\n| \n Project 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 15%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nScale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n| \n Percentage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Letter Grade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Percentage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Letter Grade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n 94 \u2013 100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 73 \u2013 76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n 90 \u2013 93<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 70 \u2013 72<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n C-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n 87 \u2013 89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n B+<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 67 \u2013 69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n D+<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n 83 \u2013 86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n B<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 63 \u2013 66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n 80 \u2013 82<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n B-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 60 \u2013 62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n D-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n 77 \u2013 79<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n C+<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Below 60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n F<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nStudents who fail to earn the required MIS PRO points will receive an \u201cIncomplete\u201d for this course regardless of performance on exams or class participation! See the MIS Department PRO Points Requirement section of this document for details.<\/strong><\/p>\nGrades are always communicated to the student as percentage score (i.e. on a scale of 0% to 100%)<\/p>\n Once a grade is communicated electronically students have a 1-week window of time in which they may approach the instructor during office hours and question the grade received. Grade adjustments will not be considered after this window has closed. Of course, during the last week of the semester, study days, and finals week, the 1-week window may shorten.<\/p>\n Grade adjustments will not be considered 48 hours after the last day of final exams.<\/p>\n Attendance:<\/strong><\/p>\nAttendance is essential. <\/strong><\/p>\nAttendance will be tracked.\u00a0 Attendance will account for a portion of the student\u2019s grade.<\/p>\n If a student does miss class, it is the student\u2019s responsibility to catch up on any related material. While every student is encouraged to use office hours to gain a better understanding of class material, office hours are NOT for helping students catch up on material they missed because they were absent.<\/p>\n The instructor\u2019s mechanism for tracking attendance each class will vary from day to day.\u00a0 It may be a signup sheet, roll call, or another mechanism.\u00a0 The instructor may ask you to submit a screenshot at the end of class.<\/p>\n Students may miss \/ skip two classes without penalty.\u00a0 Your lowest two attendance grades will be dropped. Please note that this applies to \u201cexcused\u201d and \u201cunexcused\u201d absences.\u00a0 There is no distinction between \u201cexcused\u201d and \u201cunexcused\u201d for the purposes of your attendance grade.<\/p>\n Participation:<\/strong><\/p>\nParticipation is essential.<\/strong><\/p>\nStudents will evaluate the contributions of their peers to group work.\u00a0 Students will evaluate each other in terms of their ability to collaborate<\/em><\/strong> and contribute<\/em><\/strong> to the project on a scale of 0 to 100.\u00a0 Written feedback will be collected as well.\u00a0 These ratings will be then averaged and translated into a participation score, one score for each project.\u00a0<\/p>\nTypically, a student\u2019s end-of-semester participation grade will be the average of these scores.\u00a0 However, the instructor reserves the right to adjust the end-of-semester participation grade, up or down, if the instructor deems necessary.<\/p>\n Exams and Quizzes:<\/strong><\/p>\nThere will be ten quizzes and two exams during the semester. The dates of these are documented in the class schedule. There will be no impromptu (\u2018pop\u2019) quizzes or exams.<\/p>\n Exams will be administered in class. Exams are\u00a0closed book<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>,\u00a0closed notes<\/em><\/strong>, and\u00a0paper-based<\/em><\/strong>. Each exam will be a combination of multiple choice and short answer questions. Students will be expected to write portions of code without assistance, to read\/interpret short segments of code, and to explain their approach to solving problems.<\/p>\nQuizzes are time-restricted, closed-book, paper-based assessments given during class. Quizzes are used to reinforce and evaluate student comprehension of lectures and assigned viewing. Most quiz questions are multiple choice.\u00a0 Please note that students may also be asked to recall basic command syntax and write short portions of code by hand.<\/p>\n Your instructor\u00a0may<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0assign seats for exams and quizzes<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\nAny collusion among students to save or share quiz and exam materials will result in disciplinary action.<\/p>\n Students are to complete each quiz in 20 minutes or less.