Syllabus

Course: INFSCI 0010 Introduction to Information Science

Time/Loc: T, Th 11:00- 12:15 Rm 403 SIS

Instructor: Robert Perkoski

Office/Ph:Rm 503 SIS 412-624-9425

E-mail: perks@pitt.edu (Note: subject = IS10)

Office Hrs: By appointment. I am generally available and you're welcome to drop in at your convenience.

Text: Fluency with Information Technology (4th ed.), Lawrence Snyder

Objectives: Introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of Information Science for students with no previous programming experience. The course will focus on useful technology skills like HTML, JavaScript, and Relational Databases. It is also a survey course for important areas of specialization in IS, e.g., networking, information retrieval, security, privacy, information policy, etc. This course is not open to students who have taken INFSCI 0011.

Pre-Requisites: MATH 0031 or MATH 0032 or equivalent. It is assumed you have the necessary math skills, and that you have basic PC skills (e.g., creating/saving/deleting files and folders, zipping/unzipping files, etc.)

Midterm Exam:  Thursday, Mar 01, 2012

Final Exam: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

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Exam & Homework Policy: All assignments must be submitted as directed. Late assignments receive a grade of zero. Homework will consist of developing a personal website using HTML, JavaScript programming, and a database assignment and others. Assignments are challenging and generally time-consuming. Exams will feature material covered in assignments. Class participation includes exercises completed during class. You are responsible for all information disseminated during class so don't rely solely on the website.

Academic Dishonesty/Cheating: With the exception of routine studying and tutoring, all graded work must be the sole result of your own efforts. You may not do work for another student nor may you copy or plagiarize someone else's work. At a minimum, cheating will result in a grade of zero on the assignment. Depending on the circumstances, you may also receive a grade of ‘F’ for the course.

Incompletes: The Instructor's policy is to not grant incompletes (grade 'G'). Any exception to this policy is at the Instructor's sole discretion, and it must be entirely due to clearly extraordinary circumstances supported by verifiable documentation.

Disability: If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact the Instructor and Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union, (412) 648-7890 / (412) 383-7355 (TTY), as early as possible in the term. DRS will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course.

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