Mr. Jack Corliss
Administration Building
Room 2332
Medical Center
Phone: (708) 216-8012 (LUMC)
Office hours by apptE-mail: jcorlis@luc.edu
URL: http://homepages.luc.edu/~jcorlis
Course web site is located at: homepages.luc.edu/~jcorlis/cs125/mon.
It is assumed that you have had some experience using computers, e.g., the keyboard and the computer mouse and have worked with Windows environment, preferably Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT.
I need to advise you that this course will involve work and will require a time commitment from you. Please plan to spend from 5 to 8 hours of your time outside of class each week -- on an average.
As a matter of courtesy, please call me or leave a message on my voice-mail, (708) 216-8012, if you are unable to attend a particular lecture.
Some of you may be taking this introductory programming course in preparation for taking additional courses in the computer science program.
Some of you may be interested in developing some basic programming skills which you can use in working with a variety of applications and application development tools, e.g., Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
You will find a CD-ROM containing a Working Model Edition of Visual Basic 6.0 enclosed with the textbook. You can use this CD-ROM to install the programming language system on a computer at home if the computer meets certain hardware specifications.
You may need to go to Beck's Bookstore at the Lake Shore campus (in the Granada Center on North Sheridan Road just north of Devon Avenue in Chicago) to purchase the book. It may also be available at Beck's Bookstore at the Water Tower campus. You may not be able to find it at the medical center.
We will also be using online tutorials, handouts and reference materials which will be on room reserve in the university library, i.e., Medical Center library.
Late lab assignments: two (2) points may be deducted from your lab assignment for each week your lab assignment is late.
Final course grades will be assigned as follows:
A 93 Points (minimum)
B+ 85 Points (minimum)
B 80 Points (minimum)
C+ 75 Points (minimum)
C 70 Points (minimum)
D+ 65 Points (minimum)
D 60 Points (minimum)
F less than 60 points
Students who share and/or copy their programs from another student or person will receive a score of zero for that programming lab assignment.
Any disputes regarding academic dishonesty will be resolved according to the rules of Loyola University Chicago. If you need help in doing a programming lab assignment, please see me, read the book or use the Visual Basic on-line help facility.
Failure to submit two or more projects for evaluation may lead to the automatic assignment of the grade of "F" for the course. Therefore, you are encouraged to submit your work by the due date in order to receive some credit for your efforts.
One obvious shortcoming for this course is that the medical center does not have a public computing center or public-access lab facility similar to what are available at the Chicago campuses.
Visual Basic is available at some public-access computing facilities at the Lake Shore, Water Tower and Mallinckrodt campuses.
It is most likely that the computing center advisors at the Lake Shore campus will be more able to help you work with Visual Basic than at any other campus. So please plan your work according.
Jan 18: First day of class.
Feb 1: Last day to elect Pass/Fail or Audit (Monday)
Mar 8: Spring break -- no class
Mar 29: Last day to withdraw without a penalty grade (Monday)
Apr 5: Easter holiday -- no class (mistake here -- we will have class)
Apr 19: Last day of class
Apr 26: No class but lab will be open
May 3: Study day / review session (optional)
May 10: Final examination.
Do you have any questions, comments or suggestions? If so, please e-mail them to me at jcorlis@luc.edu.
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Jack Corliss
Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Loyola University Chicago
Revised: 18 April 1999