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CPSC 5165U
Spring 2008
21210

Course Syllabus
CPSC 5165U Web Development Projects
TR 6:00 - 7:15 PM
CCT 405

This is a project-based class. Teams consisting of 3-5 students will develop working prototypes of large-scale web applications. Teams and their individual members will be required to make presentations reflecting progress through each stage of the project development: task formulation, analysis, prototyping and design, coding, debugging, and testing. The final report will include a demonstration of the fully functional project. 

In addition, this course will provide a comprehensive introduction to building web applications and web services using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Technologies covered include programming in the Visual Basic (VB) .NET language, the .NET Common Language Runtime, the .NET Framework classes, ADO.NET, ASP.NET and XML. Comparisons between VB .NET and C# will also be covered. Topics include application architecture and design, the architecture of the .NET Framework, as well as practical development issues such as debugging, deployment, security, scalability, performance and availability.

Students should have experience designing, programming and debugging software. Familiarity with object-oriented concepts such as classes, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism is required, as these topics will only be briefly reviewed.

Experience with Web development technologies (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, HTTP, Active Server Pages), and database technologies (e.g. SQL) is also required. 
 

• Understand and be able to apply the various stages of Web project development for a large-scale project.
  • Strategies and actions used to produce the outcome:
    1. Study of the Web development life cycle.
  • ABET criteria covered: A, B, C, D, F, G, I, J and K.
  • Program objectives covered: 2, 3, 6 and 8.
  • Assessment methods: exams, Web development assignments, and project implementation, documentation and presentation.
     
• Have a general understanding of the Web development dynamics within a team environment.
  • Strategies and actions used to produce the outcome:
    1. Study of the team Web development process.
  • ABET criteria covered: A, B, C, D, F, G, I, J and K.
  • Program objectives covered: 2, 3, 6 and 8.
  • Assessment methods: Web development assignments, and project implementation, documentation and presentation.
     
• Have a general understanding of the .NET Framework concepts and technologies.
  • Strategies and actions used to produce the outcome:
    1. Study of the use of the .NET Framework.
  • ABET criteria covered: A, B, C, D, F, G, I, J and K.
  • Program objectives covered: 2, 3, 6 and 8.
  • Assessment methods: exams, Web development assignments, and project implementation, documentation and presentation.
     
• Be able to create Web applications using ASP.NET 2.0.
  • Strategies and actions used to produce the outcome:
    1. Study of the use of ASP.NET 2.0 to create Web applications.
  • ABET criteria covered: A, B, C, D, F, G, I, J and K.
  • Program objectives covered: 2, 3, 6 and 8.
  • Assessment methods: exams, Web development assignments, and project implementation, documentation and presentation.

Grades in this course will be based on the following assessments:

• Midterm exam - 20%
• Class attendance - 5%
• Web development assignments - 40%
• Final project proposal - 5%
• Final project analysis and design - 10%
• Final project implementation - 20%

In addition, the final project grades and the intermediate deliverables may be scaled according to individual assessments of team members. 

Final grades will be assigned according to the following schedule:

Percentage	Grade
90 – 100	A
80 – 89	B
70 – 79	C
60 – 69	D
<60	F

As a student in this course, you are responsible to:

• manage your time and maintain the discipline required to meet the course requirements;
• complete reading assignments prior to the the beginning of each class;
• attend class regularly and actively participate in classroom discussions;
• complete assignments by their due dates;
• abide by documented lab rules;
• respect the value of the other students' time while in the classroom, this means no surfing the Web or playing games;
• work with your team to decide on and develop a final project, and
• read any e-mail sent by the instructor and respond accordingly.

“I didn’t know” is not an acceptable excuse for failing to meet the course requirements. If you fail to meet your responsibilities, you do so at your own risk.

While in the classroom, students should turn off cell phones or place them on vibrate. In addition, to be respectful of other students' time and money, if the classroom is equipped with computers, playing games and/or surfing the Web is not allowed since these activities can be distracting to other students.
 

As your instructor in this course, I am responsible to:

• prepare weekly lessons that demonstrate and help students understand the course material,
• prepare exams that allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the course material,
• actively solicit and participate in classroom discussions,
• grade exams, programming assignments, and the final project deliverables and post scores within one week of the end of the week in which they are submitted; and
• read any e-mail sent by students and respond accordingly within 48 hours.

Attending class regularly is important to your success in this course. If you miss two or more classes in a row, you may receive a WF. If you miss a class, be prepared to obtain all lecture notes, slides, assignments, and other information from other students. If an emergency prevents you from turning in an assignment or taking an exam as scheduled, please contact me to make alternative arrangements.
 

The following is the tentative schedule for the course. It is subject to change. A current schedule will be maintained in the CougarView calendar. 

Supplemental course instructions and material will be available through CougarView. You can access CougarView at:

https://colstate.view.usg.edu/  

At this page, click on the "Login" icon within the CougarView portion of the page to activate the CougarView logon page. Your CougarView username and password are:

Username: lastname_firstname
Password: ddmmyy

where "ddmmyy" is your birthdate: 2 digits for day, month, and year.

If you try the above and CougarView will not let you in, please use the "Need Help with CougarView?" link below the username and password textboxes to request help. If you are still having problems gaining access after a few days in the class, please e-mail me.

Once you've entered CougarView, you will see a list of courses you have access to which contains some combination of the phrases "CPSC 5165U" and "Spring 2008."  If you don't see this entry in the list, please e-mail me.
 

Additional details concerning the final project will be provided in CougarView.
 

