Syllabus

Note: If you have a disability that may require an accommodation for taking this course, please contact the Learning Assistance Center (758-5929) within the first two weeks of the semester.

Course Objectives:

• Complements the CSC 101 lecture material
• Helps students learn the lecture material by providing hands-on experience related to the lectures
• Helps students to explore and experiment with technology and the tools:
  Most parts of the lab manual contain specific step-by-step instructions. However, sometimes you will be asked to answer questions or to complete a task without such hand-holding. In these cases, you are encouraged to discover the ways or the answers by experimenting with the technology.

Attendance: Mandatory. You are required to come to every lab. Unexcused absence may affect your lab grade.

Evaluation:

1. Lab reports and lab files are due 12:00 noon the Friday of the same week of the lab. No points will be given to late reports or lab files that are turned in on or after the date of the next lab.
2. Short quizzes and pop quizzes

The grade of each lab will be available on Blackboard under the course name "FA2006 Overview of Comp. Sci. Lab CSC101L Sec B" by 12 noon Monday. Be sure to check your lab grade on Blackboard every week to make sure it is accurate. All lab grades are final after the following lab period.

If you do not receive a lab grade for a lab, that means the TAs probably have not received your lab report and files. If you have turned in the lab report and lab files but do not get a lab grade for that lab, or if your lab grade is not accurate, please talk to me or your TA before the following lab period is over.

About the Labs:
You may not be able to finish the lab within the lab period. It's perfectly fine. Finish the lab any time after class and make sure to turn in the lab reports and the lab files, if there are any, by 12:00 noon Friday.

(1) Pre-Lab: Some labs require pre-lab readings or exercises. They are intended to help you get prepared for the lab by learning more about the subject and thus help you work more effectively on the lab. Some pre-lab assignments count towards the lab grade. So, please complete the pre-lab assignment.

(2) Lab Reports and Manuals: The lab manual file for each lab is posted on the Schedule page. Download and print out the file before the lab. Bring the printout to the lab. The instruction file has lab related questions you need to complete.

• Lab reports: For most labs, you need to turn in the printout as the lab report.
• Lab files: Some labs may also require turning in files, by uploading them to a server. It is important to upload the files to the correct folder on the server before they are due is part of the lab

Instructions for upload files will be in the lab manual. The grade of each lab is based on your answers to the lab questions and the completion of the lab files.

Policy for Late Lab Turn-in and Late File Upload:

• No points for labs that are late.
• Everyone has two chances to turn in labs late but only no more than one week late.
• Having completing the files but forgetting to upload or uploading to the wrong folder is still counted as NO file submission.
• It is your responsibility to remember to submit the files correctly and on time -- also part of the lab requirements.

Thinkpad Problems:
If your Thinkpad is being repaired at IS, you CAN still do the lab. Don't miss lab only because you do not have your Thinkpad. Contact me before the lab day if you are not sure.

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