IST 311 (3 credits)

Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications

Fall 2007

• Academic Integrity/Plagiarism
• Computer Use
• Course Content
• Course Goals & Objectives

• Grading
• Homework & Labs
• Instructor Information
• Software Project

• Students With Disabilities
• Tests
• Texts

Required Text:
  (required for IST 240 Spring 2007
  and will be required for IST 411)

Other Materials:

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Test questions will be taken from textbook reading assignments, class lectures/notes/activities, lab assignments and homework assignments. Test questions will consist primarily of short answer/completion questions and program segments to code and/or trace. There will be some multiple choice or true/false questions on each test. All tests will contain a closed book and open book/open notes portion. The closed book portion of each test will focus on mastery of the course vocabulary.

Students who do not earn at least a 60% average on the tests should expect to fail the course.

Test #1 - October 11
Test #2 - Week of December 17 (final exams)

All students will be required to work on a team object-oriented software project. The semester project will include a design component using UML diagrams and software development using Java. S. Gladfelter will distribute the project specifications during the second week of class.

The final grade for the project will be based on the quality of the final presentation, final project deliverables, a working project, S. Gladfelter's individual observations of teamwork, and other related activities. Students will be required to evaluate themselves and fellow team members.

Each person will earn an individual grade for the group project; individual grades will be based on the successful completion of stated project criteria in combination with the student evaluation feedback, instructor observations of individual contributions to the team project and other related items.

This project constitutes a significant portion of your learning experience and 25% of your grade for the course. Students who do not fully participate in the project should expect to fail the course.

Homework and lab assignments comprise 30% of your grade in this course. Students may collaborate/pair program with a classmate or work individually on assignments. Students who choose to collaborate are expected to contribute their fair share to the homework/lab team both during and (if needed) in addition to class time.

Assignments must be submitted in a folder (supplied by S. Gladfelter) and must clearly display your name(s), assignment due date, and your email address(es) on the cover sheet and as part of the beginning comments in any source code submitted. Your lab assignment disc must be labeled with your name(s) and email address(es). You are expected to follow good programming style as discussed and exemplified in your texts and examples provided in class.

Students will not receive full credit for homework/lab assignments that are submitted after the due date.

All students are expected to act with civility and personal integrity; respect other students' dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an environment in which all students can succeed through the fruits of their own efforts. An environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and to maintaining a civil community.

Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another person's work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation, fabricating field data or citations, "ghosting" (taking or having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students' acts of academic dishonesty, etc.

Academic dishonesty violates the fundamental ethical principles of the University community and compromises the worth of work completed by others. A student should avoid academic dishonesty when preparing work for any class. If charged with academic dishonesty, students will receive written or oral notice of the charge by the instructor. Students who contest the charge should first seek resolution through discussion with the faculty member or the campus Director of Academic Affairs. If the matter is not resolved, the student may request a hearing with the Commonwealth College Committee on Academic Integrity at the campus.

Sanctions for breaches of academic integrity may range (depending on the severity of the offense) from receiving an "F" for the assignment to receiving an "F" for the course. In severe cases of academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to, stealing exams or "ghosting" an exam, students may receive a grade of "XF", a formal University disciplinary sanction that indicates on the student's transcript that failure in the course was due to a serious act of academic dishonesty. The University's statement on Academic Integrity from which the above statement was drawn is available at:
http://www.psu.edu/dept/oue/aappm/G-9.html

Students are expected to abide by the Penn State Policy AD20 Computer and Network Security. Violations of this policy can result in termination of privileges, academic probation, expulsion from Penn State or criminal prosecution.

It is our policy at Penn State York not to discriminate against qualified students with documented disabilities. If you have a disability related need for modifications in this course, please contact S. Gladfelter during the first week of class. You also may choose to contact the Learning Center for assistance with testing accommodations that extend beyond the scope of the instructor.