CSC 130 :: Information Technology Fundamentals

Fall 2008

Oskars Rieksts  ||  OM 249 || 610-683-4404 || EMAIL:: last name & 130 at sign Yahoo

     Office Hours ::  Posted here.

     Course Web Site :: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/rieksts/130/main.html

Texts: Computer Science, Lawrence Snyder, Pearson Custom, 2008.

Designing for Interaction, Dan Saffer, New Riders, 2007.

{{Optional: Learning to Program with Alice, Dann, Cooper & Pausch,

Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2006/2008.}}

Major Grading Components:

          3 Unit Tests           100 points each

          Final Exam            100 points

          Homework            varies

          Labs                     5-10 points each

          miniProjects          25 points each

          Quizzes                5-25 points each

          Jeffersonian Principle: All points are created equal.

Grading Scale:

      A  ::  90.0 - 100.0      ||      B  ::  80.0 - 89.9       ||      C  ::  70.0 - 79.9

      D  ::  60.0 - 69.9        ||      F  ::  00.0 - 59.9

Comments:

 1. Tests & Quizzes ::

    a. Tests & quizzes will cover assigned reading and class lectures.

    b. Quizzes may be unannounced.

 2. Homework, Labs & MinProjects:: Value of each will be determined when assigned.

 3. Email:: When sending me email, be sure to include your name and CSC130 in the message subject area.

 4. Announcements :: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/rieksts/130/announcements.html

          Please check daily.

 5. Anonymous copies of student work may be saved for accreditation purposes.