CSC 385 :: Seminar in Computer Science

Fall 2008

Oskars Rieksts  ||  OM 249 || 610-683-4404 || last name & 385 at sign Yahoo

     Office Hours ::  Posted here.

     Course Web Site :: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/rieksts/385/main.html

Texts: The Inmates Are Running the Asylum, Alan Cooper, SAMS Publishing, 1999

          Cooper Interview: http://www.lets-talk-computers.com/guests/mcp/mcp.html

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

Major Grading Components:

          MidTerm                                 100 points

          Final Exam                              100 points

          Major Semester Project            200 points

          Homework                              varies

          Quizzes                                   5-25 points each

          Oral Research Report              part of Semester project

          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. Semester Project::

   a. A major component of this course is the semester project.

   b. As in the working world, you will have to pace yourself in order to do a good job.

 3. Email:: When sending me email, be sure to include your name and CSC385 in the message subject area.

 4. Announcements :: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/rieksts/385/announcements.html

          Please check daily.

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