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CS-119/119L Lab Standards and Expected Class Conduct

This class requires approximately 2 1/2 hours per week of laboratory time. There are a total of 8 lab exercises that are intended to help reinforce the text material. I will try to make the assignments "within reason" such that they can be completed within the allotted lab period but this may vary depending on the material and your prior experience. Due dates for each lab are posted in the Course Outline and in Blackboard with the lab assignment. Please check the due date carefully and recheck periodically as I may adjust due dates depending on the needs of the class.

A handout for downloading & installing a free Java editor/compiler is available on Blackboard. If you plan to work on lab exercises at home, you are encouraged to download and install this.

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism hurts your personal & professional reputation, the personal & professional reputation of others, and the reputation of the college. All assignments in this class are to be completed and turned in on an individual basis unless specified otherwise. Even in the software industry, where most projects are done in a team environment, team members are expected to contribute substantial original effort to their assigned portion(s) of the project.

The bottom line: You will not gain any benefit from this course if someone else is doing all the work and thinking for you. Plagiarism will not help get you ahead in future classes that build upon this one nor will it help you get ahead in the workplace!

You are encouraged to share ideas and help each other but copying another's work (source code, documentation, etc.) will result in a zero score for all parties involved. Repeated offenses may result in removal from the class and/or referral for disciplinary action pursuant to the College guidelines for discipline in plagiarism matters. If you use the campus lab computers, make sure you take your personal storage media with you when you leave and don't leave hard copy source code/documentation lying around the lab or store your files in publicly accessible network file folders.

Acceptable	Not Acceptable
Assisting a classmate with a problem. That is, helping them find and correct an error in their lab or project code.	Allowing another student to outright copy your lab or project code.
Allowing another person in the class to "sanity check" your application design and/or review lab/project documentation for typos, missing details, etc.	Allowing others to outright copy your design work and documentation.
Quizzing each other prior to an exam.	Copying another student's answers or providing other students assistance during a quiz or exam.
Using a block of code from a textbook, magazine or web site and adding comments to cite where you found it.	Copying and pasting blocks of code from a web site or CD without citing the source.
If you use the campus lab computers, before leaving the lab, check the printer for any print jobs that are yours. Check your workstation to make sure files are saved to your H: drive account or removable media (I.e., USB storage device). Your removable media is removed/disconnected from the computer and is in your possession. You are logged out and your workstation is shut down.	Leaving printouts, files and/or storage media out in the open where somebody can plagiarize your work.

Labs

All labs must be uploaded/submitted to the Lab Assignment page on Blackboard. A demonstration video is available to show you how to do this. Make sure all files required are placed in a zip file along with any required documentation files called for in the lab exercise. The zip file should be named in the format FirstName_LastName_LabXX.zip (where XX = the lab number such as 01, 02, etc.). Zip files are the only compressed file format accepted.

Lab Organization

Deliverables:

All source files, graphic files, data files, etc. required to make your lab/project run. Your lab/project must be able to compile and run from the files and folder structure submitted.
Answers to questions or any other documentation called for in the exercise in either a MS Word compatible document file or a text file. Visio files for flowcharts and/or other software models must also be included when called for in the assignment. Note: Documentation requirements and deliverables may vary from one lab to the next so check the lab assignment handout carefully and pay close attention to the specific deliverables for each lab. There is a grading criteria grid at the end of each lab exercise with deliverables, grading criteria and point breakdown. Check this before turning in your lab!

Frequently Save & Backup Your Work!

When working on lab assignments, make it a point to stop periodically and save your work. When using computers in the classroom/lab, make sure you are saving to your USB storage media or H: drive account! Files saved to the C: drive on the lab computers may be "lost" the next time you log in. When working at home, it's also a very good idea to periodically backup your lab exercise files to CD, USB storage or some other form of secondary storage media.

Online Discussions

Along with quizzes and exams, online discussions are part of the class online component. Being able to effectively communicate a point of view on a particular topic will help you achieve professional success in the work place. Points are awarded for participation and, to ensure full participation credit, the following conduct is expected:

Treat all participants with respect. Respond constructively to others. It's OK to disagree with somebody but do so respectfully and constructively. Posts containing insults, slurs or derogatory remarks will be removed and will result in a zero score.
Answer the question completely, in your own words using proper spelling and grammar.

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