<\/p>\n Make-up exams\/quizzes will not be given. Your instructor will drop the lowest quiz grade for each student at the end of the semester. This is done deliberately to allow students to completely miss a quiz, and consequently get a grade of zero, without penalty.<\/p>\n Students who miss a quiz for any reason<\/em><\/strong> will be expected to take advantage of this policy.<\/p>\nAny student who will be absent for multiple quizzes due to hospitalization or some other extreme circumstance should discuss their situation with the instructor.<\/p>\n If an exception is made, students may find the content of the make-up quiz to be more difficult than the original. It is, therefore, to the students\u2019 advantage to show up for the exam at the scheduled time and take it with the rest of the class.<\/p>\n Projects:<\/strong><\/p>\nStudents will complete five projects throughout the semester. The projects vary in complexity, and emphasis. Despite these differences, all projects share the following similar characteristics.<\/strong><\/p>\nContributing to the projects, as an individual, is the best way to prepare for the exams.<\/p>\n Students will work in instructor-assigned groups and will receive a new group for each new project.<\/p>\n Projects typically include the instructions to \u201cupload your work\u201d and then to provide answers to questions. Multiple server systems may be involved in the student\u2019s solution. Students must follow the project submission instructions completely to receive credit for their work (e.g. students must perform the upload\u00a0and<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0deliver provide responses to the instructor\u2019s questions).<\/p>\nAll projects are graded on a 100-point scale. If a project is turned in on or before its due date, it is on time. Projects turned in later are automatically assigned a 20-point late penalty, no matter what the reason.\u00a0Projects may not be turned in more than three days late<\/em><\/strong>. These projects get a grade of zero.<\/p>\nBecause the submission of the project involves multiple steps, and (often) multiple systems, students are strongly encouraged to check their work carefully before\u00a0and after<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0they turn it in. Ensuring that your solution is up and running is part of turning in your project properly! Each student in a project team shares that responsibility equally.<\/p>\nEach project will have its own rubric that details the point value of that project\u2019s objectives\/features.<\/p>\n Project solutions will not be provided by the instructor.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nHowever, some project solutions may be reviewed in class, and\/or presented via video.<\/p>\n Project 1 \u2013 Setup<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe focus of this project is to ensure that students have all the necessary accounts created and software titles installed.<\/p>\n Project 2 \u2013 Intro to AI-Assisted Programming <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe focus of this project is to give students an introduction to using GitHub Co-pilot. Students will produce HTML, JavaScript and jQuery code with the assistance of GitHub Co-pilot.<\/p>\n Project 3 \u2013 Client-side code<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe focus of this project is to write client-side code that interfaces with a web service. Students will produce HTML, JavaScript and jQuery code with the assistance of GitHub Co-pilot.<\/p>\n Project 4 \u2013 Server-Side Code \/ Web Service Code<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe focus of this project is to ensure that students know how to create a Web Service hosted on Amazon Web Services with an emphasis on web services that perform database operations.<\/p>\n Project 5 \u2013 Original Project<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIn this project students are expected to use general instructions and resources provided by the instructor to independently work through the creation of an application with business value. Students will not be given specific, step-by-step instructions.<\/p>\n In this project students are expected to work with project buddies to create a project that is unique and distinct from all other projects in past semesters or the current semester. The project grade will be based on the solution\u2019s functionality, sophistication, innovation, and appearance. While each final project grade is determined by the instructor, projects will be reviewed \/ commented on by your peers.<\/p>\n Academic Integrity:<\/strong><\/p>\nThe MIS Department has a\u00a0zero-tolerance<\/strong>\u00a0policy for any type of academic dishonesty in the classroom.<\/p>\nAcademic dishonesty refers to any form of cheating, plagiarism, or other unethical practices in academic settings. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n \n- Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling or distribution of term papers or other academic materials.<\/li>\n
- Cheating includes, but is not limited to: (1) use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; (2) use of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; (3) the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the university faculty or staff; (4) engaging in any behavior specifically prohibited by a faculty member in the course syllabus, assignment, or class discussion; (5) or otherwise engaging in behavior that gives the Student an unfair academic advantage including, but not limited to, fabrication of data or sources, resubmitting work already submitted for another academic requirement without prior authorization, or other similar behavior.<\/li>\n
- Facilitating, procuring, or encouraging another person to engage in plagiarism or cheating.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
To be clear, the following are unacceptable:<\/p>\n | |