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C:\!DOCS\MSOFFICE\WINWORD\TEMPLATE\NORMAL.DOT Spring 95 DAT 115 Sylabus Charles V. Balch Charles V. Balch UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DAT 115: Program Design and Development SyllabusÊ¥ÊSpring 95Ê¥ÊT/TH 6:30-7:45 Charles V. BalchÊ¥ CBALCH@UVI.EDU Ê¥ Room 712Ê¥ÊPhone: voice-mail 692-4114; Fax 692-4115 Course Description A language-independent, introductory course on computer program design and development. Emphasis will be on the logic, analysis and problem-solving aspects of programming, rather than the coding, testing and debugging of computer code. Prerequisites: Data Processing 110 and math skills. This class takes a lot of time! Through use of discovery learning methods you should “learn how to learn.” You will make mistakes and learn how to overcome them. By the end of the semester, you will be able understand the way computers are programmed and the major types of programming code. This understanding will enable you to learn computer languages much faster. Class work and tasks will mimic Òreal worldÓ business situations. There will be lectures supplemented by examples, illustrations, student discussion, projects and extensive Òhands onÓ use of microcomputers. Expectations Classroom participation is an important to the learning process. Everyone should come to class on-time, prepared and willing to participate. You are encouraged to challenge and critically analyze the material, concepts, theories and/or opinions offered. Resources Office hours: Tue, Thr: 3:00 - 5:00, Wed 5:00 - 6:15 I am also available by appointment, voice mail and Email. You are encouraged to call or visit me. Student monitors are also available to assist you. Students have access to the computer labs in rooms 131 & 133. Hours of availability are posted at the entrance of room 133. Text Programming Logic for Business: Third Edition. Laura Saret. 1992 Materials Each student must purchase two 3.5" DSHD 1.44 MB diskettes. Diskettes are available at the UVI bookstore but can be purchased from any source. I also recommend obtaining a case to hold your disks. You should maintain a special resource notebook of computer notes and handouts. The contents of this notebook will be discussed in class. Provided appropriate software is installed, you may use ÒoutsideÓ computers. If you plan to do your work on a computer outside of UVI, please discuss it with me. Special Note This class involves the use of a variety of copyrighted computer applications. It is illegal to make copies of copyrighted computer applications. If you want personal copies of applications, I have access to a variety educational discount programs. It is legal to keep files created and/or distributed in class. Philosophy Education is a cooperative process where we all learn from each other. It is my task to facilitate your learning process by finding the educational modalities that best promote your learning process. You must do the learning. We all must choose between a number of desirable educational outcomes. I want to know what interests you and am open to modifications in course format. What each person learns depends on their unique abilities, expectations, and goals. Please share your opinions on these matters. There are a variety of levels of learning which can occur: Knowledge: Knowing the relevant facts, concepts, theories, and models. Application: Knowing the situations in which the knowledge applies and the methods and procedures for applying that knowledge. Extension: Being able to figure out the ramifications, implications, limitations, and variations of knowledge and synthesizing to create/discover new knowledge and application. Skill: Being able to successfully apply knowledge to analyze and solve real-world problems. I is not possible to perform at a level until previous levels are mastered. Our goal is the Skill level. I encourage you to visualize where you are in your personal educational process. Tasks You will be given a variety of tasks to complete. Tasks are usually not to be worked on during class time. Teamwork is encouraged as long as every team member learns the material. Particularly at first, tasks are very time consuming and there is temptation to copy work or to accept Òtoo muchÓ assistance. If you are incapable of duplicating the work you hand in, you have accepted too much assistance. A very important part of this class is that you learn that you are capable of teaching yourself. DO YOUR OWN WORK! You have one week after a task is assigned to hand in your work. Each task is graded on a 10 point scale. If you get less than a perfect score, you may redo the task as many times as necessary so as to correct any deficiencies. Grading All tests are open book (but not open partner). Your grade is dependent on a number of factors: Participation is critical to the learning process -- attendance and punctuality are critical. Tasks count for 30% of your grade and are the most important part of this course. Special Project: You will be assigned a special project to be completed by the end of the semester. This project will be discussed during the third week of class. Quizzes: From time to time there will be quizzes. Quizzes will be announced one week in advance. The final is cumulative. Participation Tasks Special Project Quizzes Final Grade Equivalents Aaaaarrrrggghhhhhh! You will occasionally have “impossible tasks.” If you are getting nowhere with a task, finish the parts that you can. An important part of this class is learning how to deal with frustrations. Here are some hints: SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN! Try repeating command sequences that should work. Look up the commands to make sure that you have them right. Try pressing the help button. If available, call up “queue cards.” Save your work, exit Windows, log off, turn the computer off and start again. Try using another computer. Print out what work you could do and write down a description of the problem. Save the parts of your tasks that you could accomplish to your disk for partial credit and class discussion. Print out the work you can accomplish. DonÕt try to get your work done at the last minute. Tasks are much easier right after the material has been covered. If itÕs not working. Stop. Think. Relax. Try other things that MIGHT work. DonÕt spend more than about five minutes repeating the same thing that does not work. Getting frustrated does not help. Did I mention to save your work? Save your work. Make a backup of your disk! (That is what the second disk is for). 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