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| Instructor 1 | Instructor 2 | |
| Name | Doug Oard | Jyothi Vinjumur |
| oard@umd.edu | jyothikv@umd.edu | |
| Office | AVW 3126 (or HBK 2118F) | AVW 3126 |
| Phone | (301)405-7590 |
| Day | Time | Activity | Room | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 4:00-5:00 PM | Office Hours | AVW 3126 | Jyothi Vinjumur |
| Tuesday | 2:00-3:15 PM | Class | ITV 1111 | Both |
| Wednesday | 10:00-10:55 AM | Office Hours | AVW 3126 | Doug Oard |
| Thursday | 2:00-3:15 PM | Class | ITV 1111 | Both |
We will meet once a week in ITV 111. A schedule that summarizes what we will cover each week and gives a preview of the homework assignments and a reading list showing the reading for each week can be found on the class Web page.
You are responsible for making your own decisions regarding when circumstances in your life require you to miss class. You do not need permission from me to miss all or part of a class. However, you are responsible for all material that is discussed in class, for completing all homework assignments, and for being prepared to demonstrate mastery of all tested material on exams and quizzes. Experience indicates that attending class each week will help you to meet each of these requirements. When you unavoidably must miss all or part of a class, you should still complete the readings before the class session (to avoid getting behind), you should watch the video (if it is available), and you should then (before the next class session) discuss substance of what was discussed in class with another student who was present in the class and who took good notes. If you have questions after doing that, either of us will be happy to meet with you to discuss what you missed.
Office hours are a time when you can drop by to discuss anything, whether related to the course content or not, without prior arrangement. You can also contact either of us by email any time, and we'll get back to you within 24 hours (and often much faster). One or both of us will also usually (but not always) be able to stick around after class if that's a convenient time for a discussion. And we'll also be happy to set up discussions (in person, by Skype, or by phone) at other mutually convenient times. Courses are more than what happens in the classroom, and one important part of what occurs beyond the classroom is the opportunity to interact at other times in other ways -- take advantage of those!
Reading assignments for each week can be found on the schedule. Reading assignments must be completed before each class. Additional readings on current events related to course content may also be assigned. Readings that are not freely available on the Web will be available on ELMS.
We will use ELMS only for things that can not be done on the open Web. Examples include submitting homework assignments and summaries of assigned readings and reading the summaries prepared by other students. Details of how we will use ELMS can be found on ELMS.
The course has a mailing list that will be used by the instructors to make announcements. Students will be initially added to the mailing list based on email addresses on file with the university. If you have not received a welcome message from the mailing list before the first day of classes, please contact the instructor to make sure that your correct address is included.
| Component | Percent | Computation |
|---|---|---|
| Homework | 20% | 3% each for 8 assignments; capped at 20% |
| Quizzes | 20% | 2% each for 11 quizzes; capped at 20% |
| Project | 20% | 14% scope, 5% report, 5% talk; capped at 20% |
| Exams | 40% | 20% each for best 2 of the 3 exams |
Homework. All homework is due before class begins on the date indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to provide an opportunity for students to explore specific topics in a structured way. Students may work together on homework assignments, but all of the material that is turned in for grading must be produced individually. For example, students may form study groups and work out homework solutions together on a board or by each working separately on different terminals and then sharing what they have learned, but it would not be permissible for one student to produce a single homework assignment for the group that is then copied and distributed to other group members. The goal of this policy is to encourage the use of homework as a learning aid. Late homework will receive feedback, but will receive a grade of zero.
Quizzes. A five-minute quiz will be given in class during the first session of most weeks. The quiz will begin promptly at the schedule start of class and it will end promptly five minutes later. Students writing on their quiz after time is called will receive a zero for that quiz. Only the highest ten quiz scores will be used in the determination of final score for each student. There will be no makeup quizzes - students who miss a quiz will have that score recorded as a zero.
Project. Students will work on a term project in groups of four. The goal of the project is to explore the knowledge management requirements for an organization of your choice. The project will be completed in three stages, called "project components." Each project component will include four individual contributions (one from each group member) and one group-authored part. The individual contributions are each worth 5% of the final score, and the group-authored part is worth 5%. Every student in the group will receive the same score for the group-authored part, regardless of the nature of their contribution.
Exams. There will be two exams during the semester, each of which will occupy an entire class session, and one final exam during the final exam period, as shown on the syllabus. The first exam will focus only on the first module of the course (information management). The second exam will focus only on the second module of the course (data management). The final exam will be comprehensive. Students may not communicate with or receive assistance from any person other than an instructor of this course when taking an exam. Material from the readings is testable even if not covered in class. All exams will be open book and open notes. Your two highest numerical scores on the exams will each count 20% towards the computation of your final score in the course. Your lowest score on any of the three exams will be dropped. There will be no makeup exams - students who miss an exam for any reason will have that score recorded as a zero.
Students wishing to discuss accommodations for unusual circumstances should see Dr. Oard; issues that are known in advance should be discussed by the end of the second week of the semester. We will make any accommodations that are required by law or university policy. Please note, however, that the grading policy already includes accommodations for students who miss one exam, quiz, or homework assignment submission, and that homework and project materials may be turned in in advance. Necessary accommodations which exceed that degree of flexibility are extremely rare.
The University's Counseling Center (301-314-7651, http://www.counseling.umd.edu/) also provides a broad range of expert help to students who are having difficulty with their coursework or with other aspects of their life, and the use of their services is encouraged any time it can be helpful.