Note most assessments you only get 1 attempt except

NOTE: Most assessments you only
get 1 attempt EXCEPT on Units 2, 5, and 9. For Units 2, 5 and 9, you can have 2 attempts on the
assessment since it is an auto-graded interactive. Please note that once you complete Unit 2,5,9
assessments a grade should be posted to Canvas immediately. If not reattempt the assignment because
no exceptions will be made if you don’t monitor grades proactively. Also note that If you reattempt
these a 2 nd time the grade you get on the 2 nd attempt will be averaged with the grade of your 1 st
attempt.
Assignments
Follow the Course Schedule in this syllabus carefully to determine when each assignment is due. It is
not up to the professor to remind you about dates.
The first 5 assignments were designed to get you familiar with Excel. These assignments are scored
automatically using a tool called SAM. If you have no background in Excel, you should follow the step-
by-step instructions provided with each assignment. These assignments require you to complete a
template, and these templates cannot be altered in any way or you will not get credit for that
assignment. If you run into any problems with your assignments, first check out the option SAM Excel
training links provided. If these are not helpful please post on the discussion board and then search
the web or YouTube for Excel tutorials. As a last resort, you can message your professor and TA directly
through a Piazza private message but only after you have exhausted other resources (e.g. Google,
YouTube, public Piazza post) You are expected to learn Excel on your own because employers want to
hire people who are problem solvers and critical thinkers.
The final, and sixth graded assignment is a quiz on using SQL to manipulate data in a database.

Extra Credit Assignments
There are two assignments you may complete for extra credit. The first is an introduction into HTML
and CSS. For this assignment, you will build a simple webpage and host it online. HTML assignment will
be peer graded using a Canvas rubric. If you submit an HTML extra credit website, you will be required
to complete up to 3 peer reviews. These reviews count as 20% of your HTML extra credit grade. You
may also choose to complete a Data Mining Quiz Assignment for extra credit points. NOTE:
Participation in extra credit can only improve one’s grade, it can’t hurt your grade. Points earned on
the extra credit just gets added to your overall earned points that will be divided by the 1250 possible.
Course Schedule for Graded Assessments and Assignments
Following this schedule will ensure you complete the course on time. Though you’re expected to
complete all the assessments and assignments in this table, the right-hand column indicates
required completion dates. If you don’t complete the assignments by the required dates here, you
will lose all the points, no exceptions! PLEASE
Complete the Following by
Sep 17, 2017
Unit 1
Required by 11:59PM CST on date above:
 Unit 1 Quiz
 Unit 1 Prompt: Are Driverless Cars a Good Idea?