

This course is not required in either major and does NOT satisfy any University Studies requirement.

Identification:
CS493, 3 credit hours

Prerequisites: A minimum of 75 semeste hours completed; a monimum overall GPA of 2.5 or 2.75 in the department in computer science courses. A minimum of 10 semester hours in the departmente completed. Permission of the department chair.

Information About The Instructor

Dr. David R. Naugler
Department of Computer Science
Office DH021H local 2787
Email address dnaugler@semo.edu
URL: http://dnaugler.cs.semo.edu

Class Schedule

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

09:00 - 09:50 CS331-01 Applications Programming (DH024)
11:00 - 11:50 CS300-01 Discrete Structures II (DH024)
14:30 - 16:20 CS440-01 Database Lab (DH026) - Monday Only.

Tuesday, Thursday

14:00 - 15:15 CS440-01 Database (DH024)

Office Hours

F: 12:00 - 12:50 and TR 11:00 - 11:50 and by appointment. To be arranged
Note: Office hours may change without notice.

Please do NOT try to see me during the 10 minutes before each of my classes.

Class Policies and Procedures

This class abides by university policies in general, and in particular regarding attendance and academic honesty. According to these "Students are expected to attend all classes and to complete all assignments ... " and "students are responsible for upholding the principles of academic honesty in accordance with the 'University Statement of Student Rights' found in the STUDENT HANDBOOK."

You are expected to pass in assignments on time at the beginning of the class period. Programming assignments need not be accepted late. Assignments accepted late will lose up to 30% of the possible points for each day they are late and normally be accepted only until the beginning of the next class after they are due unless otherwise is clearly indicated by the instructor. Work submitted as your own MUST be your own work. A grade of -1 may be given for work not passed in. Group group work must clearly contain the names and contributions of each member of the group.

Do not enter a classroom before the previous class is over (usually indicated by the professor leaving) and leave the room promptly after a class to allow for the next class. Leave promptly if a professor is waiting - some instructors like to enter the classroom in the period between classes to setup for their class and to talk to students.

Labs are to be used responsibly. Unless otherwise indicated by your instructor, your work is not to be left on lab computers. The teaching lab is NOT for personal use - no use of the internet and no checking of email is permitted in the teaching lab without the instructor's permission. When using the teaching lab, students are NOT to enter the lab until the previous class is over (usually indicated by the professor leaving the lab) and are to finish up promptly at the end of the lab period and leave the lab.

University rules require that final examinations be given during finals' week (unless there are extenuating circumstances); the final examinination will be COMPREHENSIVE.

Late drops are strongly discouraged in the College of Science and Technology by order of the Dean. Incompletes can be given after the drop date ONLY to passing students who are in exceptional circumstances - see the rules in the University Bulletin.

Students are expected regularly check their Southeast email account. Your email address is considered public. The names and email addresses of each student in the class may be posted on our class web page - you must inform me in writing (email does not count) during the first two weeks of classes if you do not want your name listed and you must give (non-frivolous) reasons.

Changes or official re-interpretations of University, college, or departmental rules or regulations may supercede or cause the immediate revision of any provision in this or other handouts with no advance notice.


Notes:

  1. The Computer Science Department will gather materials from classes this semester as part of our preparation for an accreditation attempt. Copies of some of your work may be used without notification. Sometimes work might be returned to a class later than usual to allow for appropriate copying. See the Department Chair if you have further questions

  2. Eight week grades must be submitted this semester. These grades are not (supposed to be) part of your permanent record and are not appealable. I will use the information I have at the appropriate time to determine the grade submitted. Such factors as attendance and submission of completed work will be used in addition to assignment, quiz and test grades. In upper level classes eight week grades are not usually very useful and are often not a good predictor of course outcomes, but a poor grade indicates that something needs attention.

  3. Electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, PDA's etc are not to be used unless the instructor specifically permits. In particular devices that are, or may be, disruptive to a lecture may not be used - turn your cell phone or pager off during class. Access to such electronic devices during tests or exams is not allowed and calculator usage is not permitted without the instructor's permission.

    Laptop computers are not to be used during class without the specific permission of the instructor.

  4. Students may not leave the room during a test or exam unless they are finished and pass in their paper - please use the washroom before the test or exam. The instructor may permit exceptions for medical reasons but must be informed of problems before the test or exam begins.


Participation

The participation grade uses a number of factors including serious attempts at quizzes, tests, and exams, timely submission of assignments, attendance, and so on. Participation basically is as measure of the students serious attempt to do the course work by doing their part as a student, in the estimation of the instructor. A student who is honestly trying but doing poorly in the tests or assignments may nonetheless get a good participation grade and a student doing well in tests and assignments may get a poor participation grade. Note: All provisions in this handout are tentative and subject to change. Where reasonable, changes will be discussed and/or notification given to the class. The teacher reserves the right to modify the grading scheme without notice if such changes will not lower any student's grade. The teacher reserves the right to cover fewer, more or different topics than those indicated above with or without prior notification.

Version 0.99 Created 01/19/2009. Last modified Tuesday January 20 2009
This syllabus is subject to change