SYLLABUS

COMPUTER SCIENCE 120

Dr. Tom Higginbotham
Department of Computer Science and Industrial Technology

Office:                     331 C Fayard Hall

Telephone:             549 - 5315
Email:                     Higginbotham@selu.edu
Web Page: http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/thigginbotham/

Office Hours: Check my web page

Catalogue Description:

120[267]. Microcomputers and BASIC Programming. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisite: Registration in or prior credit for Mathematics 161 or 165. Introduces microcomputers using the BASIC language. Includes a study of applications and characteristics of microcomputers.

H1-4188ardware Requirements:       IBM/IBM compatible PC running Windows 2000XP/Vista
Software requirements:         Visual Basic Express 2008 -- Free Download
Internet Connection:             Required
Required Knowledge:           Know how to upload/download, zip/unzip files, software installation and use email

TEXT: Starting Out with Visual Basic 2008, 4/E, Tony Gaddis, Kip Irvine, ISBN-10: 0321531353, ISBN-13: 9780321531353, Addison-Wesley, 2009 (Check the ISBN number when you buy the text)

Measures of Student Learning will be done in the usual manner; that is, homework, quizzes, and final exam.

Home Work 40%
Quizzes: 40%
Final Exam: 20%

The grading scale is 10%; that is, A (90 - 100), B (80 - 89), C (70 - 79), D (60 - 69)

Exams may be made up with the permission of the instructor.

The instructor reserves the right to make any changes deemed appropriate which includes special or extra credit assignments.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Program assignments are individual assignments, which implies that you must do your own work. It is cheating to copy -- should you be caught, you can expect to fail.

Programs which do not work will not receive any credit.

All broadcast information (problem statements, test outlines, etc.) coming from me will be placed on the Blackboard System. Got to www.selu.edu > Academics > Black Board Online Courses. Your account is your W number. Your password is the one you use for registration.

You are responsible for making sure that your University mail account works. You may wish to place a forward on your account to an outside account at another location, such as I-55.com .

If you are a qualified student with a disability seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you are required to self-identify with the Office of Student Life, Room 202, Student Union.

Free discussion, inquiry, and expression is encouraged in this class. Classroom / Online behavior that interferes with either (a) the instructor=s ability to conduct the class or (b) the ability of students to benefit from the instruction is not acceptable. Examples may include routinely entering class late or departing early; use of beepers, cellular telephones, or other electronic devices; repeatedly talking in class without being recognized; talking while others are speaking; or arguing in a way that is perceived as crossing the civility line. In the event of a situation where a student legitimately needs to carry a beeper/cellular telephone to class, prior notice and approval of the instructor is required.

The office/classroom is not a place for children (exceptions as noted on page VII:4 Faculty Handbook), and neither employees or students are to bring their family members for day care or baby sitting. If children require care, then the employee/student is expected to provide that care in an environment other than Southeastern office/classroom space.