Bristol Community College

Computer Information Systems Department

CIT-11 Home http://www.c-jump.com/CIT11/CIT11syllabus.htm

CIT-11 Information Technology Fluency I

Course Policies

Requirements For A Passing Grade In This Course:

• Curiosity and love for learning
• Ability to do online research for any subject that is not clear in text or study guides.
• Average grade of 60 or greater.
• Completion of 80 percent of all homework assignments.

Online Exams 

An online final exam will be given at the end of the course.

Exam dates and material to be covered on each exam will be posted at least ten days prior to the exam.

Class Email Addresses

I need your email address within the first week of the class. I will create an email list which will be used to send important notes and announcements. If your address is not on the that list, you cannot receive this info.

Weekly Study Guides

Study guides that summarize the important material that you should study and research each week are available on the course web site at the end of each lecture handout. Follow the course outline to locate this info.

Homework Assignments

• There will be online homework assignments posted every week.
  
  
• In general the homeworks are expected to be completed within two-week period.
  
  
• The homework will cover weekly material described in the study guide for that week.
  
  

• All students are expected to complete the homework and submit it via email on a weekly basis. Students should pass in only one assignment per email. On most assignments, if you get a bad grade you can either resubmit or do a make-up, but you should ask for instructor's permission to do so!

• The resulting document should be attached to the email message with the proper subject line:
  CIT11 Homework followed by the week number.
  
  
• The email message should be sent to the instructor:
  Igor Kholodov Igor.Kholodov@bristolcc.edu
  
  
• Assignments received after the due date will not be accepted for credit, unless
  prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.
  
  

• Many of the assignments in this class are open ended - the grading will be based on how well the project demonstrates your mastery of the material. Students who do a minimum of work will be graded accordingly. Resubmission is allowed on open-ended projects to improve grades.

• Duplicate assignments received from two or more students will not be graded.
  
  
• Assignment responses should be in your own words that result from your own study,
  research and understanding.

Grading and Evaluation Criteria

Homework Assignments will be graded using the following weights:

Weights for Final Grade Determination:

Final Grades will be assigned as follows:

Teaching Methodology

Guidelines and study guides on the class home page,

        http://www.c-jump.com/CIT11/CIT11syllabus.htm

along with web-based homework assignments are the principal teaching methods that will be used in this course. "Handouts" and other instructor samples will be available on the class web page or will be emailed to each student on the class email list.

Attendance

Attendance is required "on line" each week. Students should email the instructor each week with their completed homework attached. If homework is not submitted, students should continue to email the instructor each week in order to be marked "present".

Withdrawals

The instructor reserves the right to withdraw you from the class after six absences. If you choose to withdraw from the class it is your responsibility to withdraw formally from the class prior to the final withdrawal date. Failure to do so will result in an F grade for the course.

Office Hours

Instructors office hours will be posted on the class web page.

Extra Help

If you need some serious help with a homework assignment or if you need some one-on-one tutoring help to get caught up with the class, you can make an appointment with the instructor.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is not tolerated. Students are expected to take this course to learn, and you cannot learn unless you do the required homework assignments and turn in your own work for credit. Students who violate this rule may receive a penalty of the next lower letter grade or "F" for the course

Success

I look forward to watching you succeed in this class. Please note that we really care about the students that care. Good luck!