Office
Hours: |
- Monday: 9:30
- 11:30 (Sylva Campus)
- Tuesday: 9:00 - 10:30 (Swain Center)
- Wednesday: 9:30
- 11:30 (Sylva Campus)
- Thursday:
9:00 - 10:30 (Swain Center)
- Appointments Available Upon Request
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CTS 289
Course Description: |
This course provides an opportunity to complete a significant systems project from the design phase through implementation with minimal instructor support. Emphasis is placed on project definition, documentation, installation, testing, presentation, and training. Upon completion, students should be able to work with a local firm or organization to analyze their business case and suggest / provide solutions to problems identified. |
NET 289
Course Description: |
This course provides an opportunity to complete a significant networking project from the design phase through implementation with minimal instructor support. Emphasis is placed on project definition, documentation, installation, testing, presentation, and training. Upon completion, students should be able to complete a project from the definition phase through implementation. |
WEB 289
Course Description: |
This course provides an opportunity to complete a significant Web technology project from the design phase through implementation with minimal instructor support. Emphasis is placed on project definition, documentation, installation, testing, presentation, and training. Upon completion, students should be able to complete an Internet project from the definition phase through implementation. |
Objectives: |
- Learn
how to effectiviely meet the needs of a client
- Form a working relationship with a local business
and/or non-profit
- Create effective storyboards
- Learn time management and meet deadlines
- Overcome pitfalls with working with a local business
and non-profit
- Develop a portfolio of your work
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Grading Scale: |
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Portfolio and Portfolio Checkups |
35% |
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A = 90-100 |
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Project and Project Checkups |
35% |
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B = 80 - 89 |
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Presentation |
10% |
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C = 70 - 79 |
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Weekly Articles |
20% |
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D = 60 - 69 |
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F = 0 - 59 |
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100% |
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Portfolio and Portfolio Checkup: |
Throughout the semester you will have to do different things related to building your portfolio. One of the main goals for this class is to have a completed portfolio by the end of the class. |
Project and Project Checkup: |
We
will work on one real world hands on projects during the semester.
I will tell you more about these projects in class. As you can see by the weight of this portion, this is a major part of your overall grade. |
| Presentation: |
You will
have to present your whole portfolio and project at the end of the semester. |
Weekly Articles: |
Each
student will be required to bring a current article to class each week
with a typed summary of the article. The article
summary must be completed before the beginning of
the class that it is due. The typed summary must be at
least 1/2 a page in length. The article can be out
of magazines, newspapers, or off the Internet. It needs to focus on any new technolgy that you have learned about. You will need to email me the article by Thursday at 10:00 a.m. each week. |
Withdrawal
Date and Procedure: |
The
last day to withdraw from this class
is Tuesday,
November 3rd. To initiate
this procedure, you must talk to
your advisor about withdrawing before
this date. |
Academic Integrity
Statement: |
Plagiarism, cheating,
and other forms of academic dishonesty
are prohibited. In addition to other
possible disciplinary sanctions, which
may be imposed through the regular
institutional procedures as a result
of academic misconduct, your instructor
will assign an "F" for the exercise
or examination that evidences academic
misconduct for the first offense and
assign an "F" for the course for repeated
offenses. |
Students with Special Needs: |
If you have a DOCUMENTED disability and think you may need academic adjustments for this class, please see the Student Support Services Office (located on the lower level of Oaks Hall) as soon as possible. An Educational Support Plan, outlining reasonable classroom adjustments, will be initiated as soon as you present your documentation to the Student Support Services Office. If you will not be needing any academic adjustments, you do not have to disclose your disability. |
I reserve the right to modify this syllabus,
either verbally or in writing, as is necessary to meet
our course objectives. |
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