CIS495 Visual Basic .NET Programming
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Buffalo, NY 14222
Description
Students apply their existing knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript to create web sites employing the PHP scripting language and a MySQL back-end database to create dynamic, interactive web sites. Topics include creation of web pages using PHP to display dynamic content, basic file system I/O, creation of a MySQL database, populating the database using SQL statements via PHP, and displaying the contents of the database on a web page.
Students should have previous programming and database experience.
Students should have taken CIS375 Web Programming I and CIS411 Database Concepts and have experience using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript and to create dynamic, interactive, well designed web sites.
The Windows software used includes a text editor (such as NotePad++ or VS Code), an SFTP program (such as FileZilla), an HTML5 compliant browser (Edge, Chrome, or FireFox) and the MAMP or WAMP or XAMPP Windows, Apache, MySQL, PERL, and PHP) software bundle.
Macintosh software includes a text editor (such as TextWrangler or VS Code), an SFTP program (such as Fetch) an HTML5 compliant browser (such as Chrome or Safari), and the MAMP (Mac oS, Apache, MySQL, PERL, and PHP) software bundle from SourceForge.
Students do not need to purchase software because all software can be downloaded via the Internet.
Objectives
- At the end of this course the student will have a basic understanding of programming concepts using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and HTML5 to create interactive web pages.
CIS Department SLOs
- Demonstrate knowledge of web application servers, programming languages and security risks during both development and deployment of server-side programs.
- Complete the construction and maintenance of a website using contemporary server side techniques.
- Demonstrate server-side programming through collection of data and dynamic content delivery.
- Implement a server-side programming environment for the distribution and delivery of dynamic content information and the solution of Internet-based problems.
Note: All assignments are DUE by 11:59 PM on the day they are listed as being DUE!
Tests are available for seven (7) days from when the chapters are listed.
Tests are based on the chapters from the Murach textbook.
Textbook Chapters are not in order!
Week | Date | Textbook Reading | Chapter | Assignments & Tests Annuonced |
Assignments & Tests Due | |||
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1 | Jan 30 | Getting Started in CIS475 Introduction to web development with PHP |
1 |
Brief Introduction |
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How to code a PHP application | 2 | |||||||
2 | Feb 5 | How to use the MVC pattern to organize your code How to set up Windows or Mac OS |
5 Appendix A (Windows) or B (MacOS) |
Create Your First PHP Page Test 2 - Chapters 5 & 9 |
Test 1 Brief Introduction Create Your bscacad3 CIS475 Home Page |
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How to work with strings and numbers | 9 | |||||||
3 | Feb 12 | How to work with dates | 10 |
Test 3 - Chapters 10 & 11 |
Test 2 Set Up Your Local Apache Web Server |
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How to create and use arrays | 11 | |||||||
4 | Feb 19 | How to code control statements | 8 | Test 4 - Chapters 8 & 13 Create and Populate a MySQL Table |
Test 3 Create Your First PHP Page |
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How to create and use functions | 13 | |||||||
5 | Feb 26 | How to test and debug a PHP application | 6 | Create an HTML5/PHP Table from a MySQL Table Test 5 - Chapters 6 & 7 Create a PHP Form Page That Populates a MySQL Table |
Test 4 Create a PHP page that uses arrays, functions, and loops |
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How to work with form data | 7 | |||||||
6 | Mar 5 | How to work with cookies and sessions | 12 | Create a User Registration Web Site Test 6 - Chapters 12 & 14 |
Test 5 | |||
How to create and use objects | 14 | |||||||
7 | Mar 12 | How to use regular expressions, handle exceptions, and validate data | 15 | Test 6 | ||||
Introduction to relational databases and MySQL | 3 | Test 7 - Chapters 3 & 15 | ||||||
8 | Mar 19 | How to design a database | 16 | Test 8 - Chapters 4 & 16 Create a PHP/JavaScript/MySQL AJAX Page |
Test 7 | |||
How to use PHP with a MySQL database | 4 | |||||||
Mar 26 | Spring Recess - No Classes | |||||||
9 | Apr 2 | How to use SQL to create a database | 17 | Test 9 - Chapters 17 & 18 | Test 8 | |||
How to use SQL to work with a database | 18 | |||||||
10 | Apr 9 | Professional PHP for working with MySQL | 19 | Create a PHP Form Page That Populates a MySQL Table Test 10 - Chapters 19 & 20 |
Test 9 Create and populate a MySQL Table |
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A database-driven website | 20 | |||||||
11 | Apr 16 | How to create secure websites | 21 | Create a PHP File I/O Page Test 11 - Chapters 21 & 22 Create a User Registration Site |
Test 10 Create an HTML5/PHP/MySQL Table Create a PHP/JavaScript/MySQL AJAX Page |
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How to send email | Ch 11 (Jim's PHP Guide) | |||||||
12 | Apr 23 | How to work with files, uploads, and images | 22 | Test 12 - Chapter 23 Create a User Login Site |
Test 11 Create a PHP Form Page That Populates MySQL Table |
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An eCommerce website | 23 | |||||||
13 | Apr 30 | TBD | Lab | Create a User Administration Site | Test 12 Create a User Registration Site Create a PHP File I/O Page |
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14 | May 7 | TBD | Lab | Create a User Login Site Create a User Administration Site |
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May 12 | Last day of classes | All Work Due By 11:59 PM tonight |
Grading
Students will be graded on:
- A "Brief Introduction" worth four (4) points.
