IT 411
Fall 2025
Craig Miller
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Grade Determination
| Assignment | Weight |
|---|---|
| Eight assignments (10 points each) | 35% (70 points, best 7 of 8) |
| Two online quizzes (10 points each) | 10% (20 points) |
| Weekly Participation | 15% (30 points) |
| Midterm Assessment | 10% (20 points) |
| Final Exam | 30% (60 points) |
Students receiving more than 90% of possible points are guaranteed at least an A-, more than 80% at least a B-, more than 70% at least a C-, and more than 60% at least a D.
The weekly assignments will be based on examples from class.
The final exam is a proctored, written exams. Students in the on-campus section much complete the exam in class on the assigned day. Students in the online section must either complete them in class on the assigned day or arrange for a proctored exam following DePaul CDM policy.
The midterm assessment is a non-proctored opportunity to practice responding to questions like those that will appear on the final exam. Students may take it in class or at their own convenience. The grade for the midterm assessment will not depend on the correctnes of the practice answers but on the reflection of how the assessment went.
All assignments and reports must consist of individual work that is based on concepts and programming constructs presented in class.
Participation is based on weekly contributions to the discussion board. Supplemental contribution points can be earned by participating in the CDM subject pool (one credit counts one point for a maximum of 3 points).
Policies
Students are expected to attend every class or watch the asynchronous recordings on a weekly basis. To encourage engagement, I will keep in-person attendance and note outside of class interactions.
The use of AI (e.g. CoPilot and ChatGPT) is permitted in some contexts and sometimes encouraged. Acceptable uses include the following:
- Use of ChatGPT to explain code while you are learning.
- Use of AI-generated code in your projects provided that all of the following are true:
- You have carefully reviewed (possibly altered) the code so that you understand how it works.
- The code is consistent with the concepts and style discussed in class.
- You discuss the AI-generated code in your summary report for the project.
No AI tools will be permitted during the final exam (proctored), nor the midterm practice exam.
The goal of assignments is to practice the concepts taught in class. You are expected to do your own assignments. However, some collaboration with other students is allowed and even encouraged. The following types of collaboration are allowed:
- Discussing strategies for solving a problem
- Explaining why a Web page does not work
- Reviewing and testing someone else's Web pages
- Using HTML and JavaScript code provided by the instructor and texts
The following types of collaboration are not allowed:
- Copying someone else's JavaScript code
- Copying code from an online source
- Literally telling someone what code to write
Engaging in these last two types of collaboration will be considered a violation of the university's policy on academic integrity. Violators will receive a 0 for the corresponding assignment and will be reported as required by the policy.
Late assignments will be accepted up to three days late with a one point penalty. Assignments submitted more than 3 days after the due date will not be accepted without an excused, emergency-based absence.
Additional assignments for extra credit will not be offered.
All grade challenges must be submitted in writing and include an explanation why the given score or grade should be reconsidered.