NSCI 001: How to Write a Course Page

Description:

For example, this and the next paragraph should be replaced by a description of the course at hand. This page, as it is, includes what might be considered to be the minimal amount of information which should be part of any course page.

You can browse course pages that already exist, and which go beyond the minimum. There are also links to tools and resources that can be used to expand your own page.

Staff:

John Polking

Office: HB 402; Office hours: 2 - 3 MWF
Email: polking@rice.edu
Telephone: ext 4829

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Grading:

The final grade for the course will be determined by your performance on the homework, the three hour exams, and the final exam according to the following algorithm:

              Homework        36%
              Hour exam #1    13%
              Hour exam #2    13%
              Hour exam #3    13%
              Final exam      25%

Exams:

There will be three hour exams given during the semester, scheduled as follows:

• September 24
• October 29
• December 3

Homework:

All homework is due in class on the date announced. Each student will be allowed to have at most one late homework assignment during the semester. The one late homework will be accepted up to seven days after the due date, with or without excuse, and without penalty. No other late homeworks will be accepted even with an excuse. There will be absolutely no exceptions to these rules.

The homework is not pledged. You are encouraged to discuss the homework, and to work together on the problems. However each student is responsible for the final preparation of his or her own homework papers.

Homework assignments might use a definition list like this one.

Assignments:

#1. Decide where to put your course page.

A course page can be put on a personal or departmental computer or in a course account on Owlnet. Information Systems recommends the latter.

#2. Get a course account on Owlnet.

#3. Create a subdirectory named public_html in the course account.

The course page should be put into this directory with the name index.html

#4. Decide how you will work with your course account.

You can either work directly on the documents in the course page on Owlnet, or you can work on a computer which is more accessible to you and then transfer the documents to the course account.

#5. Get a copy of the course page template.

Use your browser to put it into the location where you will be working on it.

#6. Edit the course page.

This document is in HyperText Markup Language (HTML), but for the minimal course page a simple editing of the template will do.

#7. Go beyond the minimum. (Extra credit)

Browse through course pages that others are using, and make your course page something which will be of maximal usefulness to your students.