\n| \n \n Class Project\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n 20%\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Scale<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n| \n \n 94 \u2013 100\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n A\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n 73 \u2013 76.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n C\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 90 \u2013 93.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n A-\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n 70 \u2013 72.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n C-\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 87 \u2013 89.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n B+\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n 67 \u2013 69.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n D+\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 83 \u2013 86.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n B\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n 63 \u2013 66.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n D\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 80 \u2013 82.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n B-\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n 60 \u2013 62.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n D-\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 77 \u2013 79.99\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n C+\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Below 60\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n F\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Attendance:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Attendance is essential.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Attendance will be tracked and account for a portion of the student\u2019s grade.\n<\/p>\n \n If a student does miss class, it is the student\u2019s responsibility to catch up
\n on any related material. While every student is encouraged to use office
\n hours to gain a better understanding of class material, office hours are NOT
\n for helping students catch up on material they missed because they were
\n absent.\n<\/p>\n \n Students are allowed to miss up to 4 classes without penalty. After these
\n four \u201cgrace\u201d absences, a student attendance grade will drop in 5-point
\n increments for each unexcused absence. While 4 class absences are allowed
\n without penalty, 0 class absences are expected. That is, the general
\n expectation of the instructor is that students will be present for every
\n class.\n<\/p>\n \n Absences will not be excused lightly and\/or without documentation.\n<\/p>\n \n Attendance and participation are inherently intertwined. Although an absence
\n may be excused, opportunities for participation cannot always be replicated
\n and student participation grades may reflect this.\n<\/p>\n \n Participation:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Participation is essential.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Constructive conversation in the classroom is an important form of
\n participation. When called on, respond to the instructor’s questions
\n thoughtfully and constructively. Your instructor will ask students to
\n discuss one or more topics as a group and then share relevant discussion
\n notes with the whole class. It\u2019s important to be both a contributor to those
\n conversations and, on occasion, the spokesperson for the group.\n<\/p>\n \n Participation takes other forms as well. It is, in part, contributing to
\n class discussions. It is also \u201cfollowing along\u201d and doing various forms of
\n setup work and preparation outside of class as directed by the instructor.
\n Finally, in the last phase of the semester, participation is measured
\n largely by each student\u2019s project team contributions. Students who abandon
\n their efforts to contribute to the class project are not participating in
\n the class.\n<\/p>\n \n Because the nature of participation changes throughout the semester,
\n participation grades are broken down into 3 separate gradable units. The
\n final participation grade will be the average of these three units.\n<\/p>\n \n Regular attendance is essential for participation; frequent absences may
\n result in a reduced participation grade.\n<\/p>\n \n Participation grades are assigned at the sole discretion of the instructor.\n<\/p>\n \n Quizzes:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n There will be 6 quizzes to be taken outside of class, on canvas. Quizzes
\n exist to reinforce key concepts and to help the students prepare for exams.
\n Students are allowed unlimited quiz attempts\/retakes up until the quiz due
\n date. Roughly 3 days after the quiz due date, a \u201cstudy\u201d version of the quiz
\n will become available to the students on canvas.\n<\/p>\n \n Any collusion among students to save or share quiz and\/or exam materials
\n will result in disciplinary action.\n<\/p>\n \n Exams:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n There will be three exams: two midterm exams and final exam.\n<\/p>\n \n The final exam is comprehensive and taken during finals week.\n<\/p>\n \n There will be no impromptu (\u2018pop\u2019) quizzes or exams.\n<\/p>\n \n Students can expect that roughly10% of their mid-term exam questions will be
\n directly repeated from quizzes taken earlier in the semester.\n<\/p>\n \n Students can also expect that 10% or more<\/em><\/strong> of final
\n exam questions will be related to
\n
\n content delivered by guest speakers<\/em>
\n <\/strong>
\n .\n<\/p>\n\n Assignments:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n There will be 6 assignments. All assignments should be submitted via Canvas
\n before the due date. They are to be done individually and should represent
\n your own work.\n<\/p>\n \n\n\n| \n \n #\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Assignment\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 1\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Excel Literacy\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 2\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Decision Trees\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 3\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Managing Bias\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 4\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Web Development\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 5\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Leveraging AI to support Cybersecurity (AICyber)\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n \n 6\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \n Secure the AI (SecureAI)\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Late Assignment Policy:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n All assignments and activities are graded on a 100-point scale. If an
\n assignment is turned in on or before its due date, it is on time.
\n Assignments turned in later are automatically assigned a 20-point penalty,
\n no matter what the reason.
\n
\n Assignments may not be turned in more than three days late<\/em>
\n <\/strong>
\n . These assignments get a grade of zero.\n<\/p>\n\n For the assignment to be considered \u201con time,\u201d you must attach all necessary
\n files specified in the assignment instructions by the due date. If
\n additional\/revised\/corrected documents are received after the due date, then
\n the 20-point penalty will be applied to the assignment.\n<\/p>\n \n Project:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n The instructor will assign an end-of-semester project. Students will work in
\n groups to describe a current industry, demonstrate the application of AI to
\n that industry, and discuss the strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and
\n threats introduced by their innovation.\n<\/p>\n \n Students will be required to present their work to the class in the last
\n full week of the semester. Additional details regarding the project will be
\n announced later in the semester.\n<\/p>\n \n Students on the same project team typically receive the same project grade.
\n However, in cases where students do not sufficiently contribute to the
\n success of their project team, the instructor reserves the right to decrease
\n an individual student’s participation grade appropriately.\n<\/p>\n \n Withdrawal from project participation or abandonment of project
\n responsibilities toward teammates is not acceptable.\n<\/p>\n \n Disability Disclosure Statement:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a
\n documented disability, including special accommodations for access to
\n technology resources and electronic instructional materials required for the
\n course, should contact the instructor privately to discuss the specific
\n situation by the end of the second week of classes or as soon as practical.
\n Students should contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at
\n 215-204-1280 in 100 Ritter Annex to learn more about the available
\n resources. The instructor will work with DRS to coordinate reasonable
\n accommodation for all students with documented disabilities.\n<\/p>\n \n Academic Integrity:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n The MIS Department has a zero-tolerance<\/strong> policy for any type
\n of academic dishonesty in the classroom.\n<\/p>\n\n Academic dishonesty refers to any form of cheating, plagiarism, or other
\n unethical practices in academic settings. This includes, but is not limited
\n to, the following:\n<\/p>\n \n A. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or
\n direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person
\n without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged
\n use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling
\n or distribution of term papers or other academic materials.\n<\/p>\n \n B. Cheating includes, but is not limited to: (1) use of any unauthorized
\n assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; (2) use of sources
\n beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing
\n reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; (3) the
\n acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material
\n belonging to a member of the university faculty or staff; (4) engaging in
\n any behavior specifically prohibited by a faculty member in the course
\n syllabus, assignment, or class discussion; (5) or otherwise engaging in
\n behavior that gives the Student an unfair academic advantage including, but
\n not limited to, fabrication of data or sources, resubmitting work already
\n submitted for another academic requirement without prior authorization, or
\n other similar behavior.\n<\/p>\n \n C. Facilitating, procuring, or encouraging another person to engage in
\n plagiarism or cheating.\n<\/p>\n \n To be clear, the following are unacceptable:\n<\/p>\n | | |