Web II Syllabus
CSCI 4350 Spring 2024

Instructor Information

Name : Terry Sergeant   Office Hours
E-Mail : tsergeant@hsutx.edu MW 8:30–10:00; 2:30–3:30  
Office : JB 322 Tue 8:30–9:30  
Phone : 670-1292 Thu 8:30–11:30  
Web Site : https://josephus.hsutx.edu Fri 9:00–10:00  

Summary

Description : Students will learn and apply a variety of methods for creating and maintaining websites that make extensive use of dynamic content. This class will involve web programming on both the client side and the server side.
Prerequisites : CSCI 2320 and CSCI 3350
Textbook : None required.

Course Objectives

Students who satisfactorily complete this course will (hopefully) be able to:

Grading

Your grade in the course will be earned / calculated as follows:
lab days   15%
homework   35%
midterm exam   25%
final exam   25%
A $\rightarrow$ 90 100
B $\rightarrow$ 80 89
C $\rightarrow$ 70 79
D $\rightarrow$ 60 69
F $\rightarrow$ 0 59

Lab Days

Most Thursday's will be designated as a “lab day” in which we will spend some time working on exercises or projects during the class period. Attendance is mandatory and you will receive a grade out 10 possible points for each lab day evaluated as follows:

10 points preparation Did you prepare for the lab day in advance?
5 points participation Did you show up on time and stay for the entire lab and were you actively engaged in the session without distraction?

NOTE: Most of the prelab assignments this semester will require a couple of hours to complete! The prelab work will be essential to helping you move forward with each homework assignment.

If you know in advance you will have to be absent on a lab day you can receive credit by doing the following:

  1. Prior to the start of class on Thursday:
    1. Attach a message to the lab day assignment in Canvas letting me know you will be absent.
    2. Complete the prelab assignment in the appropriate directory on the csci server.
    3. Attach a messages to the lab day assignment providing a link to your working code on the csci server.
    Performing these steps on time will allow you to receive up to 10 points (preparation).

  2. By midnight on Friday:
    1. Do significant work on the homework assignment in the appropriate directory on the csci server.
    2. Attach a message to the lab day assignment in Canvas describing your progress on the homework assignment.
    3. Attach a message to the lab day assignment providing a link to your progress on the csci server.
    Performing these steps on time will allow you to receive up to 5 points (participation).

Homework Assignments

A homework assignment is considered late if it is not submitted at or before the beginning of the class period on the day it is due. Late homework assignments will receive a 20% point penalty and must be completed within a week or the original due date. Assignments that miss the one week deadline will receive a grade of 0 (unless there are extenuating circumstances).

In order to do well on the exams it will be necessary for each student to work homework assignments independently. On each assignment a list of allowed resources is provided. You may only use resources specifically named on that list. Failure to abide by this requirement is considered a violation of the academic integrity policy of the university and will be handled in accordance with university guidelines.

Exams

Exams are comprehensive. The final exam will take place at the scheduled time during finals week. Exams will never be collaborative in nature so receiving any form of assistance from anyone other than the instructor is a violation of the academic integrity policy. You may only use study aids during the exam if they are expressly allowed by the instructor for that particular exam.

Students with Disabilities

An individual with a disability is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a “person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.” Any student with a documented disability may choose to seek accommodations. Eligible students seeking accommodation should contact the Director of Undergraduate Advising and Disabilities as soon as possible in the academic term (preferably during the first two weeks of a long semester) for which they are seeking accommodations. The director will prepare letters to appropriate faculty members concerning specific, reasonable academic adjustments for the student. The student is responsible for delivering accommodation letters and conferring with faculty members. Please refer to the most recent version of the Undergraduate Catalog for the complete policy. (Carol Krueger, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Disabilities, Office: Sandefer Memorial, 1st floor Academic Advising Center, Phone: 325-670-5867, Email: disabilityservices@hsutx.edu)

Computer Account Use

The instructor may occasionally use email to communicate with the class as a whole or with individuals. When contacting you for this course the instructor will use your HSU email account. You are expected to check your HSU email account at least once per day and you will be held responsible for any content distributed in this way.

Attendance

Regarding class attendance, the Undergraduate Catalog states:
Accordingly, absence from more than 25 percent of class meetings and/or laboratory sessions scheduled for a course (including absences because of athletic participation) is regarded as excessive, and a grade of F may be assigned as deemed appropriate by the professor.

Course Calendar and Class Structure

We will utilize Canvas to provide outline for the course. Do take notice of these planned exam dates:

Date Event  
Thu 21 Mar Midterm Exam  
Tue 07 May Final Exam (at 1:00pm)