OFFICE:
LIBE (Library East) - 148
TELEPHONE:
office/voice mail: (562) 985-5854 fax: (562) 985-7135
E-MAIL:
jvancamp@csulb.edu
WEB SITE: http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/
OFFICE
HOURS: Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. and by appointment
VIRTUAL
OFFICE HOURS: Sundays: 6-7 p.m. and by appointment (on Beachboard
Virtual
Classroom-Office Hours)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING
Beachboard (aka Blackboard or CourseInfo) is required for this course. You must obtain a CSULB e-mail address and be registered for the course to use Beachboard.
The semester grade will be based on one short essay paper; one in-class open-book essay examination; one on-line final essay exam; on-line quizes; case briefs, in-class attendance; participation in the on-line discussion group; and a final project consisting of a Web page, for a total of up to 100 points.
SHORT PAPER: Due: Wednesday, February 25 (12 points) (+ 4 point bonus for revision) (all students: Beachboard dropbox by 2:00)
You will
write a 5 page essay (1000 words) analyzing a short reading. All
students must submit this in WP format to the Dropbox by 2:00 p.m. To
be eligible for bonus point revisions, you must attend class 2/25 and
participate in a small group critique; bring
5 copies to class 2/25, to be used in
a discussion group at that class to critique each other's papers.
Revised
papers based on the critiques are due no later than classtime
Wednesday,
March 3, for up to 4 bonus points for improvement. In order to be
eligible
for the 4 bonus points, you MUST attend class and participate in a
discussion
group on February 25. (Question posted on February 18 on Beachboard.)
MID-TERM ESSAY EXAM: Wednesday, March 17 (12 points)
The exam will be an open-book essay exam in our classroom on substantive course materials to date. You will be asked to analyze one brief reading using principles developed to that point in the readings and class.
FINAL ESSAY EXAM: Monday, May 17 (12 points)
The final exam will be an open-book essay exam taken on a computer with an internet connection.
FINAL PROJECT: Written plan (4 points), Web page (12 points)
For your final course project, you will select an ethical issue related to computers that raises philosophical and legal questions. You will be required to identify source materials from several on-line resources from the public World Wide Web (using WWW search engines). Your written proposal for your topic and preliminary sources is due in the Dropbox Wednesday, March 24 at 12 noon. You will develop a simple web page presenting your issue and analysis (at least 1000 words total), along with links to relevant materials on-line, due on-line by Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 a.m. Complete step-by-step instructions for web-authoring are available on-line and optional in-person training will be available.
Grading: 12 point assignments
and
exams
| Grade | Points | Grade | Points | Grade | Points | Grade | Points |
| A+ | 12 | B+ | 9 | C+ | 6 | D+ | 3 |
| A | 11 | B | 8 | C | 5 | D | 2 |
| A- | 10 | B- | 7 | C- | 4 | D- | 1 |
Make-up exams will be permitted only for serious illness and mandatory University policies. A physicians' note will be required for illness. If you will need to take a make-up exam, you must leave a message on voice mail (985-5854) no later than 1:00 p.m. the day of the exam. Your message must include a telephone number where I can reach you later that day and the next day to schedule the make-up exam.
ON-LINE INTRODUCTIONS: Deadlines: February 3, February 10 (4 points)
You will introduce yourself (major, career goals) to the class via the Beachboard e-mail list-serv (deadline February 3-noon) (2 points)
You will frame three ethical questions about computers and post your results on the Beachboard threaded discussion group (NOT e-mail and NOT virtual classroom) (deadline: February 10-noon) (2 points)
ON-LINE QUIZZES: Deadlines: March 9, April 2, April 20, May 4 (20 points)
You will take four open-book-open-note one-hour quizzes (5 questions each) on Beachboard over the readings on the preceding week.
ON-LINE DISCUSSION GROUP: Deadlines: February 17, March 16 (4 points)
We will use the on-line discussion capacity of Beachboard throughout the course - this is the threaded discussion group (NOT e-mail and NOT virtual classroom). You will receive up to 2 points each week for this participation. To receive the maximum points, you should respond substantively and thoughtfully to all of the readings for that week, as well as to the other students in the group.
CASE BRIEFS: Deadlines: March 2, April 27 (8 points)
You will write a legal brief of case elements in outline form and send the word-processing file by the deadline. See the Syllabus for cases available for each of these deadlines.
ON-LINE RESEARCH AND CRITIQUE: Deadline: May 11 (4 points)
Find one Code of Professional Ethics for computer-related professionals on the Web; post URL on the Beachboard discussion board + a written critique of at least 100 words.
REGULAR
ATTENDANCE: (8 points)
To
encourage
regular attendance at in-person classes, additional points will be
available
for the course grade total. Attendance will be taken 10 times at
in-person
classes, on February 11, 18, March 3, 10, 24, April 14, 21, 28, May
5, 12. You will receive 1 point for each class you attend, up to a
maximum
of 8 points. Each student thus has 2 allowable absences. Students
should
save those for illness or scheduling problems which develop during the
term. There will be no system of "excused" absences, except for
University mandated policies. Student
athletes should attend class when they are in town. If it is impossible
to accumulate the maximum number of points by attending when in town,
then
you may document road trips for the instructor for missing points.
Classes
with available attendance points are indicated with an asterick* on the
syllalbus.
TOTAL
WEEKLY COMMITMENT OF TIME TO THIS COURSE: Ordinarily, in a
college-level
course, for each one hour of class, students should spend two hours of
time in preparation. For a "traditional" 3-unit course, students should
expect to spend, on average, each week, three hours in the lectures,
and
six hours in reading, studying, and writing, for a total of nine hours.
For this experimental course using extensive on-line materials, you
should
also expect to spend a total of nine hours each week, although much of
it will be in active participation in on-line reading and discussion.
FINAL LETTER GRADES for the
course
will be assigned as follows:
Up to 100 points are available, as above.
The cut-offs for final letter grades for the course are calculated as follows:
"A" final grade: 10 points (A- Short Paper) + 10 points (A- Essay mid-term Exam) + 10 points (A- Final essay exam) + 15 points (A- On-line Quizzes) + 4 points final project written plan + 10 points (A- final Web page) + 4 points on-line discussion + 4 points on-line introductions + 4 points on-line research/critique + 6 points case briefs + 8 points (in-class attendance) = 85
"B" final grade: 7 points (B- Short Paper) + 7 points (B- Essay mid-term Exam) + 7 points (B- Final essay exam) + 12 points (B- On-line Quizzes) + 3 points final project written plan + 7 points (B- final Web page) + 3 points on-line discussion + 3 points on-line introductions +3 points on-line research/critique + 4 points case briefs + 7 points (in-class attendance) = 64
"C" final grade: 4 points (C- Short Paper) + 4 points (C- Essay mid-term Exam) + 4 points (C- Final essay exam) + 10 points (C- On-line Quizzes) + 2 points final project written plan + 4 points (C- final Web page) + 2 points on-line discussion + 2 points on-line introductions + 2 points on-line research/critique + 3 points case briefs + 6 points (in-class attendance) = 43
"D" final grade: 1 point (D- Short Paper) + 1 point (D- Essay mid-term Exam) + 1 point (D- Final essay exam) + 5 points (D- On-line Quizzes) + 1 point final project written plan + 1 point (D- final Web page) + 1 point on-line discussion + 1 point on-line introductions + 1 point on-line research/critique + 2 points case briefs + 5 points (in-class attendance) = 20
Credit/No Credit students must accumulate sufficient points for a "C" for the course total (43).
Cheating and Plagiarism: The CSULB Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism will be followed strictly. (See Spring 2004 Schedule of Classes, pp. 51-52.) Students who have any questions or uncertainty whatsoever about this policy are responsible for meeting individually with the instructor to discuss the policy. Students found to be cheating on any exam, quiz, or other course element will be FAILED for the COURSE and will be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs for possible probation, suspension, or expulsion. (Among other things, signing the name of another student on the attendance list or asking another student to sign your name on the attendance list constitutes cheating subject to this policy.)
IMPORTANT UNIVERSITY DEADLINES
DEADLINE FOR COURSE WITHDRAWAL: Last day to drop the course and not have a "W" appear on permanent record: Monday, February 9.
NOTE: Drops after February 9 require the signature of the instructor and department chair; there will be a "W" on the transcript
DEADLINE FOR CREDIT/NO CREDIT OPTION: Last day to change grade status to Credit/no credit; last day to add courses: Monday, February 16
DEADLINE TO DROP WITHOUT SIGNATURE OF COLLEGE DEAN: Friday, April 23
Last updated: January 15, 2004