CMST 100G Syllabus Supplement, Term 3, 2006-2007, RAF MildenhallFaculty Contact Information:Phil Richardson, Collegiate Associate ProfessorLocal address: The Old Bakery, Hale Road, Ashill, Thetford, Norfolk IP25 7AX (Great Britain). Grading Information:I prefer to give each student an 'S'. Your grade, however, must be earned as I can only reflect the performance I observe. I do understand that students have many other responsibilities, but your own learning is your responsibility. Moreover, I also expect you to assist the learning of others in this class. I will work with every student within reason to help her or him complete this course successfully."Incompletes" will not be given unless thoroughly justified and backed up by a contract negotiated with the instructor allowing for completion within four weeks of the end of term. Other Information:Students must complete seven assigned Independent Challenges or Visual Workshops during the weekend. Your instructor will evaluate your completed work in class. In the unlikely event you cannot complete all your work in class, you may turn in outstanding work within five days of the last class session. Forward your remaining assigned work as files within a zipped folder via email attachment to your instructor's email address.In class, within each unit, you will complete the "white pages" which walk you through the correct procedures for using Excel. Then, from the "blue pages" you will complete the Concept and Skill Reviews for each unit plus any assigned Independent Challenge or Visual Workshop. You will do this for each unit prior to proceeding on the the next unit. If time allows, you are encouraged to complete unassigned exercises at the end of each unit. I start with the basic assumption that you either have little or no Òhands-onÓ experience with spreadsheets or that your experience has been so unstructured that itÕs hard to replicate what you did a year ago. You will be able to practice your learning and skills on a computer for a significant part of the weekend (the actual amount of time will depend upon the skill levels of the students, individually and as a whole, and the number of students in the class). Please prepare for the class by previewing the entire text including the examples, projects, and lab assignments. When you meet them in class, they will not be as foreign and you will improve your learning. Supplemental Information: See my web site for further guidance on Class Policy: http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/class_policy.html Using email in this course (when needed): The first element of the subject line of every email in this course will begin "CMST 100G 07t3" followed by a brief topic indicating of the content of the email. All electronic mail will be acknowledged so that you will know I have received your message. See also: http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/email_hints.html http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/email_attach.html |
| Phil Richardson, phil.richardson@faculty.ed.umuc.edu, Revised 8 Dec. 2006 |