- Twelve (12) assignments, each worth six (6) points. These assignments will utilize the PHP programming language, the MySQL database language, the HTML web markup language, CSS for styling web pages, and JavaScript.
Late penalty: -.5 point per week (or part of a week) late. Maximum late penalty is -3 points. - Twelve (12) online tests, each worth two (2) points. These tests come from the chapters in the Murach textbook.
Late penalty: -.5 point per week (or part of a week) late. - Assignments will usually be graded within 48 hours after they are submitted.
- Connect with Professor on LinkedIn will be worth one (1) extra credit point.
- You may always resubmit any test or assignment to be regraded for additional points.
- I normally grade assignments within two (2) busiess days after they are submitted. Quizes are automatically graded unless there is an essay queston or the quiz is submitted late.
- Final grades will be based on total points.
- The final letter grades be based on the following table:
Numeric Grades to Letter Grade Table Grade Range Grade Range A 100 - 95 C+ 79 - 77 A- 94 - 90 C 76 - 74 B+ 89 - 87 C- 73 - 70 B 86 - 84 D 69 - 60 B- 83 - 80 F 59 - 0
Murach's PHP and MySQL, 4th Edition (any edition is OK)
Author: Joel Murach, Ray Harris.
ISBN: 9781943873005 (print)
ISBN: 9781943873012 (eText)
Publisher: Murach
Copyright: Aug 2022
You can download the data files from my Murach's PHP and MySQL code site.
Book is recommended (online tests are based on this textbook) .
Any PHP/MySQL book is OK.
Course Software
- The Windows software used includes a text editor (such as NotePad++), an SFTP program (such as FileZilla), an HTML5 compliant browser (IE 9, Chrome, or FireFox) and the MAMP or WAMP or XAMPP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PERL, and PHP) software bundle.
- Macintosh software includes a text editor (such as TextWrangler (formerly BBEdit)), an SFTP program (such as Fetch or Cyberduck,) an HTML5 compliant browser (such as Chrome or Safari), and the MAMP (Mac OS, Apache, MySQL, PERL, and PHP) software bundle.
- Students do not need to purchase software because all software can be downloaded via the Internet.
Assignments
Introduction | Home Page |
CSS Pages | Table Page | HTML5 Page | CSS Effects
Form Page | Multimedia Pages | JavaScript Page |
Form Validation | Wow Me | Final
Brief Introduction (1 Point)
For this assignment you will login to your Blackboard account and post a brief (75-100 words) introduction about yourself to the Brief Introduction Discussion forum for this course. Use the Add New Thread button and make the Subject line your name. Also, include any relevant course(s) you've taken that might help you in this course. This will give me a better idea of where each of us are in our understanding and experience with electronic commerce concepts and design. Please include a photo of yourself so we can get to know each other.
Create Your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu Home Page (10 Points)
For this Assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then create a web page called index.html in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu account web space which will be used as the starting page for the rest of your Assignments for this course. Your web page should:
- Utilize the following HTML tags and include the following:
-
- Appropriate
<!doctype html>
,<html>
, and<head>
tags. - A
<title>
tag to give your page a title that describes your page. - Appropriate
<meta>
tags to provide keywords for SEO on your page. - A
<body>
tag. - An
<h1>
tag that contains your name. - A
<p>
tag that encloses a brief paragraph about yourself. - An
<img>
tag with appropriatesrc
andalt
element values that insert a graphic image on your page. Use CSS to define the width, and height values and other styling. I would prefer that it was an image of yourself so we can get to "know" each other. However, it doesn't matter at this time what the graphic is as long as it is legal and moral. - An
<ol>
tag that contains enough<li>
tags that list the remaining Assignments for this course (see list in navigation bar above). - At least one of each of these tags:
<hr />
,<br>
.
- Appropriate
- Use CSS in place of any
<b>
(<b>
) or<em>
(<i>
) tags. - Use a linked CSS styles file to control and enhance the look and feel of your web page. Your page should have easy to use navigation and be easy to read using appropriate styles.
- Use JavaScript code to display the current Date and time and a JavaScript function that reads an array to display the ordered list (
<ol>
tag above) for the remaining assignments.
Your web URL to view your web page is: http://bscacad3.buffalostate.edu/~your-userid/
You will add a link to this page that allows the user (and me) to view your work.
Your username and password for the bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
machine is the same as your Buffalo State network username and password you used to log into this Blackboard account.
Now, whenever you login to your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account you need to issue the command cd public_html
to change to the sub-directory where you can create and maintain the files for your Assignments and Assignments.
You can use ssh
to login to your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account and then use either vi
or Emacs
to maintain your files or you can edit them on your PC and use an SFTP client (FileZilla for Windows or Fetch for a Mac) to move them from your PC to your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account. For Windows it is even better to use Notepad++ for your editor since it has a built-in SFTP client. For Mac the better choice is TextWrangler which also has a built-in SFTP client.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the
Home Page Discussion Forum with the URL of your web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new
browser window (target="_blank"
).
Create Cccading StyleSheets (CSS) Pages
For this Assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then create four (4) new files:
- Three (3) new web pages, for example called inline.html, external.html, and embedded.html
- Another file for your external styles, for example called cis375.css
in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account just as you did in previous Assignments. One of your Assignment 2 web pages should use inline styles; the second web page should use embedded styles; and the third web page should use a linked style sheet. These web pages should change the default look for the following HTML tags:
- h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, & h6
- p
- font color, family, and size
- b (style="font-weight: bold")
- table, th, tr, td
Each of these pages should also have a link back to your Assignment 1 web page.
You should then add Three (3) <a>
(anchor) tags to your Home Page web page that opens your CSS web pages.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the CSS Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home Page web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Create a Table Web Page
For this Assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then a create web page, for example called table.html, in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account just as you did in Home Page Assignment. Your new web page should utilize the following HTML tags and include the following:
- A body tag that uses an appropriate style value to change the background color of the web page.
- Appropriate table, tr, th, and td tags to create a table that has three (3) columns (Font Faces, Font Sizes, Colors) and (5) five rows (different font faces, font sizes, and color codes in their appropriate face, size, and color). Use the th tag to create the headings for each column the background-color style value to change the color of the heading cells and the font-family and color style values to change the color of the font in the cell headings row. Use the background-color style value on the table tag to change the color of the background of your table to a different color than the background of your web page.
- Appropriate style values that change the font, font size, and font color.
This page should also have a link back to your Assignment 1 web page.
You should then add an <a> (anchor) tag to your Home Page web page entry for this assignment that opens your Table web page.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the Table Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Create an HTML5/CSS Compliant Web Page
For this assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then create a new web page, for example called html5.html
, in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account just as you did in previous assignments. Copy your current CSS Embedded web page (
embedded.html
) to a new html5.html
web page. Your index.html
new web page link should open up a new web page that utilizes your HTML5 and CSS to include the following:
- A correct DOCTYPE tag for HTML5
- Convert any of your tags that are not compliant
- Correct any of your CSS that is not valid
You can (and should) use the W3c validator page at http://validator.w3.org/ to verify your code and http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ to verify your CSS styles.
This web page should also have a link back to your Home Page web page.
