Welcome to CMSC 122. This class provides an introduction to the internet/web
capabilities and trends,
and to computer programming in the context of building full-featured web sites.
Intended for students with no previous programming experience who wish to understand
the technologies making web sites possible, this course will provide a set of practical
problem solving skills necessary for the development of dynamic client-side web content.
This class provides non-majors with a basic skill set for leveraging web technologies
within their own majors and research interests and an appreciation of both the potential
and limits of such resources.
Topical Content
History of the Web/Internet
Internet and Society
Web/Internet Fundamentals
HTML/CSS for dynamic web sites
Web authoring tools
Design (pseudocode)
Input/Output/Expressions in JavaScript
Conditional/Iteration Statements in JavaScript
Testing/Debugging
Aggregate types in JavaScript
Web Page Evaluation
Research-Quality Web Searching
Basics of usability and art theory in web page design
Basics of e-commerce and tool integration in the web
E-book available for free from Safari Books at lib.umd.edu
CSS Pocket Reference (Any Edition)
Eric A. Meyer
E-book available for free from Safari Books at lib.umd.edu
Textbook(s) Note: A textbook may be available as an eBook (EBK).
This version is the actual text, costs less than the text,and is available
for 180 days. It is downloaded directly to the students computer and
sent via email.
Course Grades
Final grades will be computed according the following weights.
35%
Projects
12%
Research Paper (8-10 pages)
10%
Quizzes (Some Pop and Some Announced Quizzes)
9%
Midterm #1
9%
Midterm #2
9%
Midterm #3
16%
Final Exam
Due dates
Programming Projects
The due dates for these assignments are rigid.
Programming assignments will be due at 11:00PM on the date specified at the top of the project description.
You may submit a programming assignment up to 24 hours after the due date, but you will be penalized 20 points (we will subtract
20 points from your total).
No assignments will be accepted after the late deadline unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Exceptional circumstances will be considered
only if discussed with the instructor before the assignment is
due. These assignments are to be submitted electronically according to the instructions provided in the project description.
We will not accept programming assignments via email.
Written Assignments
Assignments that
are to be handed in on paper will be due at the beginning of class.
These assignments will not be accepted after the
due date unless there are very extraordinary circumstances.
Project Implementation
Projects in this class must be completed individually and collaboration is not
permitted.
All assignments can be done on the machine of your choice. You are
welcome to do the work on a home computer if you have one. There should not
be any machine-specific dependencies in your code. However, if we are not
able to run your program because there is a difference between your and our
computer environments, you must work with us to get your program to work in
our environment.
Class Announcements
You are responsible for reading the class announcements that
are posted on Piazza.com often (at least once a day). You will receive (or have already received) an email invitation to join the class discussion on Piazza.
Other materials will be made available on the class web page http://wwww.cs.umd.edu/class/spring2013/cmsc122.
Important information about the course (e.g., deadlines, project updates,
etc.) will be posted on Piazza with links to needed material on the class website (if there is any). These announcements will also be made during a class session. We will not be using ELMS (Canvas) for this class, but we be using many resources linked from the class web page.
Excused Absences
Any student who needs to be excused for an absence from a single class session ,
due to a medically necessitated absence shall:
Make a reasonable attempt to inform the instructor of his/her illness prior to
the class. If there is a quiz (either announced or pop), I need to have received communication from you (either through the grades server, through email or by telephone message in my office (301-405-2754) before the class session begins that day.
Upon returning to the class, you must present the instructor with a self-signed note attesting to the date of their illness. The note must contain an
acknowledgment by the student that the information provided is true and correct format. Sample note provided here.
Providing false information to University officials is prohibited under Part
9(h) of the Code of Student Conduct (V-1.00(B) University of Maryland Code of
Student Conduct) and may result in disciplinary action.
This self-documentation may not be used for the Major Scheduled Grading Events
as defined below and it may be used for only 1 quiz and during the entire semester of the
course.
Any student who needs to be excused for more than one missed quiz or more than one in-class lab exercise
or for any "Major Scheduled Grading Event", must provide
written documentation of the illness from the Health Center or from an outside
health care provider. This documentation must verify dates of treatment and
indicate the time frame that the student was unable to meet academic
responsibilities. The documentation should be given to the instructor, not the TA and must be submitted within 1 week of returning to class.
The Major Scheduled Grading Events for this course include all projects, the research paper and the exams:
Midterm #1 - Friday, March 1
Midterm #2 - Friday, April 5
Midterm #3 - Friday, May 3
Final Exam - Saturday, May 11, 4:00-6:00pm Location: TBA
Academic Honesty
All assignments/exams must be done individually. Please visit the webpage of the Student
Honor Council for a detailed explanation of what constitutes
academic dishonesty. Note that it includes not only cheating,
fabrication, and plagiarism, but also includes helping other
students commit acts of academic dishonesty by allowing them to
obtain copies of your work. You are allowed to use the Web
for reference purposes, but you may not copy code from any website
or any other source. In short, all submitted work must be your
own.
Cases of academic dishonesty will be dealt with harshly. Each such
case will be referred to the
University's Office of Judicial Programs.
If the student is found to be responsible of academic dishonesty,
the typical sanction results in a special grade "XF", indicating
that the course was failed due to academic dishonesty. More serious
instances can result in expulsion from the university. If you have
any doubt as to whether an act of yours might constitute academic
dishonesty, please contact your instructor.
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You can find more information, including periodic updates, at the IRPA
course evaluation web site
Any student eligible for and requesting reasonable academic
accommodations due to a disability is requested to provide, to the
instructor in office hours, a letter of accommodation from the Office of
Disability Support Services (DSS) within the first two weeks of the
semester.
