| Section Information: Spring Semester 2012
WBIT-4030-Y01 |
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| Course Description |
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Senior Project & Portfolio |
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| Course Description |
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A capstone course for WebBSIT majors, students will be
expected to complete a final team or individual project. The
project may be an approved industry, internship or a project
developed and designed by faculty of the WebBSIT. Students will
apply skills and knowledge from previous WebBSIT courses in
project management, system design and development, digital media
development, eCommerce, database design, and system integration.
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| Prerequisites |
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Senior Standing and Advisor Approval
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| Course Objectives/Outcomes/Goals
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Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
- Use and apply current IT discipline-related concepts and
practices.
- Identify and analyze organizational and individual
problems or opportunities in the IT realm and define
requirements for addressing them when an IT solution is
appropriate.
- Design and develop effective, IT-based solutions and
integrate them into the user environment.
- Create and implement effective project plans.
- Identify and investigate current and emerging
technologies and assess their applicability to address
individual and organizational needs.
- Analyze the impact of technology on individual and
organizational needs.
- Collaborate in teams to accomplish common goals.
- Communicate effectively and efficiently.
- Recognize the qualities necessary to succeed in a
professional environment.
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| Instructor Contact Policy
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Please use WebCT Vista e-mail or my
University e-mail address to contact me for personal or private
conversation. IF you use my University e-mail address, you MUST
use your student e-mail account. I will NOT respond to any
outside e-mail accounts. This is UNIVERSITY policy, not mine!
Class content questions can be posted in discussion
forums, just as if you were asking in class.
E-mails and discussion posts are answered Monday -
Friday. Generally, you can expect a response within 24 to
48 hours. E-mails or discussion posts made during the
weekend will be answered on Monday.
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| Policy on Changes to the Syllabus
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The professor reserves the right to change the
class schedule, including assignments and tests with prior
notice given to the class. |
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| Attendance/Participation
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All students enrolled in the WebBSIT Program
must verify their enrollment by completing the Enrollment
Verification Survey in each course. The Verification Survey is
on the home page of your course. Enrollment verification
information is provided to the Financial Aid Office of your home
institution. To verify your enrollment you must log-in to each
of your WebBSIT VISTA courses by 5:00 pm on the first day of
course instruction and complete the Enrollment Verification
Survey. Consistent participation is required in each WebBSIT
VISTA course. Activities include, e-mail correspondence,
discussion threads and study groups, assignment submissions,
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| Late Work Policies |
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| Additional information |
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Your Website should be updated weekly, each
Tuesday night before midnight. See the assignment instructions
so that you know what is due each week.
If you miss the Tuesday deadline, your work will receive a
10-point penalty for each day that it is late. Weekly updates
will not be accepted after Friday of the week in which they are
do. Example: You have a weekly update due on Tuesday, 1/24. If
you turn it in on Wednesday, 1/25, there will be a 10-point
penalty. If you turn it in on Thursday, 1/26, there will be a
20-point penalty. If you turn it in on Friday, 1/27, there will
be a 30-point penalty. After midnight on Friday, 1/27, your work
will not be accepted and you will receive a 0 for that week's
update.
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| Instructor Information
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| Instructor Information |
| Name: |
Sandra Jones |
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VISTA Account or
sandrajones@clayton.edu |
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| Class Cancellation Policy
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While class cancellation does not apply to an
asynchronous online course, should instructional delays occur
due to server or connection problems or other unforeseen
circumstances, we will endeavor to remain on schedule. Such
remedies may include adjustments to due dates, online discussion
or tutoring sessions, etc. |
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| No-Show |
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Students must log into each of their WebBSIT Vista courses by
5pm of the day classes begin to confirm their attendance.
Remember, you are taking an online course and participation
in the course is the only way the instructor can "see" you.
If you fail to log into your courses by 5pm of the day
classes begin to complete the WebBSIT Enrollment Verification
Survey you are considered a “No Show” and notification will be
sent to your WebBSIT Institution for appropriate action.
If you fail to participate in course activities within a
two-week period at any time during the semester, the instructor
will consider your lack of activity as an indication of your
intention not to continue in the course.
At this point, the instructor may choose to remove you from
group activities or interactions. Failure to participate without
officially withdrawing from the course will result in a grade of
F.
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| Academic Honesty |
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Unless otherwise indicated, all assignments,
projects, examinations, etc are individual assessments and
evidence of excessive collaboration between students will be
treated as cheating. Note that representing the work of another
as your own is considered cheating. The usual penalty for
cheating is an 'F' on the assignment and may result in an ‘F’ in
the course.