All assignments are due on the day given in the assignment and no later than 11:59 PM (23:59) (Eastern Time).  Assignments submitted or modified after the assignment due date will assessed a late penalty as described below.

If circumstances prevent the timely posting of assignments, please notify me by e-mail within CougarView. Unless you make prior arrangements with me, any assignment submitted after its assigned due date will be considered late. Late assignments may be submitted up to three days beyond their assigned due date. However, late assignments submitted within the three days following their assigned due date are subject to a 10% reduction in points for each day they are submitted beyond the assigned due date. Assignments not submitted by the assigned due date or within the three days following the assigned due due will be assessed a grade of zero (0).

Because of course grade reporting requirements, the final project must be submitted by the assigned due date -- no exceptions! Any final project not submitted by the assigned due date will be assessed a grade of zero (0).
 

Extra credit, if available, will be described in the particular assignment in which it can be earned.
 

If unusual circumstances preclude you from completing the course and you have satisfactorily completed all the other course requirements up until that point, I will award you a grade of "Incomplete" provided you contact me regarding the unusual circumstances and you agree to certain conditions for removal of the "Incomplete." You must, however, contact me and arrange for the Incomplete as soon as you are aware that you will be unable to complete the course and before the last day of class.
 

In this course, we will be using Visual Studio 2005 as our primary Web development tool. This software is available on the classroom computers, the computers in the Computer Science tutoring lab (CCT 450), and on computers in the main student computer lab in the bottom floor of the Center for Commerce and Technology building. If you want to install this software for home use, you can acquire the software through the MSDNAA agreement as described below.
  

Because you are enrolled in a TSYS Department of Computer Science course, you may obtain free copies of certain Microsoft software from the Department for use at home as part of the MSDNAA agreement. The list of available software includes Visual Studio .NET 2005, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, SQL Server 2000, and many others. To obtain the free software, you can pick up CDs from the Department office, download the software, or have the software CDs mailed to you.

Picking up the CDs. If you live or work in the local Columbus area, you can drop by the TSYS Department of Computer Science on the fourth floor in the new Center for Commerce and Technology building and check out a copy of the CDs. If you do not live or work in the local Columbus area, you may either download the software or request the CDs be mailed to you.

Downloading the software. The free Microsoft software is available for download from http://msdn08.e-academy.com/colstate_cs/ as part of the MSDNAA agreement. Once the software has been downloaded, it must be installed in accordance with the MSDNAA Agreement (http://www.msdnaa.com/programusage.aspx). The account to use to access the download site is your CSU email address. For example:

Username: smith_john@colstate.edu

If you have not received your password in a previous email, click on the ">> Forgot Password?" link under the "Log Me In!" button on the home page of the site, then type in your CSU email address and click on the "Go Find It!" button. If the system still does not recognize you, please send a message to cs@colstate.edu. Be sure to include your CSU email address in the message.

Requesting the CDs be mailed to you. As an alternative to downloading the software, you may request the software CDs be mailed to you. Simply send an e-mail message to cs@colstate.edu.  Include in the message your name, address, and the name and number of this course. Once you have received the CDs, you must install the software in accordance with the MSDNAA Agreement (http://www.msdnaa.com/programusage.aspx). Once you have installed the software, you must place the CDs back in the box they came in (or a suitable container) and return them to the TSYS Department of Computer Science. There should be a return label in the box the CDs were sent to you in, but you will have to pay for the return postage. 
 

To make your Web pages and Web sites accessible outside of your own computer, you will need to place your Web pages on an actual Web server. All currently enrolled CSU students can request free Web server space on the CSU student Web server. Simply go to http://webs.colstate.edu/personal/ and click on the "Sign up for a free web space today!" link. Under normal circumstances, the account and space will be created in a matter of seconds. If you experience any difficulties during the account request process, please e-mail the CSU webmaster (webmaster@colstate.edu).

Signing up for free CSU Web space will give you a CSUWEB username and password. For this course, you will use that same CSUWEB username and password to upload your files to the CSD.colstate.edu server. More details about this process will be provided in class and in CougarView.
 

Student assistants in the Computer Center and in the open lab can help you with basic computer-related problems (such as logging onto the network, saving your work, etc.), but they are not obligated and may not possess the necessary skills to help you with your assignments. Tutors in the Department of Computer Science tutoring lab (CCT 450) can help you with the assignments. Their schedule is typically posted in the Computer Science departmental office. Do not ask the tutors to write HTML, JavaScript, ASP.NET, or other code required for this course for you. They are instructed to assist you in understanding concepts only.
 

No cheating in any form will be tolerated. Penalties for academic dishonesty may include a zero grade on the assignment or exam/quiz, a failing grade for the course, suspension from the Computer Science program, and dismissal from the program. All instances of cheating will be documented in writing with a copy placed in the Department’s files. Students will be expected to discuss the academic misconduct with the faculty member and the chairperson. For more details see the Student Handbook: http://studentlife.colstate.edu/handbook.asp.

In programming courses such as this, you must be particularly diligent in submitting only your own work. In completing the assignments for this course, you may not copy any other coding from any other source other than the course text and material presented in class. Doing otherwise will be considered plagiarism and will result in the sanctions described above.
 

CSU does not guarantee the confidentiality of information shared by students in the course environment. Therefore, students should not share any confidential information from employers unless this information is explicitly released for public use.
 

If you have a documented disability as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 933-112 Section 504) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and would like to request academic and/or physical accommodations please contact Joy Norman at the Office of Disability Services in the Center for Academic Support and Student Retention, Tucker Hall (706) 568-2330, as soon as possible. Course requirements will not be waived but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate.