CPSC 4698 – Internship Spring
2014
E-mail:
wsummers@columbusstate.edu
Office:
CCT 453
Office Hours: TBA
Contacting Me: If you need to discuss something outside of the
classroom, please e-mail me.
Office Phone:
(706) 507-8193
School Phone:
(706) 507-8170
School Fax:
(706) 565-3529
Web Site: http://csc.columbusstate.edu/summers
CPSC 4698. Internship in Computer Science (0-0-3) Prerequisite: Junior Standing. Work experience on an approved project supervised by a faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of three credit hours. (S/U grading.)
Objective: The purpose of an
Internship is to provide
Students will be expected to work full time for a period of one semester up to six months. Students are typically not simultaneously enrolled in classes except for possibly CPSC 4698 Internship. Students may receive up to three credits per work experience. To receive credit, the student must work with a faculty member at CSU and a work supervisor to develop a significant project in Computer Science. A detailed plan needs to be submitted to the faculty member and chairperson of the department for approval. The plan needs to be signed off by the work supervisor. Upon completion of the work experience, the student must submit a written report to the CS Department faculty detailing the results of the project. The faculty member will have sole responsibility for assigning a grade, but will be expected to consult with the student's work supervisor.
Specific Objective: “My
expectation for this internship experience is to take the knowledge I’ve
learned put it into practice in a professional job environment. I expect to
further my knowledge and learn more about my strengths and weaknesses. My goals
are to gain meaningful work experience that relates to my degree and to meet or
exceed the organizations expectations.”
Learning Objectives:
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Syllabus for
Computer Science Internship
Weeks 1 & 2: Learning Basic Operations
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Orientation to Department
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Intro to standards
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Intro to Project –
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Feasibility Study
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Prepare Project Proposal
Weeks 3 & 4: Beginning Responsibilities -
Project Proposal
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Write and Present Project Proposal
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Receive approval from Supervisor, Sponsoring Faculty member and
University Internship Coordinator
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Problem Analysis / Specification
Weeks 5 & 6: Planning
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Planning / Design of Solution
Weeks 7 & 8: Development
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Planning / Design of Solution
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Development / Implementation of Solution
Weeks 9 &
10: Development
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Development / Implementation of Solution
Weeks 11 & 12:
Testing
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Development / Implementation of Solution
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Testing & Revision
Weeks 13 & 14:
Deployment
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Testing & Revision
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Receive approval from Supervisor and Sponsoring Faculty member
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Deploy Solution
Week 15: Wrap-Up
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Intern summarizes internship and learning experience in final meeting
with Supervisor
· Present project report to the Sponsoring Faculty member and Supervisor
Student
Responsibilities
As a student in this course, you are responsible to:
manage your time and maintain the discipline required to meet the course requirements;
complete any reading assignments prior to the beginning of each class;
attend class regularly and actively participate in classroom discussions;
complete assignments by their due dates;
abide by documented lab rules;
decide on and develop a final project;
read any e-mail sent by the instructor and respond accordingly, and
avoid distracting other students while in the classroom – this means no cell phone use, Web surfing, e-mailing or playing games.
“I didn’t know” is not an acceptable excuse for failing to meet the course requirements. If you fail to meet your responsibilities, you do so at your own risk.
While in the classroom, turn off cell phones. To be respectful of other students' time and money, avoid receiving any phone calls, texting and playing games and/or surfing the Web since these activities can be distracting to other students as well as your instructor. Use of computers is allowed only for purposes related to class activities. Please do not force your instructor to draw attention to yourself during a class by violating this commonsense etiquette!
Instructor
Responsibilities
As your instructor in this course, I am responsible to:
prepare weekly lessons that demonstrate and help students understand the course material,
prepare exams that allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the course material,
actively solicit and participate in classroom discussions,
grade exams, programming assignments, and the final project deliverables and post scores within a reasonable period after they are submitted; and
read any e-mail sent by students and respond accordingly within 48 hours.
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Attendance Policy
Attending to your duties on the job and updating me on your progress is important to your success in this course. If you habitually miss work, or do not provide a progress report, you may receive a WF. If an emergency prevents you from complying with either of these, please contact me to make alternative arrangements.
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Academic
Honesty/Plagiarism Policy
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, activities such as cheating and plagiarism (http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/current/acaregs_undergrad.php#acadmisconduct). It is a basis for disciplinary action. Any work turned in for individual credit must be entirely the work of the student submitting the work. All work must be your own. For group projects, the work must be done only by members of the group. You may share ideas but submitting identical assignments (for example) will be considered cheating. You may discuss the material in the course and help one another with debugging; however, any work you hand in for a grade must be your own. A simple way to avoid inadvertent plagiarism is to talk about the assignments, but don't read each other's work or write solutions together unless otherwise directed by me. For your own protection, keep scratch paper and old versions of assignments to establish ownership until after the assignment has been graded and returned to you. If you have any questions about this, please contact me immediately. For assignments, access to notes, the course textbooks, books and other publications is allowed. All work that is not your own, MUST be properly cited. This includes any material found on the Internet. Stealing or giving or receiving any code, diagrams, drawings, text or designs from another person (CSU or non-CSU, including the Internet) is not allowed. Having access to another person’s work on the computer system or giving access to your work to another person is not allowed. It is your responsibility to prevent others from having unauthorized access to your work.
No cheating in any form will be tolerated. Penalties for academic dishonesty may include a zero grade on the assignment or exam/quiz, a failing grade for the course, suspension from the Computer Science program, and dismissal from the program. All instances of cheating will be documented in writing with a copy placed in the School’s files. Students will be expected to discuss the academic misconduct with the faculty member and the chairperson.
In programming courses such as this, you must be particularly diligent in submitting only your own work. In completing the assignments for this course, you may not copy any other coding from any other source other than the course text and material presented in class. Doing otherwise will be considered plagiarism and will result in the sanctions described above.
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Some URLs of Interest
1. http://academics.columbusstate.edu/calendars/ (CSU calendar, important dates)
2. http://registrar.columbusstate.edu/ (Registrar, apply for graduation, etc.)
3. http://isis.columbusstate.edu (Main page for
4. http://counsel.columbusstate.edu/ (
5. http://students.columbusstate.edu/computerhelp.php (Information on all aspects of student life at CSU)
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If you have a documented disability, as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 933-112 Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and subsequent amendments and would like to request academic and/or physical accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services in the Schuster Student Success Center (room 221), 706-507-8755, (http://disability.columbusstate.edu/) as soon as possible. Course requirements will not be waived, but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate.
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Student Portfolio
Students are encouraged to keep and maintain a portfolio of all of their work (assignments, projects, etc.) throughout their academic program. It is recommended that you keep a copy on your personal H: drive at CSU and back it up regularly on your own portable media.
