IST 240 (3 credits)

Introduction to Computer Languages

Spring 2008

• Academic Integrity/Plagiarism
• Computer Use
• Course Content
• Course Goals & Objectives

• Grading
• Homework & Labs
• Instructor Information

• Students With Disabilities
• Tests
• Texts

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Test questions will be taken from textbook reading assignments, class lectures/notes/activities, lab assignments and homework assignments. Test questions will consist primarily of multiple choice, short answer/completion questions and program segments to trace. There may be a few true/false questions on each test.

All tests will be closed book.

Students who do not earn at least a 60% average on the tests should expect to fail the course.

See course content for test dates.

Homework and lab assignments comprise 45% of your grade in this course. Students are required to work individually on assignments but may collaborate with classmates as needed for assistance.

Assignments must be submitted in a folder and must clearly display your name, assignment due date, and your email address on the cover sheet and as part of the beginning comments in any source code submitted. Your lab assignment disk must be labeled with your name and email address. You are expected to follow good style as discussed in class and as exemplified in your texts and examples provided in class.

Students will not receive full credit for homework/lab assignments that are submitted after the due date.

All students are expected to act with civility and personal integrity; respect other students' dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an environment in which all students can succeed through the fruits of their own efforts. An environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and to maintaining a civil community.

Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another person's work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation, fabricating field data or citations, "ghosting" (taking or having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students' acts of academic dishonesty, etc.

Academic dishonesty violates the fundamental ethical principles of the University community and compromises the worth of work completed by others. A student should avoid academic dishonesty when preparing work for any class. If charged with academic dishonesty, students will receive written or oral notice of the charge by the instructor. Students who contest the charge should first seek resolution through discussion with the faculty member or the campus Director of Academic Affairs. If the matter is not resolved, the student may request a hearing with the Commonwealth College Committee on Academic Integrity at the campus.

Sanctions for breaches of academic integrity may range (depending on the severity of the offense) from receiving an "F" for the assignment to receiving an "F" for the course. In severe cases of academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to, stealing exams or "ghosting" an exam, students may receive a grade of "XF", a formal University disciplinary sanction that indicates on the student's transcript that failure in the course was due to a serious act of academic dishonesty. The University's statement on Academic Integrity from which the above statement was drawn is available at:
http://www.psu.edu/dept/oue/aappm/G-9.html

Students are expected to abide by the Penn State Policy AD20 Computer and Network Security. Violations of this policy can result in termination of privileges, academic probation, expulsion from Penn State or criminal prosecution.

It is our policy at Penn State York not to discriminate against qualified students with documented disabilities. If you have a disability related need for modifications in this course, please contact S. Gladfelter during the first week of class. You also may choose to contact the Learning Center for assistance with testing accommodations that extend beyond the scope of the instructor.