Camosun College Computer Systems Technology COMP140 - Human-Computer Interaction

Course Links

Change Font Size: A A A

Computer Science 140 Outline

Instructor

Name	Mr. Stephen Lang
Office	Tech 252
Phone	370-4454
Email
MSN ID	SL_Camosun - at- hotmail.com

Evaluation

15%	midterm (tentatively scheduled Friday November 8)
45%	lab assignments
35%	final exam (not yet scheduled - third week of December)
5%	quizzes (some may be in class)
Failure to write an exam as scheduled earns an automatic grade of F unless an acceptable medical reason is given accompanied by a physician's signed note.
A student must complete all assignments and exams in order to qualify for a possible A+, A, or A- grade in the course.
The standardized Camosun College grading scale will be used. (See the College Calendar.)

Timetable

Classes have two sections. You attend either the 1 or 2 section of lectures and one of the lab time slots.

	MON	TUE	WED	THR	FRI
8:30 to 9:20		C140 1A Tech 150		C140 2C Tech 150	C140 2B Tech 150
9:30 to 10:20		C140 1A Tech 150	office	C140 2C Tech 150	C140 2B Tech 150
10:30 to 11:20		C140 1B Tech 150	C140 2 Tech 181	C140 2A Tech 150	C140 2 Tech 181
11:30 to 12:20		C140 1B Tech 150	C140 1 Tech 181	C140 2A Tech 150	C140 1 Tech 181
12:30 to 1:20
1:30 to 2:20
2:30 to 3:20	office
3:30 to 4:20		C140 1 Tech 174		C140 2 Tech 181
4:30 to 5:20

Office Hours: Monday 2:30, Wednesday 9:30 or contact me via email, IM, or office phone.

Assignments

Assignments are due at the start of your assigned lab date. Late assignments will be docked marks (5% per day not including Mondays, weekends or holidays) unless an acceptable medical reason is given accompanied by a physician's signed note.

If an assignment requires a demonstration in the lab, you must be ready to demonstrate your solution at the beginning of your lab session. If due to other obligations your instructor does not have time to mark your demonstration during the lab time, it is your responsibility to arrange an alternate time with your instructor before the end of your lab section. Failure to arrange an alternate time will result in the forfeiture of marks for that demonstration.

The number of marks given for an assignment does not necessarily indicate that assignment’s relative importance or weight in the overall marking scheme. The actual weightings are at the discretion of the instructor.

Only those assignments or portions of assignments that are marked will count toward the final grade.

Some labs may request an estimate of the time you dedicated to the completion of a lab.

Web Pages

You will be required to produce web pages within the context of the course. Your web pages will be visible to the internet community. Any objectionable or offensive material will be removed immediately and the student posting the material may be subject to disciplinary actions. Your instructor is the final authority on what constitutes objectionable or offensive material. Please keep in mind there are regulations which prohibit the use or modification of copyrighted images and other material within the College. If in doubt, ask your instructor.

Texts

The one recommended (not required) textbook is Learning Web Design by Jennifer Robbins. There are a number of online references to material as well. See the instructor if you wish to purchase your own reference books.

Lab Equipment

There are five lab periods during each week for this course. Each student is assigned to one of the lab times. Generally you will not be able to make up a missed lab by attending another one later in the week as the lab stations will likely be fully booked. Check with the instructor if you need to reschedule your lab.

The two CST lab rooms (Tech 150, 151) are accessible using your student card at the door swipe. Lab rooms are accessible after hours and on weekends up to 11:00 PM.

You can use the CST labs any time during the day so long as a lab session is not already in session.

Please respect the environment while working in the lab room. Loud banter may be humorous for some but likely distracting for others concentrating on their work. Please leave the lab room to use your cell phone.

Food and drink are not permitted in the lab room at any time.

Use head phones when working with sound or music in the labs.

Save your computer work frequently. Use a USB memory stick (and identify it as yours).

Print charges are enabled through your account. If you exceed your print allotment, please contact either of the CST lab technicians in Tech 152: Dave or Mike. Abuse of printer usage privilege may result in the suspension of that privilege. Students are responsible for picking up their printer output from the printer and placing any unwanted papers into the recycle bin.

Guidelines for behaviour during class and lab

I am including this section for the rare instance there is someone who needs to know in advance what is and isn't disruptive class behaviour.

Lecture and lab times are the primary sources of contact with the instructor and the course material. During those times disruptive activities such as ringing pagers/cell-phones/PDAs, unrelated talking, and so on challenge the integrity of the course delivery. Please make sure any electronic equipment is switched to silent mode during class and lab times. If you are anticipating a possible incoming phone call during the lecture, set the phone to meeting mode and take a seat adjacent to the room exit so you may quickly leave the lecture with minimal disruption to your colleagues.
If you cannot hear the instructor or cannot see the board, please let the instructor know.
Please respect your classmates and treat each of them with courtesy.
If there is a sustained pattern of disruption from any individual, that individual will be asked to leave the room.
Small amounts of food and drink in the classroom are ok so long as it doesn't create an issue for other students or the instructor. Hint: eat that bag of chips before you go into class. If you spill anything, you are responsible for cleaning it up.
Food is not allowed in the labs. Neither are drinks. Strewn bits of food over the lab desks, chairs, keyboards and floor is not hygienic. Drinks may spill and damage the workstation or leave a sticky mess.
The use of laptops in class to type up lecture notes is ok. Please refrain from text messaging activity until the class is over.
Contact your instructor if you feel there is an issue regarding class climate that needs to be addressed.

Guidelines for students regarding fraud

These guidelines concern the type of fraud where a student presents, as his/her own, the work of another individual, or where a student allows another student to do so.

Students are encouraged to study together, to help each other learn concepts and practical tools. Both the student who helps another and the student who is helped benefit from the process. Working together is formally encouraged in certain courses by having group assignments.

However, unless specifically indicated, all work submitted for grading must be the work of the individual student. Students may collaborate on submitted work only when this is explicitly permitted by the Instructor.

The sharing of lab work electronically or by other means is considered fraud unless specifically approved by the Instructor in advance. This includes obtaining code or other materials by methods such as undeleting files or retrieving discarded printouts. It is at the Instructor's discretion to determine if two assignment or exams are sufficiently similar to be considered shared work.

In the case of fraud, action will be taken commensurate with the severity of the case. Actions taken will be one of: no marks for the piece of work; failure in the course; or, in repeated case, expulsion from the College. In serious cases, the action taken will be determined by the Computer Science Department Student Review committee in consultation with the course Instructor.

There is an appeal procedure outlined in the Camosun College Calendar.

	Human-Computer Interaction. Jenny Preece. Addison-Wesley Publishing. 1994
	A Guide to Usability. Jenny Preece. Addison-Wesley Publishing. 1993.
	Designing the User Interface , Camosun Library, 3rd Edition. B Shneiderman. Addison-Wesley Publishing. 1997.
	Designing Visual Interfaces. K. Mullet & D. Sano. SunSoft Press. 1995.
	Handbook of Usability Testing. J. Rubin. John Wiley and Sons. 1994.
	The Elements of User Interface Design. Theo Mandel. John Wiley and Sons. 1997.
	Designing Web Usability. Jakob Nielsen. Peachpit Press. 1999.

Comp 140 - Course Outline