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tag to your Home Page web page that opens your HTML5 web page.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the HTML5 Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home Page web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Add Special Effects to Your Web Page Using Cascading Style Sheets
For this assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook. Then copy your Web Page (index.html) to create a new web page (cssse.html). Then modify your new cssse.html and your original cis375.css file to add these features to your new cssse.html web page:
- Use a style to change your graphic to be 50px wide by 50px tall (your picture will look scrunched, but that's OK)
- Change the display font for your introductory paragraph to Verdana, serif
- Float your graphic so it is on the right of your introductory paragraph and your introductory paragraph wraps around your image
- Change your list of Assignment links to be an unordered list
- Add a table similar to your Assignment 3 that displays with no borders around any of the cells
- Add appropriate
@media print
styles so that when your page is printed (you can use the Print Preview feature of your web browser to see the different look):- Your home page graphic does not print
- Your list of Assignment links are green
- Your list of Assignments links is an unordered list
- The font for your introductory paragraph is Arial, sans-serif
- Your table prints with a borders around every cell
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tag to your Home Page that opens your CSS Advanced web page and add a link to your CSS Advanced web page that goes back to your Home Page web page.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the CSS Advanced Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Create a Form Web Page
For this assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then create a new web page, for example called form.html, in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account just as you did in previous assignments. This web page should utilize the following HTML tags and include the following:
- A form tag that has an action value of mailto:your-email-address so that the results of what the user enters gets sent to your email address when it gets submitted.
- input tags that allow the user to enter their:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Address
- City
- State/Province (this should use a select tag with option tags for each state name and state abbreviation
- Zip/Postal Code
- Phone
- Email Address
- An input tag that creates a submit button that says: OK Send My Data
- Use appropriate
fieldset
andlabel
tags - Use appropriate styles to give your form a nice look (color, alignment, organization, etc.)
You should utilize the new HTML5 form tag features. Use your favorite search engine (Bing, Google, Yahoo, whatever) and do a search for
+html5 +form
to find lots of helpful information.
This web page should also have a link back to your Home Page web page.
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tag to your Home Page web page that opens your Form web page.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the Form Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Create a Multimedia Web Site
For this Assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then create a new web site of four (4) pages, for example multimedia.html, audio.html, video.html, and scrolling.html in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account just as you did in previous Assignments. Your Multimedia Assignment new web site should open up a new web page that utilizes hypertext links to allow me to visit your three (3) web pages.
- use your
cis375.css
andcssse.css
files to "enhance" the look and feel of each page - create one (1) page that uses an
<a href ...>
tag to link to a sound clip *and* an<audio>
tag to link to a sound clip - create one (1) page that uses an
<a href ...>
tag to link to a video clip *and* an<video>
tag to link to a video clip *and* an<iframe>
tag to play a video hosted on a remote server (for example, YouTube) - create one (1) page that uses JavaScript to display a scrolling text message or some other animated text. Use your favorite search engine (Bing, Google, Yahoo, whatever) and do a search for this JavaScript routine.
- the current date
- the current time
- uses an
if
construct to print out either:
how many days are left until this Assignment is due
or
how many days have past since this Assignment was due - a table that has 12 rows and 3 columns which is created using a
for
loop to read through a set of JavaScript arrays that contain the names of the months and the number of days in each month. The table should look similar to this:Month
NumberMonth
NameDays in
Month1 January 31 2 February 28/29 3 March 31 - uses the JavaScript
mod
operator (%
) to highlight every other row of the above table with a different color to make it easier to read.Hint: if you use
%
to divide the loop counter by 2 and there is no remainder that means the loop counter is an even number and so you need to highlight that row.
The sounds and audio clips can be either uploaded to your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account or you can link to clips that exist somewhere on the Internet as long as you respect copyright laws and the clips are ethical and moral.
This web page should also have a link back to your Assignment 1 web page.
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tag to your Home Page web page that opens your Multimedia web page.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the Multimedia Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home Page web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Create a JavaScript Web Page
For this assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then create a new web page file, for example called javascript.html, in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account just as you did in previous assignments. This web page should use JavaScript functions to include the following:
This web page should also have a link back to your Home Page web page.
