Special Topics in Computer and Information Sciences, General

Class

Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency. For this course, Weatherford College maintains lab hours open to all students. Each semester, departmental faculty members and tutors post hours in these labs when they are available to assist students.

End of Course Outcomes

Learning outcomes/objectives are determined by local occupational need and business and industry trends.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Learning outcomes/objectives are determined by local occupational need and business and industry trends.

 

Lab Fee
$24
Required Textbooks

App Inventor 2: Create Your Own Android Apps Authors: Wolber, Abelson, Spertus & Looney Publisher: O’Reilly

ISBN-13
978-1491906842
ISBN-10
1491906847
Evaluation Standards

Course evaluation categories will be determined and published by the instructor at the time the custom syllabus is created when the course is taught.

Final grades will be calculated by the following scale:

A = 90 - 100%
B = 80 - 89%
C = 70 - 79%
D = 60 - 69%
F = 0 - 59%

Instructional Methods

These methods will be presented in a custom syllabus at the time the course is added to the semester schedule of classes. They will include quizzes, lab activities, assignments, exams and attendance.

Required Materials

required for use from home or office:

  • Internet Access
  • WC E-mail
Program Learning Outcomes

This course can be used as an Information Technology elective course or it can be used as a course substitution for any core course in any certificate or degree. The learning outcomes will depend on which program the course is used in.

Disabilities

ADA Statement:

Any student with a documented disability (e.g. learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) may contact the Office on the Weatherford College Weatherford Campus to request reasonable accommodations. Phone: 817-598-6350 Office Location: Office Number 118 in the Student Services Building, upper floor. Physical Address: Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX.

Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is fundamental to the educational mission of Weatherford College, and the College expects its students to maintain high standards of personal and scholarly conduct. Academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work, plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of resource materials including unauthorized use of Generative AI. Departments may adopt discipline specific guidelines on Generative AI usage approved by the instructional dean. Any student who is demonstrated to have engaged in any of these activities will be subject to immediate disciplinary action in accordance with institutional procedures.
Hope Statement
Any student who faces challenges securing basic resources such as food, clothing, or housing and believes this may affect their performance in their course of study is urged to contact the Director of Student Resources, Dr. Deborah Cregger, for support at (817) 598-6444. Her office is on the first floor of Student Services. If the student prefers, they may contact their instructor, who can reach out on their behalf. Weatherford College also provides the Coyote Pantry. The Pantry maintains boxed and canned foods for students in need. The location of the Coyote Pantry is two blocks west of the Weatherford campus at the Baptist Student Ministry (118 E. Park Ave., Weatherford). Pantry hours are Mon-Thurs. 8:30 am-4:30 pm and Fri. 8.30 am-12:00 pm (817-599-6586).
Student Intellectual Property Rights

A student shall retain all rights to work created as part of instruction or using College District technology resources.

SCANS

The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) identified competencies in the area of Resources, Interpersonal, Information, Systems, and Technology; and foundation skills in the areas of Basic Skills and Personal Qualities.

Workplace Competencies — Effective workers can productively use:

 

  • Resources — They know how to (C1)allocate time.
  • Information — They can (C5)acquire and evaluate data, (C6)organize, and maintain files, and (C8)use computers to process information.
  • Interpersonal Skills — They can work on (C9)teams, (C11)serve customers, and (C14)work well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
  • Systems — They (C15)understand social, organizational, and technological systems; (C16)they can monitor and correct performance; and (17)they can design or improve systems.
  • Technology — They can (C18)select equipment and tools, (C19)apply technology to specific tasks, and (C20)maintain and troubleshoot equipment.

 

Foundation Skills — Competent workers in the high-performance workplace need:

  • Basic Skills — (F1)reading, (F2)writing, (F3)arithmetic, (F5)listening and (F6)speaking.
  • Thinking Skills — (F7)to think creatively, (F8)to make decisions, (F9)to solve problems, (F10)to visualize, (F11)the ability to learn, and (F12)to reason.
  • Personal Qualities — (F13)individual responsibility, (F16) self-management, and (F17)integrity.

 

Contact Hours
96
SCH Hours
3
Work Hours
0
Revised
Spring 2024