SYLLABUS

Division of Business and Technology

Course Number:  IST 102

Course Title:         Computer Concepts with Programming

Credits:  3               Hours: 2 Lecture 2 Lab

Lab Catalog description: Addresses hardware, software, the Internet, multimedia, and security and ethics issues. Lab includes programming in Java.

Introduction to the course: A course designed to help students become computer literate. Topics include understanding the fundamentals of computer nomenclature, particularly with respect to personal computer hardware and software and the World Wide Web. The course recognizes the World Wide Web as a repository of the latest information and an integrated learning tool. The course is designed to develop an in-depth understanding of why computers are essential components in the business world and society, with a focus on the computer as a valuable productivity tool. The personal computer's position is recognized as the backbone of the computer industry with emphasis of its use as stand-alone and networked device. The text presents strategies for purchasing, installing, and maintaining a personal computer system; and assists students in planning a career in the computer field.

Lab includes exposure to Windows as well as basic structures of programming. The students learn how to implement structures of programming by solving business related problems with Java programming language.

All tests, midterm and final examinations for IST 102 from the lecture textbook will be taken on Mercer Online. All labs. will be done in an online Java MyProgramminglab.

Prerequisites: Reading proficiency and basic keyboarding skills.  Co-requisite: MAT 034

Last revised: Fall 2011

Instructor: Assistant Professor Okike-Iroka

Office: BS111:        E-mail: okikeq@mccc.edu   Phone: (609) 570-3464

Required texts/materials:

1.  Lecture textbook: IST 102 Computer Concepts/Programming – Custom edition for MCCC

     by Evans, Martin, and Poatasy Publisher: Pearson

     ISBN-0101269699172/013 9781269699174

2.  Lab textbook: Starting Out With JAVA From Control Structures through Objects  by Tony Gaddis.

     (ISBN: 0132855836/9780132855839)

3.  JavaTM Integrated Development Environment Resource Kit

     (ISBN: 0132570815/9780132570817)

4.  Access Code to Online Java MyProgrammingLab

5.  One USB drive.

• The first four items are bundled together and sold at the MCCC Bookstore.

Office Hours:   

Grading:                40% lab. programming projects

                            30% tests, attendance

                            10% mid-term Examination

                            10% final examination

                            5% research paper

                            5% final project

GENERAL PLAN

The following topics will be covered in lectures and laboratory assignments. The instructor may alter this schedule. Changes will be announced. Chapter reading assignments include Special Features at the end of some chapters, especially the review questions. Current topics will also be presented and may be included in tests.

The lecture is from Lecture textbook: IST 102 Computer Concepts/Programming – Custom edition for MCCC by Evans, Martin.

The Lab. is from Starting Out With JAVA by Tony Gaddis. 5th Edidtion.

Assignment Policy:

All assignments are expected to be handed in on or before the due date .No assignment will be accepted late.

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is every class.  Students are expected to attend all class meetings - on time.  3 lates count as an absence.  Poor attendance will affect your final grade. Four absences will result in a withdrawal from the course.

Academic Integrity Statement:

“A student who, a) knowingly represents work of others as his/her own; b) uses or obtains unauthorized assistance in the execution of any academic work; or c) gives fraudulent assistance to another student is guilty of cheating. Violators will be penalized.” (Student Handbook)

Classroom Conduct Statement:

It is the student’s responsibility to attend all of their classes. If they miss a class meeting for any reason, students are responsible for all content that is covered, for announcements made in their absence, and for acquiring any materials that may have been distributed in class. It is expected that students be on time for all their classes.

Students are expected to follow ordinary rules of courtesy during class sessions. Engaging in private, side conversations during class time is distracting to other students and to the instructor. Leaving class early without having informed the instructor prior to class is not appropriate. Unless there is an emergency, leaving class and returning while the class is in session is not acceptable behavior. Disruptive behavior of any type, including sharpening pencils and answering a cell phone during class while someone is speaking, is not appropriate.

The college welcomes all students into an environment that creates a sense of community and pride and respect; we are all here to work cooperatively and to learn together.

Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Documented Disabilities

Mercer County Community College is committed to supporting all students in their academic and co-curricular endeavors. Each semester, a significant number of students document disabilities, which may require learning, sight, hearing, manual, speech, or mobility accommodations to ensure access to academic and co-curricular activities.  The college provides services and reasonable accommodations to all students who need and have a legal entitlement to such accommodations.  For more information regarding accommodations, you may visit the Office of Academic Support Services in FA129 or contact them at 609.570.3422 or urbanb@mccc.edu.

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