Windows Command Line Syllabus

CS 80.13: Windows Command Line

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Adjunct Instructor, Computer Studies Department
Santa Rosa Junior College, California

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Syllabus

Santa Rosa Junior College
Fall 2010 Semester

Instructor:	Eric Skagerberg
Web site:	< http://www.santarosa.edu/cis/eric >
Private e-mail:	(private correspondence only! See below for course material questions)
Home Office:	(707)573-1460, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., as available.
CIS Front Desk:	Maggini Hall 2932
CIS Front Desk phone:	527-4778

Schedule Listings	Section #	Days	Room	Lecture & Lab	Office Time¹ (In the classroom)
CS 80.13	4195	Tuesdays 8/17-12/7	SR campus Maggini 2923	Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm	Tuesdays 9pm-9:30pm
CS 80.13	4196	8/16 - 12/10	Online	Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm	Tuesdays 9pm-9:30pm

¹Additional Fall Office Time by phone or e-mail:

Mondays, starting 6:00 p.m., until at least 6:30 p.m.
Ending time varies, depending on what classes I teach that week.

In Brief:

Textbook: New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 2000 MS-DOS Command Line - Comprehensive, Windows XP Enhanced, Phillips and Skagerberg, Course Technology
(See Materials below for recommended book)

Materials: USB flash drive

Homework and Tests (see Assignments, Exams, and Grading below):

Assignment Schedule at your instructor's Course Page.
Late assignments: 20% off the first week; 40% off the second week; not accepted the third week
SRJC Student Conduct Standards

Details:

Course Description

Designed for the serious computer user. This course will provide the student with a detailed understanding of the workings of Microsoft DOS using the command line in Windows. The material in this course will form a foundation of knowledge that can be expanded on by further study and experience with the UNIX, Novell NetWare and Microsoft Windows network operating environments. (CR/NC option)

Prerequisites: Completion of Exploring Microsoft Windows. Students will find some programming experience helpful as well. BUT...

Skip the Prerequisite -- Do you know Windows, but you haven't taken the prerequisite Exploring Microsoft Windows? Just print and fill out the Prerequisite Challenge Form, then fax it, mail it, or take it in. (More Admissions & Records Forms here.)

Combined Classroom/Online Course: This is a single combined classroom/online course, but with two section numbers, one "online" and one "lecture." It doesn't matter which section number you enrolled in. It's taught in a classroom and online, at the same time: your instructor broadcasts the classroom lectures live on the web, and later puts recordings of the lectures on the Schedule page. Students may choose either way of attending, including coming to the classroom one week and attending online the next, either live or recorded.

Materials

Text: New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 2000 MS-DOS Command Line - Comprehensive, Windows XP Enhanced, Phillips and Skagerberg, Course Technology

Online materials in the Assignment Schedule

Recommended:

In the Beginning ... Was the Command Line, Stephenson, Avon Books
- This engaging, insightful, and frequently hilarious 150-page book sells for just $10. Make sure you have a couple of free hours before you start reading it...
- Although most folks will find the paperback the most comfortable reading approach, you can also download the entire text at the author's Cryptonomicon site, or read it at Adam Shand's Spack site.

Additional Materials:

USB flash drive to do your lab work

Assignments, Exams, and Grading

How to submit assignments:

You will find your lab assignments in the Assignment Schedule section of the main course page. Click on the link for your section to see the schedule containing links to the Lab Exercises, Answer Forms, and Exams. To reach these materials, enter your CATE user name and CATE password.

When you do an assignment, you will have questions to answer, commands to experiment with, batch programs to write, and other tasks that will help you learn about the Windows command line.

In the Answer Form for your Lab Exercise, fill out your name, e-mail address, and your CATE user name and CATE password. Then fill out your answers and click the Submit button.

Late Assignments: Only complete and correct assignments receive full credit. Late assignments will receive a 20% reduction for each week late, and assignments turned in more than two weeks late will receive NO credit. That is, 20% off the first week; 40% off the second week; not accepted the third week. However, if an emergency arises that will prevent you from completing an assignment on time, contact your instructor before the scheduled due date to negotiate a new due date.

EXAMS: The course will have one Mid-term and one Final exam, both online. The Final exam will be comprehensive, covering material from the entire course. You may take exams with open book and open notes. Please see your instructor's Assignment Schedule for links to the exams.

