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- Organizational/Orientation
Meetings:
- As of Fall, 2005, we have
a new format for the classes. Instead of a lecture-classroom format,
it is now a Web-based format.
- The dates in purple
above, are the days we have reserved a classroom as listed in the
class schedule. These dates were arbitrary.
- As long as we are able
to meet for an Organizational/Orientation Meeting to get started,
you have fulfilled your attendence obligation for the class.
- You only need to attend
ONE Orientation Meeting you need not worry about the other dates...
just do the work. They are merely to give you a good start to the
class.
- The instructor for this
class is Nicole English. Any questions or concerns you may, please
send email to the instructor at EnglishN@umkc.edu.
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- About the CIT Block
in the PACE Program:
- The CIT105P & CIT106P
classes are presented together in a PACE "Block" that allows
you to take related classes together in one semester for a total of
12 credit hours, a full load, for students normally in the PACE program.
- The CIT105P & CIT106P
are presented in a PACE Block along with Mike Henry's ComSt 260 class
to complete the Block of 12 credit hours. Each class is worth 4 credit
hours, so if you take the entire Block, you will be enrolled for 12
credit hours.
- However, since the classes
are now presented in an online format, it is not essential that the
3 classes, (or both CIT105P & CIT106P), be taken together at the
same time.
- It is still recommended
that the classes be taken together as a block, but it is no longer
required. You can take the classes one at a time, if you wish.
- The Website still reflects
the fact that most students still take the CIT105P & CIT106P classes
together as a pair, but you need only do the work for the class or
classes you are actually enrolled in.
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- Calendar/Schedule:
- This weekly Calendar
Schedule is a suggested structure for planning homework load over
the semester. It is not required that you follow this Schedule
verbatim, it is merely a tool to help you plan your time.
- This is a suggested
Calender Schedule for finishing both 105P and 106P,
in one 8-week session.
- The pale yellow columns
refer to 105P coursework, and the canary yellow columns
refer to the 106P course work.
- However, you need ONLY
do the coursework for the class (or classes) you are actually enrolled
in.
- You do not have to follow
this schedule exactly, it is merely an example of how the assignments
and quizzes can be completed over the course of the semester, as an
aid to plan your own work.
- However, all the work
needs to be done by the end of the semester in order to receive
a grade for that semester.
- Assignments can be found
in the Assignments folder, under Course Content.
- Homework assignments and
Quizzes are "due" the week following their being posted.
(But these are "soft" Due Dates, or Target Due Dates,
to encourage you to plan your studies.)
- All Due Dates are negotiable
depending on intervening circumstances (weather, family crisis, work
responsibilities, etc.), except for Final Grades Due Date,
(which is beyond the control of the instructor).
- (Remember that if you
are enrolled in both classes, then remember that you are taking *2*
classes, which each have their own HW assignments, quizzes, grades,
etc.)
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- Calendar Conventions
& Abbreviations:
- This Calendar/Schedule
is only a tentative guide to help you plan your studies, subject
to change due to time, weather, complications, family obligations,
etc. (Things inevitably come up. You can work around obligations,
at your own pace, as long as the work gets done.)
- Assignments for
reading textbooks are generally given the week relevant to the Quiz
or Assignment.
- Do not over-think the
material. You will be better off just "skimming"
the textbooks, rather than trying to read each word and understand
each sentence.
- Textbooks for readings:
DC refers to Discovering Computers text for 105P,
B refers to Baase text for 106P. (For more info
on Textbooks, see the Syllabus link on the Menu Bar above. Textbooks
are available at the UMKC Bookstore, or you can order them on your
own off the Web.)
- The dates in purple
above, are the days we have reserved a classroom as listed in the
class schedule.
- Quiz and Chapter topics
are generally presented within parenthesis, e.g. (Privacy).
- The columns are separated
by two shades of YELLOW.
105P items are indicated in the pale, light yellow columns.
106P items are indicated in darker, canary yellow columns in
the Calendar Schedule.
- Quiz items are indicated in Red.
- Project/Paper due dates are indicated in Blue.
- (Remember that if you
are enrolled in both classes, then you are taking *2* classes,
which each have their own HW assignments, quizzes, grades, etc.)
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- Textbooks:
- In the Calendar, DC
refers to Discovering Computers text for 105P, B
refers to Baase text for 106P. There is one textbook
for each class, one for 105P and one for 106P. You only need the book
for the class (or classes) you are enrolled in.
- For more info on Textbooks,
see the Syllabus on the Course Content link.
- Textbooks are available
at the UMKC Bookstore, or you can order them on your own off the Web
- Homework assignments and
Quizzes are "due" the week following their being posted.
(But these are "soft" Due Dates, or Target Due Dates,
to encourage you to plan your studies.)
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- Videos:
- Videos will be available
in the lower level at the MNL Media Desk. The suggested video to see
for Privacy and Security issues is "Enemy of the State"
(1998) with Will Smith, Jon Voight, Gene Hackman, Regina King, Lisa
Bonet, and Gabriel Byrne. Videos are not required, they are merely
for your enrichment. They include commercial films, bio-pics, documentarys,
etc.
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- Quizzes & Grades:
- Current students need
only to click on the Blackboard link to Course Content for
the Quizzes, and on the Blackboard My Grades link, (or the
Tools link), to view grades.
- (Remember that if you
are enrolled in both classes, then you are taking *2* classes,
which each have their own HW assignments, quizzes, grades, etc.)
- Students finishing Incompletes
generally need special arrangements. (See more info below, and contact
me directly by email at EnglishN@umkc.edu.)
- (TIP: It is best
to start with a fresh browser when logging in to a page, like Blackboard
or for taking a quiz, and close it out afterwards for security reasons.)
- Quiz and Chapter topics
are generally presented on the Calendar/Schedule within
parenthesis, e.g. (Privacy).
- Quiz items are
indicated on the Calendar/Schedule in Red.
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- Due Dates:
- Homework assignments and
Quizzes are "due" the following week (following the week
when they are posted). (But these are "soft" Due Dates,
or Target Due Dates,
to encourage you to plan your studies.)
- All Due Dates are negotiable
depending on intervening circumstances (weather, family crisis, work
responsibilities, etc.), except for Final Grades Due Date,
(which is beyond the control of the instructor).
- Any questions or concerns
you might have can be directed to me via email at EnglishN@umkc.edu.
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- Info for Students Finishing
Incompletes:
- For Students finishing
Incompletes, contact me directly by email at EnglishN@umkc.edu.
- Send me email at EnglishN@umkc.edu
if you have any problems.
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- Instructor adheres to
UMKC Policies of Student
Conduct concerning Academic Honesty and Fair
Use of sources for projects and papers.
- Students who violate these
guidelines will be subject to sanctions as outlined in section
200.010 of the Student Conduct Code. All such cases will be
forwarded to the Primary Administrative Officer in the Student Life
Office for appropriate action.
- Students with disabilities
are welcome to join the class. Students with disabilities should contact
the Office of Services
for Students with Diabilities to coordinate accomodations.
- Please check the Academic
Calendar for drop dates and Financial Aid deadlines. It can be found
at this URL: http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/acal.asp
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