CMST 385 --- Internet:A Practical Guide
This course is an introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web. The major topics to be covered include basic principles and protocols of the Internet; configuration and use of graphical Web browsers; application programs such as Telnet, FTP, e-mail, and Net news readers; finding and retrieving information on the World Wide Web; and the use of portals and search engines. HTML and Web page design are introduced. Discussion covers Internet security measures as well as social, ethical, and legal issues related to the growth of the Internet. Assignments include designing and publishing a Web page.
Grades for this course will be based on:
Homework --- 10% of final grade
Term Assignment --- 20% of final grade
Mid-Term Exam --- 35% of final grade
Final Exam --- 35% of final grade
and will be assigned as follows:
A --- 92 - 100%
B --- 82 - 91%
C --- 70 - 81%
D --- 60 - 70%
F --- below 60%
Please note: You can also get a grade of F if you stop attending class and do not withdraw.
SOCY 443 --- The Family and Society
This course is an examination of the family as the fundamental social institution in all societies. We will explore the biological and cultural foundations of the family; its historic development, changing structure, and the functions of the family in the twenty-first century which include the interaction of marriage and parenthood as well as the disorganizing factors that influence the modern family.
TERM ASSIGNMENT
Each student will be expected to complete a term assignment of 1500 words. This will be due at the end of the seventh week of the term. The topic for the assignment must be approved in a discussion with the instructor.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Each student will be expected to view and critique one of the following family related films
Ordinary People
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
War of the Roses
Kramer vs. Kramer
All of the above films are available for rental from the Video Mart. Other homework assignments will be assigned from time to time.
Grades for this course will be based on:
Homework --- 10% of final grade
Term Assignment --- 20% of final grade
Mid-Term Exam --- 35% of final grade
Final Exam --- 35% of final grade
and will be assigned as follows:
A --- 92 - 100%
B --- 82 - 91%
C --- 70 - 81%
D --- 60 - 70%
F --- below 60%
Please note: You can also get a grade of F if you stop attending class and do not withdraw.
LIBS 100 Introduction to Library Research
This seminar is an introduction to the scope of library resources. Experience in selecting research topics and using advanced techniques to retrieve information on topics of professional or personal interest is provided through the process of preparing a research strategy. Topics include the use of libraries, online computer-search services and databases, government documents and technical reports, and indexes and abstracts of periodicals.
COURSE EVALUATION
The lectures will prepare students to do practical assignments, including finding answers to prepared questions and finding several sources of information for a chosen topic, the latter to be submitted in the form of a bibliography. Students are expected to spend time outside the class meetings on assignments.
The semnar grade will be based on the assignments (30%) and an exam (70%)
Grades for the seminar will be awarded as follows:
A --- 92 - 100%
B --- 82 - 91%
C --- 70 - 81%
D --- 60 - 70%
F --- below 60%
Please note: You can also get a grade of F if you do not attend the seminar and do not withdraw.
CMST 100M Introduction to Microcomputers:HTML
This seminar is an introduction to the use of HTML to create basic and advanced World Wide Web-enabled documents. Topics include creating and editing Web pages, placing HTML documents on the Web, designing Web pages with tables, and using frames in Web pages. Assignments include designing and implementing Web pages using HTML.
The seminar grade will be based on the computer lab exercises (30%) and an exam (70%)
Grades for the seminar will be awarded as follows:
S --- 70 - 100%
D --- 60 - 70%
F --- below 60%
Please note: You can also get a grade of F if you do not attend the seminar and do not withdraw.
What is your policy concerning the making up of classes that were not held due to a holiday or for another reason?
My policy is the same as that of the University of Maryland. All missed classes must be made up at an appropriate time
I would like to take your course, but I am planning to take leave for two weeks in the middle of the term. What should I do?
If you know in advance that you will be missing more than just a few class sessions then you should not sign up for the class.
I will not be able to take your exam as scheduled, because my bowling team has a tournament that night. What arrangements can be made for a make-up?
According to University of Maryland guidelines, an instructor is not obligated to give a student a make-up examination unless the student can show the absence was caused by illness or emergency circumstances. Alas a bowling tournament would not qualify as an emergency circumstance