Instructor: Kathleen Shannon, Ph.D.
Office: DH 104
Phone: 410-543-6476
E-Mail: KMSHANNON@salisbury.edu
Office Hours: I will be in my office more often than this feel free to drop in or call. I will also be available by appointment...and I check and respond to e-mail frequently.
Messages: There are answering machines on the phone given above and on my home phone. In addition you can send E-Mail.
Exam(s): There will be one or two (most likely 2) in-class exams on dates arranged during class. The material covered by each exam will be announced in class. It is the student's responsibility to find out what announcements he/she missed by coming late, leaving early, or missing class. There will also be a final exam during the exam period.
Homework: See attached homework statement.
Group Projects: We will form groups for the group projects during the first week of class. Presentations will occur during the final two weeks of class. See attached description for additional deadlines and description.
Attendance: is required. With a class this small, your absences will be noted and your presence will be missed! I expect the courtesy of notification when possible if you must miss class, come late or leave early. Students are responsible for all material covered in class or in outside reading assignments. It is the student's responsibility to find out what announcements he/she missed by coming late, leaving early, or missing class.
Academic Misconduct: The instructor adheres to the univserity policy of academic misconduct. Students are encouraged to discuss material and homework with each other and the instructor. However, credit should be given to others from whom you have gotten help or ideas. In particular, when writing programs, it is essential that you write your own programs first before discussing programming details with others. Avoid the practice of line by line conversations about programming while you are working on computer projects. Assignments that appear to involve excessive collaboration will be questioned and may be subject to penalties. It is entirely inappropriate to lift code from online sources. Consulting online sources for help understanding or for ideas is okay but probably not the best practice. It is imperative, however, that if you do consult online sources in the course of your work that you cite these sources in your narratives.
Writing across the curriculum: Students will be required to express themselves clearly in writing assignments given in lecture and in essay questions in the final examination. In addition, narratives will be required accompanying all homework assignments.(see homework statement)
Class Format: Participatory, students are expected to come to class prepared and to contribute to the discussion of topics. Predominantly there will be informal lectures with questions encouraged. In particular, I expect you to contribute to your own learning by letting me know what you need in the way of additional explanation. The advantage of a small class is that we should have the flexibility to alter the plan to make sure we all get up to speed on a topic. The disadvantage is that there are not enough students that - if you fail to ask a question - someone else will ask it for you! There will also be in-class cooperative exercises and discussion. We will sometimes meet in a computer lab so that we can work together in Matlab. Please try to come to class on time! If for some reason you must be late,and we are not here, look in the lab. If you know you must miss a class or know you will be late, it would be appreciated if you sent an e-mail telling me.
Exam Grade Scale:
90 - 100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
60 - 69 D
BELOW 60 F