University of Toronto
CSC104 H1Y Course Outline
Summer 2000
Instructor
Andria Hunter
Email: andria@cdf.utoronto.ca (just "andria" from CDF-PC)
Phone: (416)978-7797 (Tuesday afternoons only)
Office: SF2302D
Office Hours: 4-6 p.m. and 9-10 p.m. Tuesdays
Lectures: L0101 Tuesday 1-3 p.m. Room WB116
L5101 Tuesday 7-9 p.m. Room WB116
Tutorials
Day Section (L0101): Tuesdays 3-4 p.m.
Tut. Who? (lastname) Tutor Room
1 A - Ho Biljana Gajic-Jakovljevic WB116
2 Hp - Ng B Frederick Pang WB119
3 Ng C - Z Petra Hall WB258
Evening Section (L5101): Tuesdays 6-7 p.m.
Tut. Who? (lastname) Tutor Room
4 A - Z Sidath Attapattu WB116
You must attend the assigned tutorial unless given
permission to do otherwise by the instructor.
Tutors' Office Hours
You are welcome to attend any tutor office hour regardless of your
assigned tutorial or lecture section. The office hours are held at
the CDF-PC site in the Gerstein Science Information Centre, at
these times:
Monday 4-5 p.m.
Thursday 6-7 p.m.
These office hours begin during the second week of the term. Check
the "People" page on the course web site for an exact listing.
Text books
1. Computers, Technology, and Society 2nd edition, by Parsons,
Oja and Low
2. CSC104 Lecture Package, by Ghorishi & Hunter (available from your
instructor after lecture or during office hours for $30)
3. Optional: Essentials of Visual Basic 6.0 Programming,
by David Schneider
4. "The PC handbook": J.N. Clarke (ed.), How to prepare programs
on the Computer Science PC facility. (PC99 written on cover)
Grading Scheme
Item Weight Due
Assignment 1 5% June 6 (HTML)
Assignment 2 10% June 27 (VB)
Midterm 20% July 4 @ 6 p.m. BOTH lecture sections
Assignment 3 10% July 18 (Essay)
Assignment 4 10% Aug 1 (Office)
Final Exam 45%
NOTE: To pass this course, you must obtain an overall grade of at least
50%, including at least 40% on the final and 40% on the term mark.
There will be no make-up midterm test. Should you miss the test due to
medical reasons and provided that you have a doctor's note describing
your inability to write the test, the weight of the test will be added
on to your final exam.
Tentative Schedule
Week Lecture Tutorials Due
W1 May 15 Intro., Hardware NONE
W2 May 22 Hardware Windows/email/www/HTML
W3 May 29 Hardware, Programming HTML
W4 June 5 Programming Visual Basic A1 Due
W5 June 12 Programming Visual Basic
W6 June 19 Programming Visual Basic
W7 June 26 Computer Networks MS-Word A2 Due
W8 July 3 Computer Software Midterm Midterm
W9 July 10 History of Computing MS-Excel
W10 July 17 Computers & Society MS-Excel A3 Due
W11 July 24 Theory of Computing MS-Access
W12 July 31 Artificial Intelligence PowerPoint/Rev. A4 Due
W13 Aug 7 Optional Review NONE
Objectives
- To teach the skills needed to use computers at a competent user's
level.
- To teach the vocabulary (jargons) needed to effectively communicate
with computer professionals.
- To provide the basic understanding of computer systems needed for
future computer studies.
Therefore, given contemporary society's increasing dependence on
computers, this will be one of the most useful courses you will be taking
as a computer user. To this end, the course will be divided into the
following three distinct and yet integrated components:
1. Computer Hardware and Software
2. Computer Programming using Microsoft Visual Basic
3. Various topics in computer science such as: Computer Networks, Data Base
Management Systems (DBMS), Computers and Society, Computational and
Complexity Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Structure
- Lectures: Used to introduce new material; will focus on the
theoretical and conceptual aspects of the course.
- Tutorials: Used to introduce software packages and tools that will be
used to do the assignments.
- Instructors' office hours: Provide the opportunity to ask questions
relating to the lectures or to discuss general problems with the course.
- TAs' office hours: Provide the opportunity to obtain one-on-one
assistance with software packages used for the assignments.
Assignments
Start them early: Around due dates, the demand for PCs exceeds the
number of available machines at the computer labs. Temporary computer
system glitches are not a valid excuse for late assignments.
Be aware of plagiarism: Although you are encouraged to discuss general
approaches to assignments with your classmates, the work you submit
must be 100% yours. This means that you should not take notes while
discussing the assignments with your classmates. You should also guard
your assignment at all times; i.e. do not dispose of your rough work at
school. Should you have any questions about plagiarism, please read
the students' code of conduct in the calendar and/or talk to your
instructor.
Submission: All assignments are due at the beginning of your tutorial.
You may submit late to the CSC104 drop box (outside SF2305A) until 6
p.m. the next day, but the assignment will receive a 30% late penalty.
Only assignments that have a doctor's note will be accepted after the
late due date. Notify your instructor immediately and deliver your
doctor's note to your instructor, not to your TA.
Furthermore, all assignments must be submitted in an unsealed 8.5 x 11"
envelope, with the provided cover page attached to the front of this
envelope. In addition, you should carefully read and follow the
submission instructions specific to each assignment. Failure to do so
will cost you marks.
Requesting a Regrade
If you need an assignment regraded, you must write a note precisely
describing where the marking error has been made, attach the note to
your assignment, and submit it to your TA.
Your TA will return your assignment either with the revised mark or
with an explanation as to why the original mark stands. Keep in mind
that the adjusted mark may be higher or lower then the original grade,
depending on the errors made.
Should you not be satisfied with your TA's response, please submit the
entire assignment to your instructor, along with your note and your
TA's explanation for re-evaluation. Once your instructor has examined
the assignment, your instructor may want to hold a meeting with you and
your TA, to resolve the dispute.
Contact
Your instructor may be contacted during the office hours or by e-mail.
Do not expect an immediate response to e-mail close to the assignment
deadlines.
Given the large number of student e-mail messages that are received on
a regular basis, it is imperative that your e-mail be kept short,
clear, and concise. To ensure a fast response to your e-mail, please
proofread it before sending it to your instructor.
Furthermore, before sending your message, be sure to check the
announcements page on the course web site to make sure your question
hasn't already been answered.
If you are sending e-mail from an account other than your CDF-PC e-mail
account, you must include your full name and student number at the
bottom of your message.
The TAs are not responsible for responding to e-mail. The only time
you can contact them is during your tutorial and their office hours.
Course Web Site
http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~andria/csc/104s00/
You are responsible for checking this web page frequently, as important
course announcements are posted here. All assignment handouts will be
posted on the course web page.
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