CSCI 152 Introduction to Computer Science - Spring 2014

Course Information

Lectures:

MWF 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Freedom Hall 303

Labs:

Monday (session A) and Wed (session B): 1:00 - 3:50 PM
Place: Freedom Hall 303

Professor:


Dr. Yana Kortsarts
Office: 313 Freedom Hall
Phone: (610) - 499 - 4367
e-mail: ykortsarts@mail.widener.edu
homepage: http://cs.widener.edu/~yanako

Office Hours:

Place: Kirkbride 266A
Time:
• Monday: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
• Tuesday: By appointment
• Wednesday: 12:00 - 1:00 PM, 3:50 - 4:20 PM
• Friday: 1:00 - 3:00 PM
• Thursday: 12:00 - 1:00 PM By appointment
• Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:20 - 9:50 - By appointment
To make an appointment, please, send an e-mail ykortsarts@mail.widener.edu

Text:


Starting Out with Python®, Second Edition
Tony Gaddis
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright year: © 2012 Pages: 648
ISBN-10 0-13-257637-6
ISBN-13 978-0-13-257637-6

Course Description

• Part I: Advanced Python
• Part II: Introduction to programming in C

Attendance


The details of attendance policy

Academic Fraud


The Science Division strictly enforces the University's policy on cheating and other forms of academic fraud.

Student Academic Grievance Procedure

If a student has a grievance concerning a class in which he/she is enrolled, he/she will first try to resolve the problem with the instructor of the class. If it is impossible to resolve the matter at this level, then the grievance must be placed in writing and appealed in the following order:
• Division or Program Head
• Dean of Arts and Sciences (Arts and Sciences Academic Council)
• Provost of the University
• University Academic Council
All student grievances will first be referred to the class instructor before they are treated at the level of the Division Head.

Please see



Student Handbooks: Student Life & Organizations Student Handbooks



for Standards for Academic Integrity, Appeal Procedures for Student Academic Grievances,

and Attendance Policy.

Evaluation Criteria (Grading)

• There will be:
  
  
  • weekly programming laboratory assignments and 2 programming projects (one in Python and one in C)
  • weekly mini-quizzes (usually, every Friday)
  • exams
  
  
• Make-up quizzes and exams
  
  Any make-up for the mini-quizzes and exams must be arranged in advance.

  The work handed in must be the student's own work.
  Assignments which are written in groups are easily identifies and will receive grades of 0 for all participants.

The weights of the lecture assignments, laboratory assignments, quizzes and exams in the final grade are as follows:

Your laboratory grade will be calculated as below,
and will then combined with your lecture grade.

Laboratory Grade

Lab Assignments and Projects	90%
Attendance and Practice	10%
Total	100%

Laboratory grade will contribute 40% of your final grade in the course.

Final Grade

Laboratory Assignments and Projects	40%
Exams	30%
Mini-Quizzes and Homework	25%
Class Participation and Attendance	5%
Total	100%

Final Grade Table

A:	95 - 100
A-:	90 - 94
B+:	87 - 89
B:	83 - 86
B-:	80 - 82
C+:	77 - 79
C:	73 - 76
C-:	70 - 72
D+:	67 - 69
D:	60 - 66
F:	59 - 0





Important Dates

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Laboratory Assignments

Course and Reading Material