For further information on Academic Dishonesty, review that
section of Academic Catalog of your WebBSIT institution. |
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| Important Dates & Late Work Policy
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Your Website should be updated weekly, each
Tuesday night before midnight. See the assignment instructions
so that you know what is due each week.
If you miss the Tuesday deadline, your work will receive a
10-point penalty for each day that it is late. Weekly
updates will not be accepted after Friday of the week in which
they are do. Example: You have a weekly update due on
Tuesday, 1/24. If you turn it in on Wednesday, 1/25, there
will be a 10-point penalty. If you turn it in on Thursday,
1/26, there will be a 20-point penalty. If you turn it in
on Friday, 1/27, there will be a 30-point penalty. After
midnight on Friday, 1/27, your work will not be accepted and you
will receive a 0 for that week's update.
Please see
http://www.gawebbsit.org/admin/importantdates.htm for
important WebBSIT dates.
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| GAView Maintenance Schedule
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Refer to the University System of Georgia
Vista/Blackboard Maintenance Schedule. |
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| Technology Requirements
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| Primary Requirements |
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Computers located in on-campus computer labs or libraries
cannot be used as the primary computer resource for taking
online classes. You will need the reasonably small suite of
hardware and software listed below.
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| Required Hardware |
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- Computer: A personal computer with Windows XP or higher,
or a MacIntosh with OS 10.4 and Parallels Desktop 3.0 or
higher for Mac.
- Sound: A sound card with speakers or headphones.
- Monitor: A VGA (or equivalent) or better monitor.
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| Strongly Recommended Hardware
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- Printer connected to the computer
- CD-ROM drive
- Microphone
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| Internet Connectivity |
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- Internet access. For a dial-up connection, at least a
56k modem is recommended. Slower dial-up connections will
affect course performance. High speed Internet connectivity
(cable or DSL) is strongly recommended.
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| Required Software |
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- Microsoft Office 2007 including: Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint
- Web Browser: A JavaScript enabled Web browser supported
by the Blackboard VISTA 8 Learning Management System. For a
complete list of supported browsers.
http://www2.blackboard.com/tuneup
- Virus protection software
- Flash Player
- Animations (Tutorials) used in this course require the
installation of the cross-platform Flash Player.
- Download Flash Player 6 for Windows or Macintosh
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| Withdrawal |
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The Withdrawal policy and procedures vary by
institution. In general, students who stop attending class
without doing the necessary withdrawal paperwork will receive an
automatic grade of ‘F’. Students who withdraw after midterm will
receive an automatic grade of ‘WF’. Withdrawal policy and
procedures are published in the Academic Catalog of your
consortium institution. |
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| Assessment Policies/Overview of
Grading/Grading Scale |
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| Grading |
| Evaluation by Host Organization |
50% |
| Website Deliverables |
50% |
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| Grading Scale |
| 90-100 |
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| 80-89 |
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| 70-79 |
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| 60-69 |
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| <60 |
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Neatness and punctuality are considered during grading.
Students are expected to complete, and turn in on the due date,
all required assignments. Late work may severely impact your
course grade. Use a word processor and spell checker. Check your
work for errors in grammar.
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| Evaluation by Host Organization
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Near the end of the semester, the Office of Experiential
Learning will mail a “Site Supervisor Evaluation” form to the
host organization’s site supervisor (address provided by student
on the Experiential Learning Agreement) for completion and
timely return to the Office of Experiential Learning. The
student is assigned and has a “coordinating responsibility” to
ensure that this form is received by his/her site supervisor;
completed (site supervisor comments and/or review of evaluation
form with student is optional, but recommended); and mailed back
to the Office of Experiential Learning in sufficient time for
academic review and grade posting by the Information Technology
Department.
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| Website Deliverables |
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Students will create a website to document all aspects of the
internship.
The website should contain:
- Student’s individual learning objectives
- Weekly updates: Activities and Time Log
- Written Report: Most Meaningful Learning Objective
- Section Reports: Describe problems, alternatives, and
solutions
- Experiential Learning Documents
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| Proctored Experience |
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The requirements for a proctored experience in this course
will be fulfilled by interaction with your site supervisor.
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Section Instructor: J. Gowan
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E-mail
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artgowan@georgiasouthern.edu
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Section Instructor: Sandra Jones
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E-mail
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SandraJones@mail.clayton.edu
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