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tag to your Home Page web page that opens your JavaScript web page.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the JavaScript Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home Page web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Add JavaScript Validation to Your Web Form Page
For this assignment you should first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and also the Form Validation with JavaScript web page listed in the Useful Links section and also search the Internet using your favorite search engine site (Bing, Google, MSN, Yahoo, whatever) for:
+javascript +form +validation
and then create a new web page file, for example called validation.html, in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account just as you did in previous assignments. This web page should build on your Web Page Form Assignment and use JavaScript functions to include the following:
- display the current date and time
- display a set of radio buttons that allow the user to change the background color and the text color of the web page by clicking on the desired radio button
- advise the user filling out your form with a sentence above the form noting that certain fields are required and using CSS to either make those fields red or placing a CSS styled bold red asterisk (*) next to each required field
- validate the form fields according to these validation rules:pops up a JavaScript alert window advising the user exactly what field did not pass the validation checks
- First Name and Last Name are not empty
- Zip Code is either:
only 5 numbers
or
in the format 99999-9999 - Phone Number is either:
only 10 numbers
or
in the format (999) 999-9999 - Email has one and only one
@
character, has at least one character before the@
character, and has at least one character and a dot and at least 2 characters after the@
sign.
valid:gerlanjr@buffalostate.edu
not valid:gerlanjr.buffalostate.edu
not valid:gerlanjr@buffalostateedu
not valid:@buffalostate.edu
- places the cursor back in the invalid field after the user clicks the OK button on the alert window if there is a validation problem.
This web page should also have a link back to your Home Page web page.
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tag to your Home Page web page that opens your Form Validation web page.
When you have this assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the Form Validation Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home web page so I can click on that link and open your assignments in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
HTML5 Wow Me
For this Assignment you will first read the appropriate chapters in the textbook and then create a new set of web pages in your bscacad3.buffalostate.edu
account with with appropriate additions to your cis375.css file just as you did in previous Assignments. This set of web pages will show off what you may have learned about HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript outside of this course (kind of what I would have covered in the second semester of this course if it existed). Things like the <canvas>
tag with corresponding JavaScript code to draw on that canvas. Or advanced <form>
features or HTML5 Geo-location or Drag and Drop or Math or other "cool things" that can be demonstrated with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, such as animation, etc.
Each of these pages should also have a navigation section that links to each of the other pages in this assignment and back also to your Assignment 1 web page. You should utilize everything you learned from the Krug Don't Make Me Think book.
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tags to your Home Page web page that opens your HTML5 Final Assignment web pages.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the HTML5 Final Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home Page web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
Krug Book Essay/Presentation (Extra Credit)
For this Assignment you should finished reading Steve Krug's book, Don't Make Me Think. You will write an Essay summarizing the guiding principles in that book. Your essay will be developed in Microsoft Word and contain a cover page along with your 500 word essay. You will also create a PowerPoint presentation with a welcome slide, at least 5 additional slides covering the guiding principles of the book and a final slide with your contact information. You will create a web page that follows the guiding principles of Don't Make Me Think. This we page will contain a well designed navigation to your home page and each of the other Assignments. This page will also contain links to your Essay Word document and Presentation PowerPoint slide show.
You should then add an <a>
(anchor) tag to your Home Page web page that opens your Essay web page.
When you have this Assignment ready for me to view and grade you should post a note in the Essay Discussion Folder with the URL of your Home web page so I can click on that link and open your Assignment in a new browser window (target="_blank"
).
You only need to do this assignment if you need the extra credit to help you get to the next highest letter grade.
Communication
This is a hybrid course which will have in-class meetings for discussions and also utilize Brightspace for chapter-based discussions and tests. Students are expected to login at minimum multiple times each week for course announcements, assignments, quizzes, discussions,etc.
Faculty/Instructor: I can be reached by e-mail with questions or for guidance that are concerned with this course. You should expect that I will reply to your message within 1-2 business days. Specific course-related questions (textbook, tests, discussions, etc.) should be posted in Brightspace so everyone can benefit from the questions and answers.
Students: If you have multiple e-mail accounts, please be sure that you access (or forward) your Buffalo State e-mail. Your Buffalo State e-mail is the account I will use to send course-related materials.
Netiquette
About Cell Phones, IPhones and IStuff ("HANDS OFF POLICY")
Before entering the classroom, turn off all cell phones, SmartPhones, IStuff, and other electronic
devices. These devices are disruptive and their use during a lecture is rude to the class and instructor.
- No electronic devices should be in your hands during class. This means no fiddling with your phones, reading/sending text messages, etc.
- If you are expecting an important phone call or are compelled to play with Apps, do not attend class.
