Department of Computer Science & Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fall Semester, 2001
CSCE 488: Computer Engineering Professional Development
Description: 1
Credit, 2 hours/week. Prepares students for the Senior Design Project course
and professional practice through familiarity and practice with current tools,
resources, and technologies; professional standards, practices, and ethics; and
oral and written report styles used specifically in the computer engineering
field.
Class Schedule: 8:30—10:20
a.m. W, Ferguson 114.
Instructor:
Stephen Scott,
Ferguson 305, sscott AT cse,
Phone: 472-6994.
Office Hours: 2:00-3:30 M, T.
TA:
Jed Pedersen,
Ferguson 17A, jedidiah@cse.unl.edu,
Phone: 472-5027.
Office Hours: 4:00-5:00 MWF.
Requirements:
Prereq:
AgLec 200
Coreq: Eengr 476, CSCE 430
Postreq: Must be taken exactly one semester before CSCE
489
Prerequisites by Topic:
Familiarity
with: professional writing & speaking styles (in a general
context), conventional word-processors, computer organization, logic design,
and computer programming.
Exposure
to: the concepts and principles of professional ethics and
team dynamics.
Course Web Page: http://www.cse.unl.edu/~sscott/CSCE488/. Consult
this for current information, announcements, and pointers to useful sources on
the web.
Text Book: None
required, although instructor may provide or require manuals, standards, and
other documentation relevant to the particular topics, projects, and
technologies being employed.
Here are a couple of good
books that may be helpful to you in this course and in CSCE 489:
1. Fred G. Martin, Robotic
Explorations: A Hands-On Introduction to Engineering, 2001.
2. Jane E. Aaron, Little, Brown Essential Handbook for
Writers, 3rd Edition, 1999.
Grading: There
will be no examinations in this course. Grading will be based on:
1. One Take-Home Prerequisite Test
2.
Several assignments, including homework, projects, written reports, and
presentations. Expect at least one written report, with possible presentation,
to be due during the last week of the class.
All graded assignments
will be equally weighed toward the final grade.
Policies Regarding
Attendance and Late Submissions:
Attendance: You are
expected to come to all the classes ON TIME. I will leave the entrance to the
class open until about 8:35 a.m. If you come later and find the door closed,
you may not come to the class. This is to avoid disrupting the orderly conduct
of the class. The penalty for each class missed will be 1% of your total grade
for the course.
Late Submissions: No late
submissions of homeworks will be accepted. Thus it is better to submit a
partially completed homeowrk than a late one.
Grades:
In computing your letter grade I will start with the following base scale:
| 90-100% = A, | 80-89% = B, | 70-79% = C, | 60-69% = D, | 0-59% = F |
You will receive a + with your grade if the last digit of your score is a 7 or higher, and a - if the last digit is a 3 or lower. I will scale up from this base scale if necessary. So if you get an 87% in this course you are guaranteed a B+ (similarly, an 82% guarantees a B-), but your grade might be higher depending on your performance relative to the rest of the class.
Academic dishonesty of any kind will be dealt with in a manner consistent with the CS&E Department's Policy on Academic Integrity. You are expected to know and abide by this policy, which is available via the department's web page and this course's web page.
Last modified 16 August 2011; please report problems to sscott AT cse.