Course #: | COMP 377-001 (1057) COMP 477-001 (1058) |
Day/Time: | Totally Online, Asynchronous |
Prerequisites: | COMP 271 or COMP 251 |
Instructor: | Dr. Channah Naiman |
email: | cnaiman@luc.edu |
web page: | http://cnaiman.com/PM/COMP377syllabusJT22.html |
zoom link: | https://luc.zoom.us/my/cnaiman |
Connect
access(w/eBook): 9781260736175
Loose leaf: 9781260736151
Loose leaf w/Connect: 9781264091775
Bound
rental: 9781260238860
eBook
only: 9781264151660
Either of the isbns below will be fine:
Microsoft
Project 2019 Step by Step, ISBN: 9781509307425 (hard copy)
Microsoft
Project 2019 Step by Step, ISBN: 9781509307456 (ebook)
Software:
We will be using MS Project 2019. The software is free to LUC students. You may access it through https://azureforeducation.microsoft.com/devtools and download and install the software, and/or you may use a Virtual Machine that the department will set up for you. Detailed instructions are available on Sakai in the Orientation Module that you were sent before the semester. If any student has a problem installing MS Project, or if you cannot install it on your laptop, you may use the Virtual Machine (VM) with Project already installed.
Course Format:
This course is a totally online,
asynchronous course. This means that there are no in-person
scheduled sessions, and you can work on your own time. The only
exception may be the final project presentation, which may be presented
over Zoom. This course is also a J-term course, with about 10 days
to cover the material for the entire semester. While I have
streamlined the readings and assignments as much I could without
compromising the curriculum, there is nevertheless about 1.5 weeks
of work that needs to be completed during every day of class.
If you cannot commit to the time that is required for this kind of intense workload, you may want to consider taking the course another time. You are also required to work with a team for many assignments and for a major semester project. This collaboration can also be done completely online. Nevertheless, you must build into your time management the time needed to collaborate on assignments and Project Milestones with your team.
The course is organized into an
orientation module (which I recommend be completed before
the semester begins), and six learning modules. Modules 1-4 each
contain 3 chapters, and last for 2 days. Module 5 has two chapters, but
I suggest that you begin on the Agile Methodology readings and
assignments in Module 5, and then complete that work in Module 6.
Module 6 focuses on Agile methodologies and the project presentation.
In each module, there is some combination of quizzes,
in-class assignment, video assignment, lab assignment and a
Project Milestone. Not every module has every type of assignment.
There are "module" menu buttons on Sakai that help you
navigate the module home page, where you can find everything that you
need for that module. The schedule is also summarized later
in the syllabus.
Reading Assignments and Quizzes:
There are quizzes on the chapter reading assignments from each
module. The quizzes are from the textbook, and their purpose is to
keep you up to date with the reading and make sure that you extract
the important concepts. The quizzes are individual assessments and
may not be completed in collaboration with anyone else. They are to
be taken online through Sakai. Links are on the Module pages on
Sakai.
In-class Team Assignments: These are team-based assignments that are sometimes a text-based review of an important model, skill or concept. You will generally collaborate with your team to work on the problem, or discuss the scenario being presented. Your team will then submit the final answers.
Discussion Board Assignments: These are assignments that require some investigation and discussion, and your team must post their findings on a Sakai Discussion Board and each team must also post a response to another team's post. There are two Discussion Board Assignments, in Modules 1 and 4.
Video Assignments: There are two video assignments (aside from Orientation). They are in Modules 1 and 5. Their purpose is to provide a concrete application of the concepts in the chapter. There are also several other videos, which are often reviews of techniques and models that I found online. Occasionally a video will also be part of your in-class team assignment. All assignments are clearly listed in the Module page. There are no "lecture videos" as there were in COMP 300/400 or 353/453, for those students who have taken those classes with me; however, there are some "helper" videos, especially for the Agile assignments and for some of the models. For a J-term class, I felt that lecture videos would simply take too much of your very limited time. That time is better spent on the assignments, and the text is very clear.The use of all
video recordings will be in keeping with the University Privacy
Statement shown below:
Assuring privacy among
faculty and students engaged in online and face-to-face instructional activities
helps promote open and robust conversations and mitigates concerns
that comments made within the context of the class will be shared
beyond the classroom. As such, recordings of instructional
activities occurring in online or face-to-face classes may be used
solely for internal class purposes by the faculty member and students
registered for the course, and only during the period in which the
course is offered. Students will be informed of such recordings by a
statement in the syllabus for the course in which they will be
recorded. Instructors who wish to make subsequent use of recordings
that include student activity may do so only with informed
written consent of the students involved or if all student activity is
removed from the recording. Recordings including student activity that
have been initiated by the instructor may be retained by the
instructor only for individual use.
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Religious Holidays: Students with religious holiday conflicts: Please let me know within the first two days of class if you have a religious holiday conflict with any exam or homework due date, so that we can plan on an accommodation.Students with Disabilities: If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the Student Accessibility Center (773-508-3700 and sac@luc.edu) as soon as possible. Students with documented disabilities who provide me with a letter from the SAC office will be fully accommodated as per the terms of the letter. Students who are allowed to take their exams in the SAC office are encouraged to do so. If you choose not to do so, I cannot be responsible for the environment in which you will be tested. For the purpose of our course, you are taking the quizzes online, and you may choose any environment that is suitable. If you are entitled to extra time, please let me know so that I can set up the Sakai quiz accordingly.
Students with Sponsorships and Scholarships: If you require a certain grade in order to satisfy a sponsor or a scholarship requirement, please be sure to monitor your grade on Sakai. I will consider only your performance in this course in calculating grades, using the grading rubric posted in this syllabus. If you cannot achieve a minimum grade that is required by a sponsor or a scholarship, I will not change your grade to help you meet that requirement. This would be unfair to other students, and not reflective of your performance in this course. You are responsible to monitor your grade and to keep apprised of the withdrawal dates posted by the registrar.The Orientation Module has "setup" assignments, designed to prepare you
for the course.
Modules 1-5 have quizzes, and also some combination of an In-Class
Assignments, Lab, Video, Discussion Board and Project Milestone.
Module 6 also includes the application of Agile Project Management
techniques to your project.
Details are discussed in the Orientation Video, as well as listed on each
Sakai module page.
A |
93 |
A- |
90 |
B+ |
87 |
B |
83 |
B- |
80 |
C+ |
77 |
C |
73 |
C- |
70 |
D+ |
67 |
D |
63 |
Course
Schedule: Due to the compressed nature of Jterm, you have
until 1/15 at 11:55 p.m. to submit all assignments. However, I
have listed Due Dates as a strong recommendation to keep you from
falling behind.
Important Dates:
Please check the academic calendar for the jterm, 2022 for important dates.