Title: Syllabus
Course: 2016FA-MCO-115-401 > Section: Module 0: Start Here

Mission Critical Infrastructure

MCO 115 (2-2-3) Fall 2016

Instructor Information

Primary Instructor: Rodney Cobb
Email: cobbr800@clevelandcc.edu
Phone: 704-669-4173
Class Time: Online
Office Location: B Building - #1040 G
Office Hours:

Instructor: Derek Ramsey
Email: ramseyd@clevelandcc.edu
Phone: 704-669-4253
Class Time: Online
Office Location: Jack Hunt Campus Center 2162
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM or by appointment

Course Description

This course provides a survey of critical infrastructure and its impact on mission critical operations. Topics include an introduction to concepts, theory, terminology and best practices regarding critical infrastructure assets essential for the economy and the functioning of society. Upon completion, students should be able to name critical infrastructure sectors, explain relationships between infrastructure sectors, discuss the roles government and private entities play in maintaining critical infrastructure and their impact on daily life.

Textbook

No textbook required

Supplies

No supplies required

Technology

A computer with internet access compatable for use with Blackboard (Bb) Learn. If you are unfamiliar with Blackboard, visit Blackboard Videos for Students for tutorials about utilizing Blackboard and its interface.

- Blackboard (Bb) Learn requires the latest version of Java. This can be downloaded from java.com.
- It is recommended that you use a modern web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. If you have Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer is tested in Standards Mode. Some known issues can be resolved by using Compatibility Mode (emulates IE7 behavior).
- Bb maintains the latest information regarding browser compatibility and certification: Blackboard Supported Browsers

This course also requires you to write an essay that you will submit in Microsoft Word doc or docx format. Every student should have access to Microsoft Office though Office 365 and their student email account. For more information visit: Directions for Downloading Microsoft Office

Student Learning Outcomes (Course Objectives)

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

- C1 - Define critical infrastructure and discuss its importance.
- C2 - Describe the energy sector and its importance.
- C3 - Describe the dams sector and its importance.
- C4 - Describe the nuclear sector and its importance.
- C5 - Describe the communications sector and its importance.
- C6 - Describe the information technology sector and its importance.
- C7 - Describe the critical manufacturing sector and its importance.
- C8 - Describe the defense industrial base sector and its importance.
- C9 - Describe the transportation systems sector and its importance.
- C10 - Describe the food and agriculture sector and its importance.
- C11 - Describe the water and wastewater sector and its importance.
- C12 - Describe the chemical sector and its importance.
- C13 - Describe the health care and public health sector and its importance.
- C14 - Describe the emergency services sector and its importance.
- C15 - Describe the commercial facilities sector and its importance.
- C16 - Describe the government facilities sector and its importance.
- C17 - Describe the financial services sector and its importance.
- C18 - Explain the relationships between different sectors of critical infrastructure.

Evaluation/Grading

Grading in this course comes from a variety of assessment types. Quizzes and exams in this course are a bit different than you have probably experienced previously. These differences are explained further later in this document. A student can expect to receive feedback on assignments within seven (7) days from submission. Please contact the instructor if you have not received feedback within this time period. For due dates, please follow the pacing guide that has been provided to you. Unless you have contacted the instructor and worked out special arrangements, you must complete all assignments within the week assigned. Late assignments will still be accepted through the Blackboard interface, but you will have 15 points deducted from the grade of the assignment for each week the assignment is late. Points will be manually deducted and may not be immediately reflected in your grade book. Just contact the instructor for special consideration if you know work will not be submitted on time. All assignments are due by noon on the last day of class. After this point, late work will no longer be accepted.

Your final grade will be determined as follows:

Grade Type | Percentage of Final Grade
Quizzes | 35%
Labs | 35%
Midterm Exam | 10%
Final Exam | 15%
Attendance | 5%

Quizzes

There are quizzes at the end of each module that cover the material in the module.

Labs

There are two different types of assignments that are graded as labs in this course. Regular labs are labeled as a "lab" in the title of the assignment. These items are self-contained and typically end with a short quiz or activity. Discussion boards are also counted as lab grades. Most discussion boards will require outside research to be able to answer the question throughly. A discussion board rubric is included in the "Course Features" section of the "Start Here" module in the course.

Midterm Exam

This is the middle of the course. For this exam, you should review all the material that has been covered through this point and study the concepts that you were tested on in Modules 1 - 7 before taking the exam.

Final Exam

For this course, the final exam is divided in two parts. An essay portion and a multiple choice portion. The essay portion is assigned in module 18, which is a week prior to the multiple choice final exam. The two grades from these two assignments will be combined as your final exam grade. Make sure you read and follow all directions  For this exam, you should review all material previously covered in the course and appearing on all module tests before taking the Final Exam.

Attendance

To get credit for attendance in this course, you must log in to the course every week. For the purpose of this course, the week runs Monday through Sunday. Each Monday, I will check to see if you logged in the previous week.

Grading Scale

This course uses the following grading scale:

Final Grade | Score Range
A | 90 - 100
B | 80 - 89
C | 70 - 79
D | 60 - 69
F | 59 and below
I | Incomplete

Attendance Policy

The Cleveland Community College Attendance Policy

Code of Conduct Policy

Student Responsibilities (Student Code of Conduct)

Accessibility Policy

Access and Accommodations: Your experience in this class is important to your instructor, and it is the policy and practice of Cleveland Community College to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law. If you experience barriers based on a temporary health condition or disability (which could include but is not limited to mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts) and as a result cannot participate fully in this class, complete course requirements, or benefit from the College’s programs or services, contact Disability Services as soon as possible.

To receive any academic accommodation, you must be appropriately registered with Disability Services at CCC. This office works with students confidentially and does not disclose any disability-related information without the student’s permission. You are welcome to contact them at 704-669-4096 or disabilityservices@clevelandcc.edu. If you have already established accommodations with Disability Services for this semester your instructor has been notified. You will want to discuss your approved accommodations with your instructor at your earliest convenience to make sure your needs in this course are met.

If you have a condition which may affect your ability to exit the premises in an emergency or which may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with the instructor and/or Disability Services.

An effort has been made to ensure that material in this course is accessible. If you find any material to be inaccessible, please contact the instructor and make them aware.

Academic Integrity Policy

CCC Academic Integrity Policy

Calendar/Important Dates

Calendar and Important Dates for this Term