Instructor:
Linda J. Theus
Office: MC-143
Phone: (731) 424-3520 x 275
1 800 355-5722
E-mail: ltheus@jscc.edu
Web Page: http://faculty.jscc.edu/ltheus
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an introductory course in database design. Students will create tables, forms, queries and reports that will be used to access data. Custom controls, calculated and linked fields and OLE will be used in the design process.
COURSE CO-REQUISITES:
CIS 122 Introduction to Information Technology
CIS 130 Programming Design and Logic
TEXTBOOK:
Database Processing. Prentice Hall, 2002. David M. Kronke.
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
3 1/2 " Floppy Disks
Notebook for Portfolio
HOMEWORK
Students will be responsible for completing all homework assignments prior to the time they are due in class. These assignments may include answering questions, outside research and other assignments that the instructor chooses.
PROJECTS
There will be three projects which each student must complete. The projects will allow the student to apply the concepts.
TEST
There will be three exams for this class including the final. The test
will cover material from the textbook as well as information presented
in the classroom lectures.
GRADING POLICY
Each student's final grade will be determined by the following
Homework
20%
Projects 40%
Exams
40%
TOTAL 100%
GRADING SCALE
A = 92 - 100 (920 - 1000 points)
B = 83 - 91 (830 - 919 points)
C =75 - 82 (750 - 829 points)
D =70 - 74 (700 - 749 points)
F = 69 or below (699 points or below)
CONDUCT
Attendance Policy
Because of the number of hands on exercises and team participation required in this course, students are required to attend all classes. Twenty points will be deducted from the student's final grade for each one hour of class time missed. A student will receive a grade of F if he /she misses more than 12 hours of class time. It will be the student's responsibility to obtain all information missed. Tardiness to class will result in the equivalent of a one hour absence for every tardy.
Makeup
Policy
If a student should have to miss an exam, it will be the responsibility
of the student to arrange for a makeup. The makeup exams will not be the
same test given on the regular exam date. A student who fails more than
one of the three exams will receive an F for the course. A 10 percent
penalty will be assessed for each day an assignment is late.
Course Format
This course will use a combination of lecture and problem-based learning as its modes of knowledge discovery. It will be the student's responsibility to learn based on problems presented. Most of the problems will be solved by team participation. Some classroom discussion periods will be used to clarify what is to be learned.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Dishonesty will not be tolerated. A final course grade of F will be given
to any student caught cheating.
Jackson State will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented
physical, mental or learning disabilities. Students should notify their
instructor and the Coordinator of Disabled Student Services – located
in the Counseling Office, Room 12 of the Student Union Building - of any
special needs. Instructors should be notified the first week of class.
All discussions remain confidential.
No children allowed in the classroom.
Cell Phones must be turned off in the classroom.
