course outline

This course focuses on social, ethical, legal and managerial issues in the application of computer science to the information technology industry. Through seminars and case studies, human issues confronting Computer Science professionals will be addressed. (Description from the Undergraduate Calendar).

The courses will involve article reviews, presentation(s), a research paper, quizzes, and a take-home final. It will closely follow the text, A Gift of Fire.

http://snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca/~nonnecke/courses/cis3000f08/

Announcements

Students are responsible for regularly checking the announcements section of the Web page.
http://snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca/~nonnecke/courses/cis3000f08 /announcements.html

Marking Scheme (subject to change)

assignments (49%)
Chapter quizzes (best 7/9 for 21%)
take-home final (30%)

Late Policy

Work submitted after the due date receives a grade of zero. If written documentation of extenuating circumstances is provided (e.g., doctor's certificate), then marking criteria or relative weighting may be adjusted.

Posting of Grades and Requests for Remarks

Requests for remarking of course work should be made to the course instructor. Any requests for remarks must be made within a week of marking. If a student requests a re-grade, the entire work will be remarked, and the new grade may be higher or lower than the original grade received.

Grades will be posted on the course Web site. It is a student's responsibility to verify that the posted grade corresponds to the grade actually received and notify the instructor of any error within one week of the posting.

Academic Misconduct

Please read and understand the University's regulations and procedures on academic misconduct. Faculty have no leeway in this matter.

Date of Last Update: August 25, 2010