latest update: 2 February 1996
Instructor: L. W. Ellerbruch
Office: WS 161B
Telephone: 227-1597 (office)
475 - 6623 (home)
Office Hours: As posted by office door but will include:
11:00 - 11:50 AM M W F
1:00 - 1:50 PM M W F
Other hours by arrangement.
none Readings will be assigned using the library and/or Internet.
The course will emphasize a hands-on development of skills with computers and a collaborative learning approach to applying computers to instruction. Students will use computers both to learn and to demonstrate the learning. Students will perform at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
All students will use e-mail. The account will be provided. Information will be sent to the students by e-mail. Students will be expected to communicate with each other and the instructor by e-mail. A complete and up-to-date syllabus, list of assignments and exercises, and other information related directly to the class will be available on a WWW page on the instructor's WWW server. All students in the class will participate in a mail group specifically designed for this class on the internet. All students will use the internet. All students will use specified applications on computers. Students will use word processing and other programs on microcomputers to complete assignments. The reports MUST be able to be read using the computer on the instructor's desk.
In-class exercises and out-of-class exercises will be assigned on a regular basis. It is expected that students will complete all assigned homework exercises. Reading assignments will be made, and it is very important to complete them. There will be in-class discussion, hands-on individual work and group work. Participation is required. Assignments will also be made which will require writing. Reports will be turned in electronically using e-mail, the WWW, and the instructor's drop box on the local network. There may be projects/exercises which will be completed by groups with only one report for the group, projects which require group problem solving with individual reports, and projects and reports which are independent. The absolute deadline for all material to be turned in or completed is noon of the last class day.
Attendance is required.
There will be no written exams
Points are cumulative for all class activities. Performance in class and performance on the exercises and projects will determine the grade in the class. There will be no exams, but performance will be evaluated. The exercises/projects/reports must be completed (this implies quality) and submitted for a passing grade. There will be a "participation" grade included in determining the final grade for each student. The final grade will take into consideration change in knowledge etc., absolute level of knowledge etc. at the end of the class, and performance in the class.Final
There will be no written final exam in the traditional sense.DISABILITY:
If you have a need for disability-related accomodations or services, please inform the Coordinator of Disability Services in the Disability Services Office at 405 Cohodas (phone: 227-1550). Reasonable and effective accomodations and services will be provided to students if requests are made in a timely manner, with appropriate documentation, in accordance with federal, state, and university guidelines.
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L. W. Ellerbruch: LELLERBR@nmu.edu.