- If you feel you have a legitimate reason to use an electronic device in the classroom, see me to obtain explicit permission.
This course utilizes BlackboardLearn to facilitate online communication between course participants. Please keep in mind the following "Rules of Netiquette" when communicating online.
- The rules of the classroom are the same regardless of location. Remember just because you're interacting online, doesn't mean you stop having respect for your professors, and fellow classmates. You're communicating with a real person, not a computer screen.
- Remember your audience. When communicating online it's important to remember who you're communicating with. When sending a message to a professor, please refrain from using "text speak". For example, Shakespeare never intended for you to type "2B or not 2B". Also, stay away from typing in all capital letters; it will appear as if you're shouting.
- Avoid b language. Language can easily be misinterpreted in an online setting. Be sure to review your work before submitting, making sure the reader won't be able to misinterpret it as b, or offensive. Sarcasm doesn't translate well online. Your audience can't see your facial expressions, or body language. Try to be as straight forward and professional as possible.
- Read everything, twice. Be sure to thoroughly read all course materials before beginning to work on your assignments. If you have a question, or need clarification, re-read the materials. You may have glanced over an important detail the first time. If you're still having difficulties, then e-mail your professor.
- Review all materials before submitting. When responding to discussion board posts, be sure to read all previous postings before you post your own. This way you won't duplicate someone else's comments. Also, it's a good idea to write, and save your work in Microsoft Word first. In case of a technical issue, you have a backup copy.
Policy Regarding Absences, Attendance, Assignments, Exams, etc.
- Class Attendance and Absences
As many online activities will be completed throughout the semester, participation in our Brightspace Discussion Forums is expected. In the case of exceptional circumstances that result in you not being able to participate in a timely manner, you must contact me prior to the start of your absence (either by e-mail or by leaving a telephone message). Please be aware that a prolonged absence from Brightspace under these circumstances does not excuse you from any required assignments. - Late Assignments
All assignments are due at the designated time and due date. Late assignments will not be accepted. If there are circumstances that will preclude you from turning in assignments on the due date, it is imperative that you discuss the situation with the instructor prior o the due date. - Exams and Final Exam
See grading for information about quizzes and exams in this course. - Disability Policy
If you have any disability which requires reasonable accommodations to enable you to participate in this course, please contact the Disability Services Office, 120 South Wing, (716) 878-4500, and also the instructor of this course during the first week of class. DSO will provide you with information and review appropriate arrangements for reasonable accommodations. Buffalo State Disability Services Office Web Site - Academic Integrity
Reference: Academic Standards Web SiteStudents who are suspected of academic dishonesty will be dealt with severely in accordance with the Department and College Policy. This may include a grade of 0 for an assignment and/or failure in a course.
- Academic Dishonesty: Actions that compromise academic integrity include, but are not
limited to the following examples:
- Previously submitted work: submitting academically required material that has been previously submitted - in whole or in substantial part - in another course, without prior and expressed consent of the instructor.
- Plagiarism. Copying or receiving material from any source and submitting that material as one's own, without acknowledging and citing the particular debts to the source (quotations, paraphrases, asic ideas), or in any other manner representing the work of another as one's own.
- Cheating. Soliciting and/or receiving information from, or providing information to, another student or any other unauthorized source (including electronic sources such as cellular phones and PDAs), with the intent to deceive while completing an examination or individual assignment.
- Falsification of academic materials. Fabricating laboratory materials, reports, or any forms of computer data; forging an instructor's name or initials; resubmitting an examination or assignment for re-evaluation which has been altered without the instructor's authorization; or submitting a report, paper, materials, computer data, or examination (or any considerable part thereof) prepared by any person other than the student responsible for the assignment.
- Misrepresentation of documents. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any College or Official document, record, or instrument of identification.
- Confidential academic materials. Procurement, distribution or acceptance of examinations r laboratory results without prior and expressed consent of the instructor.
- Selling academic assignments. No person shall sell or offer for sale to any person enrolled at the Buffalo State any academic assignments, or any inappropriate assistance in the preparation, research, or writing of any assignment, which the sellers knows, or has reason to believe, is intended for submission in fulfilled of any course or academic program requirement.
- Purchasing academic assignments. No person shall purchase an academic assignment intended for submission in fulfillment of any course or academic program requirement.
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