CS/CIT106P
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CS/CIT106P - Computers: Their Uses & Impact
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Attendence
- You will receive points for
attending the mandatory Organizational /Orientation Meeting, (or
for the substitute make-up meeting).
- The initial meeting is intended
to give you a good start on the course. ( RH 314).
- Be sure to put your name on
the sign-up sheet in order to get credit for your points for attending.
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Introductory Assignment:
- Activate UMKC Email Account and
Email Instructor Your SSO UserID (Extra Credit Available)
- Include your full name, your
UMKC User ID/SSO/Email address, and any other email address you might
be using for the semester.
- (If you are a Student finishing
an Incomplete, be sure to ask for your Quiz Password, if you have not
yet received it.)
- To receive Extra Credit
for the Email, write a short Bio, include the following Info:
- A short introduction,
just a few sentences, telling a bit about yourself: Your major, your
work, your family, your goals for the class, your plans for degree
program for the future, what you hope to do after graduation, etc.
200-300 words is ideal.
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- Assignments can be sent
via an email attachment (see instructions on Email HW Page), or by
linking the docs to a Web page and submitting the Web page URL via email.
- Textbook for this class
is: A Gift of Fire,
Sara Baase, Prentice Hall. More detailed info on the textbooks can be found
on the Syllabus pages.
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Issue
Reaction Paper (30%
Total, up to 6 Papers, at 5% each).
- For each paper: Write a
1-page (minimum of 300 words) Reaction Paper on one of the issues discussed
in the textbook (see some suggestions below). A different topic should be
used for each Reaction Paper. Issues might include (but not limited to) the
following list of suggestions:
- Privacy vs. Security Before
and After 9/11/01. (Which was/is more important?)
- Freedom of Speech vs. Copyright
Issues (like the Napster/Grokster case, TIVO, etc.)
- Digital Divide and Equal Access
to Digital Technology (should everyone have access?)
- Other acceptable topics
might include: privacy (including HIPPA), security (including ID Theft),
electronic communication, computer crime, the computer industry, technology
in society, technology and politics, the use of technology in Education,
free speech (including issues around erotica or porn), merging/converging
of media, copyright, intellectual property (including Napster, Grokster,
media downloads, etc), etc. (Ideally, it should be an issue that you are
interested in.) .
- Extra Credit Project points
available for those interested. (In the form of an EXTRA Reaction Paper.)
- NOTE: If you do well
on the Quizzes, you may not feel that you need to do all of the papers.
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OR: Final Paper Option (Analysis
Paper or Research Paper), minimum 1800 words (30%)
- As with the CS/CIT105P Final Project
you are free to propose your topic for the Final Paper. It should be related
to issues concerning technology/computers and their influence upon society.
Your analysis should lead you to a better understanding of larger issues beyond
the technical aspects.
- For example, you may choose to
compare and contrast the information revolution with the industrial revolution.
This would likely lead to an explanation of both and predictions about the
information revolution using the industrial revolution as a guide. This is
only an example. Your topic should be something that interests you.
- Topics could include historical
figures in computing, any of the issues discussed in class, interviews, work-related
topics, communication, politics and technology, etc. Topics can be similar
to those for the Issue Reaction Paper, except that this is an actual Research
Paper, with readings and references cited within the paper, and a full reference
as endnotes (footnotes are not necessary).
- Topics for Research/Analysis Paper
should be approved by instructor, for clarity.
- Typically, this analysis takes
the form of a short research paper, but could be another format (subject to
approval) if there are difficulties with writing.
- The Final Paper length
should be at least 1800 words minimum, with 6-8 pages being most typical
(or its equivalent). A page will be considered to have approximately 300
words per page minimum.
- Include ar least 2-4 references
regardless of the format. Cite resources within the paper and have full
citation as endnotes in a "References" or "Work Cited"
page. Again, please be sure to include these references as both endnotes at
the end of the paper, as well as a citation within the body of the paper.Be
sure to iInclude the Name and complete URL of any Web references used.
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OR: Combination Option (Reaction
Papers plus Short Research Paper), minimum 1800 words total (30%)
- If this option appeals to you,
just work out the details with the instructor, as long as the minimum 1800
words total count is met.
- Topics for papers should be approved,
for clarity.
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Quizzes (70%) , Chapter Quizzes,
consisting of 5-10 questions for each quiz, or 70 questions total, covering
the chapters in the textbook.
- Directions for Quizzes:
- Note: All quizzes are
open-book.
- Current Students will be taking
Quizzes on the Blackboard Quiz system, found on the Course Content
link on the left side of your screen.
- You can take Quizzes the up to
3 times in order to improve your score. The system should calculate your highest
score into your final grade.
- If your Quiz score does not show
up, send email to the instructor about the problem at EnglishN@umkc.edu.
It usually can be fixed.
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- Note on buying old vs. new
textbooks regarding Quizzes.
- It is best to get the most current
edition (3rd Ed.) of the textbook, but if budget is an issue, you can still
get most of the information from the older edition of the text, but the information
might be laid out differently.
- See Syllabus for more information
about getting the textbook, ISBN, etc. A Gift of Fire, by Sara
Baase.
- The textbook is available at the
UMKC Bookstore, or you can order it yourself off of the Web.
- The "rubic" below explains
how the Quizzes map to the chapters for the 2nd and 3rd editions of the textbook,
A Gift of Fire:
- 2nd Ed.: Quiz1:
Overview (Ch.1); Quiz2: Privacy (Ch.2-3-4); Quiz3:: Security
(Ch.5); Quiz4:: Risk (Ch.8); Quiz5: Freedom of Speech (Ch.7);
Quiz6: Intellectual Property (Ch.8); Quiz7: Computers &
Community, Access, Ethics (Ch.9-10);
- 3rd Ed. Quiz1:
Overview (Ch.1; 10 Qs); Quiz2: Privacy (Ch.2; 10 Qs); Quiz3:
Security (Ch.2; 10 Qs); Quiz4: Risk (Ch.8; 5 Qs); Quiz5:
Freedom of Speech (Ch.3; 10 Qs); Quiz6: Intellectual Property
(Ch.4; 5 Qs); Quiz7: Computers & Crime (Ch.5; 5 Qs); Quiz8:
Computers & Work (Ch.6; 5 Qs); Quiz9: Access, Ethics; Evaluating
/Controlling Technology (Ch.7,9; 5 Qs);
- (NOTE: You might want to
skip Quiz 4 and come back to it later in the book.)
- 70 Questions total
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- Quiz Instructions for Students
finishing Incompletes:
- 7 Quizzes
(70%) , consisting of 10 questions for each quiz, or 70 questions total.
- You can take all quizzes TWICE
before submitting your score to the Website. This will allow you to make some
limited corrections before submitting. At the bottom of each Quiz there are
2 Buttons. Using the Pre-Score Button on the Left, you can pre-score
the Quiz and make corrections. You can use this button TWICE. Once you have
made all of your corrections, click the Button on the Right to Save & Submit.
The score that you Save & Submit will be the one recorded on your Grades Page.
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Additional (Optional) Lecture
Notes, for further information: