Diablo Valley College 

 Computer Science – 100 Online

 Introduction to Computers and Information Systems

Instructor:                        Janet (Jan) M Barnes

Voice mail                        685-1234 ex 1524 (the slow way)

Email:                              janmbar@comcast.net (preferred) or jbarnes@dvc.edu

Mandatory Orientation:   Listed in each sections online information

Office Hours:                    online - cccconfer.org - Wednesdays, 5PM to 6:PM

Course Objectives:

·         Command of the basic vocabulary of Computer Science and Information Systems

·         Possess an overview of the computing system
 

·         Perform basic computer programming procedures and programming logic

·         Become familiar with the components of corporate Information Systems

·         Comprehend information system development, capabilities, current and future applications, and societal impact

Co-requisite: CS 100L Introduction to Computer Software

"Note: this class must be taken concurrently with COMSC 100L. If you drop, or get dropped from COMSC 100L for any reason,
    you will automatically be dropped from COMSC 100 also, without warning or notification."

Course Text and Materials:

·         Understanding Computers,           12th edition              by Deborah Morley  &                 Charles S. Parker             ISBN 978-1-4239-2521-7

·         Computer Science 100 - Introduction to HTML and JavaScript           by Paul Lou             only available at              DVC book center

Grading Policy:  Grades will be assigned on points accrued during the class:

·         16 online chapter exercise sets @ 20 points each                                            320 points

·         32 online chapter student edition labs @ 5 points each                                     160 points

·          7  HTML / JavaScript assignments @ 60 points                                               420 points

·         1 midterm online exam                                                                                   100 points

·         1 final online exam                                                                                         200 points

                                                                                                        Total          1200 points

Grading Scale: 

            1080↑= A             960 to 1079 = B              840 to 959 = C            720 to 839 = D            719↓= F

Deadlines: 

All assigned work will be posted by noon on a day set in that classes schedule. 
Chapter exercises and labs will be due the following one week later by midnight.
Chapter exercises and labs will be accepted up to one week late for half credit.
HTML/JavaScript assignments will be accepted up to one week late for half credit.
The midterm and final will not be accepted late under any circumstances.
All other work will have specific deadlines announced when posted and shown on the class schedule.

Cheating:  Submitting identical or copied files will be considered cheating.  Each student must do his or her own work.
On the first occurrence all parties involved will receive a grade of zero.  If there is a second occurrence, a formal report
will be submitted and a semester grade of F will be given.

Dropping:  Any student inactive on the class site will for two weeks without contacting the instructor will be dropped..

Tutoring:  An open lab time in L148 is held Monday through Friday with a COMSC professor present.  Free tutoring
services in most subjects are offered to students at DVC.  You may drop in for immediate tutoring at most labs, but
some require that you make an appointment.  Check the schedules posted on the DVC website or outside the tutoring labs.