Urban Campus

CIS 505

System Analysis & Design

SEMESTER: Fall 2008

Instructor Information

Name

Kenneth Lambert

E-mail address

knlambert@dmacc.edu

Phone number

515-248-7230

Fax number

515-248-7253

Office location

U1-243

Office hours

See door schedule

Course Information

Course title

System Analysis and Design

Course number

CIS 505

Credits

Section number

UAE

CRN number

11878

Days & Time

Wed 5:00 – 6:55 pm

Location

U1 – 234

Course description

Course Description

Prerequisites

CSC 110 and CIS 402

Course competencies

CIS 505 Competencies

Important Dates

Midterm

http://www.dmacc.edu/academiccal.asp (15-week course dates)

Final

http://www.dmacc.edu/academiccal.asp (15-week course dates)

Textbooks & Materials

Required textbooks

Please obtain the required book prior to the beginning of class:

Required: Systems Analysis & Design, Seventh Edition (only) by Shelly Cashman Rosenblatt, ISBN 0-619-16033-0

Required materials

There are no special requirements for this course

Software applications

There are no special software requirements for this course

Software notice

“All the software used in this class is copyrighted; therefore, it is not for distribution, copying, or personal use. This software is the property of Des Moines Area Community College.”

Course Policies

Attendance

You are required to complete the course work and meet all the requirements in the semester you enroll for the class. This is not a self-paced course and is not open-entry, open-exit. Exams and assignments have specific dates by which they must be completed to insure completion by the end of the semester.

You are expected to commit to regular study time and class time as you would with any traditional college course.

Grading criteria

Your final grade will be calculated by dividing the total number of points you earn in the class by the total number of points possible during the semester. The result is a percentage, which will be assigned a grade as follows:

_A	_{91% to 100%}
_B	_{81% to 90%}
_C	_{71% to 80%}
_D	_{60% to 70%}
_F	_{00% to 59%}

There will be no "Incomplete" grades given in this course, unless you have an extreme emergency at the end of the semester.

The evaluation of your performance in this class and the associated final grade will be based on the following:

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Participation - 10 %}
_{4-6
Unit Quizzes and Exams – 70 %}
_{3-5
Activities and assignments – 20 % assigned by the instructor}

Quizzes and Exams:

Quizzes will not be accepted late regardless of the circumstances - they must be completed during the scheduled range of time. You are responsible for the material in the textbook, the material assigned as reading from additional sources, and the material from any online presentations. You are also responsible for the knowledge gained by participating in and completing assignments, projects, and threaded discussions.

Classroom conduct

You are expected to participate in class.

Safeguards and Deadlines:

Odd things happen in cyberspace. Email gets lost, servers disconnect temporarily without warning, and logins are occasionally impossible. Don't wait until the last moment to get things done. Allow yourself time to meet deadlines. Heavy internet usage occurs during the evening hours of 8 - 10pm.

Be sure to save a back up of every piece of your work on a regular basis. "My computer ate my homework" and "I had it done but my disk is bad" and "I thought I sent that to you through email" do not negate that late work is unacceptable.

Plagiarism and Cheating*:

It is important that you are aware that engaging in any form of plagiarism is considered academic misconduct by the college and various disciplinary actions may be taken, including expulsion from the college. Plagiarism is defined as the appropriation of and use of another person's writing and passing it off as the product of one's own efforts. If you copy someone's work and submit it as your own, it is plagiarism. (See DMACC's Student Handbook for further information).

Academic Integrity, doing ones own work in course assignments and on tests, is one of the most important values in higher education. Receiving credit for cheating violates that value. It is unacceptable for you to copy or submit another person's work as your own, allow another person to complete your work for you, complete work for another student, or use unauthorized resources for tests. If you participate in cheating or plagiarism you may receive a failing grade for the semester.

Missed exams

They will not be made up unless you contact the instructor before the test date.

Late assignments

No credit will be given for assignments turned in late. See the course schedule for the dates the assignments are due.

Extra credit

There will be no extra credit for this course nor will the instructor make special extra credit assignments for individual students

Study expectations

It is expected you read the assignments in advance of class. Discussion in class about the subject matter will be 10 % of your grade.

Academic dishonesty

“See DMACC Educational Services Procedures ES 262 VII. A. and B” for information on plagiarism, cheating, information about appeals procedures or reference publication that addresses this information in detail.”

DMACC Information Web Sites

DMACC home page

http://www.dmacc.edu/

Instructor home pages

Ken's home page

Admissions & registration

http://www.dmacc.org/potienti.asp

WebCT

http://webct.dmacc.edu

Student handbook

http://www.dmacc.edu/handbook/

Add/drop dates

http://www.dmacc.edu/academiccal.asp

Refund policy

http://www.dmacc.org/refund.asp

Support Services

Accommodations

“It is the policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodation should contact the special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850 voice or 515-964-6810 TTY.”

Services for students with disabilities

http://www.dmacc.edu/student_services/disabilities.asp

Contact the special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850 voice or 515-964-6810 TTY or contact the counselor on the Urban campus at 515-248-7505 for an Application for Accommodation.

Academic & educational advising

http://www.dmacc.edu/student_services/

Career counseling

http://www.dmacc.edu/student_services/career_resource.asp

Library

http://www.library.dmacc.cc.ia.us/

Room 122

· Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

· Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

· Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Academic Achievement Center

http://www.dmacc.edu/web2000/student_services/academic_achievement_center.asp

Services include academic help, tutoring, GED, testing (Compass), pre-admission courses, high school diploma courses, and several credit classes.

515-248-7204 or 1-800-362-2127

Room 204/206/208

· Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

· Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

· Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (fall & spring semesters only)

Computer labs

http://www.dmacc.edu/helpdesk/HD_student.htm

Room 202

· Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

· Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

· Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Rooms 215, 218, 232, 234

Available hours posted

Disclaimer

“This syllabus is representative of materials that will be covered in this class; it is not a contract between the student and the institution. It is subject to change without notice. Any potential exceptions to stated policies and requirements will be addressed on an individual basis, and only for reasons that meet specific requirements. If you have any problems related to this class, please feel free to discuss them with me.”

CIS505 Daily schedule