M&IS 44095 XML Summer 2007 Brandyberry

 

 

 

 

This course is all about developing and implementing web services in context.  The "in context" portion refers to the fact that it makes no sense to learn the technical aspects of something you do not know where and when to use.  We will therefore spend some time on learning the correct context of web services (what they are, where they are used, advantages & disadvantages).  However, the majority of the course will revolve around developing web services in a series of development cases.

 

The primary form of assessment in this course will be the student’s successful completion and submission of one development case per day excluding the first two days and last two days.  Since we have 14 class days this means there will be 10 development cases.  Some of these cases will be extending the functionality of a previous case.  The cases will increase in complexity and decrease in the amount of guidance provided (by the end of the class you should be able to create a solution to a scenario independently).  Even though less guidance is provided I will always be willing to consult with you on any problems you are experiencing.  Please realize that "consulting" does not mean I will just give you the answer.  I may give you hints and I may point you to sources where you can find the answer (an important skill in itself).  Please post all technical questions to the online discussion board (on vista) so everyone may benefit.  If you do email me you will likely get a request to post to the board as a response.

 

Each case will be evaluated as to how well it meets the case requirements.  Case submissions that fully meet all requirements will receive a score of ‘A’.  Exceptional solutions that exceed requirements will be necessary to receive ‘A+’.  Lower scores associated with deductions based on subjective assessment of deficiencies will be assigned as needed.  Submitting nothing will receive a score of ‘0’ –  not ‘F’.  Submissions that do not ‘run’ at all (such as resulting in error messages when accessed) should not be expected to receive a grade higher than ‘D’.

 

Each development case will be distributed as an assignment on vista.  You need to develop the solution on the course server (babbage).  When you are done you need to submit the assignment for grading on Vista prior to the due date and time - after submitting the assignment do not modify the files on the server.  Obviously, all changes are logged, modifying the files after the due date qualifies as academic dishonesty if they are represented as submitted on time (if you accidentally modify a file email me immediately).  In most cases you will not submit any files on Vista, submitting your assignment here tells me it is ready to grade on the server.

 

Note: you may submit any of the cases early if you would like, however, I will only grade cases after they are all (for the class) submitted or after the due date.

 

 

Book chapters (or portions of chapters), web resources, PowerPoint presentations, and videos may be assigned.  These should be read or viewed by the date specified.  There will be more of these at the beginning of the course than at the end.

 

 

 

 

Every day of this class is equivalent to an entire week during a semester session.  By signing up for an intersession course it is assumed that you understand that you will be devoting significant time to this course in the next three weeks including attending "class" - visiting Vista. 

 

 

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Any student found to be engaged in cheating, plagiarism, or any form of academic misconduct in this course, whether on exams or any other assignment, will automatically receive a grade of "F" for the course.  Other actions may be taken by the College of Business Administration and/or the University.  This policy is to protect the majority of students who are honest.

 

As a special note for any programming course it should be understood that it is very easy to search code to determine if it has been taken substantially from online sources (there are even programs designed to automate this).  I do not discourage you from utilizing any and all relevant sources but any code that is taken from online sources must give credit to those sources in comment lines in the code itself.  This applies even if the code is taken and then modified.  It is appropriate in these cases to say “based on code at [source], (slightly, moderately, greatly) modified by [your name(s)].  You must do this even if the site tells you that it is ok to use the code!  In this case you are not guilty of a copyright violation but you are still guilty of plagiarism.  Additionally, code you submit for credit should not be composed predominantly of online derived code even if it is appropriately cited (this would not be misconduct but would not result in a good grade on the assignment).  Failure to follow these guidelines does represent academic misconduct.

 

 

In accordance with university policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access to this course, please contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.  Disabilities must be documented through the Office of Student Disability Services located in the Michael Schwartz Center.