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CNIT 133 Resources and Grading

  Resources:

As a registered student in this course, you will have an account on the hills server at CCSF. Here is important information about the Hills server. If you have trouble with your hills login or password, please send me an email so that I can have the system administrator reset it.

An important class resource is my fog Web Site, where you can find links to JavaScript examples and tutorials.

  Recommended Textbook:

There is no required textbook for this course.

Some recommended textbooks:

JavaScript for Web Developers
by Nicholas Zakas
http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-JavaScript-for-Web-Developers-3rd-Edition.productCd-1118222199.html

Eloquent Javascript
by Marijn Haverbeke
Free ebook or paper copy($23-25)
http://eloquentjavascript.net/

The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript
by Nicholas C. Zakas
https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Object-Oriented-JavaScript-Nicholas-Zakas/dp/1593275404
$9.34-16.35

Note about jQuery: You will have access to a free download of the book, JavaScript and jQuery - The Missing Manual, after you are in the course in Canvas.

  Grading:

If your Homework Assignment Web Page(s) are correct AND on time, you will receive full credit for that assignment. Late Homework Assignment Web Pages will be accepted after the due date, with a penalty of 5 points per day. Homework Assignments comprise 70% of your final grade.

The only test in this course is the Final Exam. This open book exam contains multiple-choice questions and will be taken online in the comfort of your home or similar place. The Final Exam comprises 25% of your final grade.

An "After Completion Report" is to be posted AFTER every Homework Assignment that is APPROVED by me. These reports comprise 5% of your final grade.