Missing a Test: If you find you cannot take a test during the scheduled time, you must make arrangements BEFORE the test with me for a special test, otherwise I will record a score of zero for your grade.

GRADING:

15 chapter assignments and 2 exams, open book and open notes. The assignments are worth about 2/3 of your grade, and the exams are worth about 1/3.
I will assign letter grades based on exams and assignment, using the following percentages : 90% = A, 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D.

Exam scores: Labs total about 2/3 of final grade, therefore exam points = about 1/2 of labs, or 1/4 for each of 2 exams.

**Assignment Points**
Assignment	Points
Tutorial 1 Case Problem 1	40
Tutorial 2 Case Problem 3	50
Tutorial 2 Case Problem 4	40
Tutorial 3 Case Problem 3	40
Tutorial 4 Case Problem 2	40
Tutorial 5 Case Problem 1	30
Tutorial 5 Case Problem 2	30
Tutorial 6 Review Assignments	50
Tutorial 7 Case Problem 2	30
Tutorial 7 Case Problem 3	50
Tutorial 8 Case Problem 4	50
Tutorial 9 Case Problem 2	30
Tutorial 9 Case Problem 4	40
Tutorial 10 Case Problem 2	30
Tutorial 10 Case Problem 3	40
Total Assignment Points	590

Exam points: Labs total about 2/3 of final grade, therefore the other 1/3 exam points = 1/2 of labs, or about 1/4 for each of 2 exams.
Points for each exam: 590 / 4 = 147.5, but I've rounded to 150 points each. 2 exams x 100 = 300 points.
Total possible points: 590 + 300 = 890.

**Minimum Points**
Minimum for Grade	Percentage of Total Possible	Points
Total	100%	890
A	over 89.5%	797
B	over 79.5%	708
C	over 69.5%	619
D	over 59.5%	530
F	0 to 59.5%	0 to 529

CREDIT/NO CREDIT: You may apply for a Credit/No Credit option in this course no later than the sixth week (30% of the course duration); please see the Assignment Schedule for the date. You get Credit (CR) for "C" level work or better, and the units don't affect your grade point average. To change to Credit/No Credit, visit the SRJC Registration Web Link.

ATTENDANCE: Students have responsibility for all material covered in lectures and labs, in addition to assignments. I take attendance for all lectures. However, I base grades on homework and test scores. This is a combined lecture and online course; please see the Course Description above.

WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASS: YOU have the responsibility to withdraw from class if you decide to not complete the course. Please see the Assignment Schedule for the withdrawal deadline date. To officially withdraw from a class, you must visit the SRJC Registration Web Link, or submit a drop form to the Admissions and Records Office. After the withdrawal deadline, I cannot give you a "W" grade, but instead must give you an A, B, C, D, or F, based on the assignments and tests you have completed (normally resulting in an F). Before withdrawing, please contact me; perhaps I can help.

Academic Integrity

CONDUCT: Please follow the SRJC Student Conduct Standards. Please expect violation of any of these rules to reduce your grade, result in your removal from this course and/or other disciplinary action, which can appear on your record and transcripts.

The system maintenance and administration skills covered in this course require self-reliance and independent effort. Collaboration, on the other hand, is sometimes appropriate in an educational setting.

Permitted Collaboration
- Exam and homework preparation
- Lecture & chapter review
- Lecture notes exchange
- Practice problems not contained in assignments

Prohibited Collaboration
- Joint or cooperative development of answers
- Modification and/or use of another's answers
- Plagiarism or copying from other sources
- Revealing and/or giving answers to another student
- Viewing and/or receiving answers from another student

Consequences of Prohibited Collaboration
- The first offense will result in a penalty (rather than credit) of the assignment's maximum score.
- A second offense will cause the student to be dropped from the course, or to receive an F grade in the course.

SRJC Laboratory

TIMEKEEPING: If you work on lab assignments in a CIS computer lab outside of the classroom, please keep track of the time you spend by using a TimeKeeper computer. Please ask a lab assistant for instructions. SRJC receives state funding based on your attendance in class and in a lab.

No printing in the CIS Lab: Do not print course materials in the CIS lab. You may print them at home or elsewhere, but if you print lab assignments or other course documents in one of the open labs at either the Santa Rosa or Petaluma campuses, you may be asked to leave. If you need paper copies of any course material, please ask me. However, if an assignment requires you to print results, you may print those in the lab.