CIS 110 - Intro to Computers

Spring Semester 2010
Time & Day: Online
Section #WC2
Course Syllabus

Scott Cline, Instructor
Phone: 586-4091 ext. 494
Office #126A
Email: scline@southwesterncc.edu
Web Page: http://www.itatscc.com/scline

Office Hours:
  • Monday: 9:00 - 10:30 (Swain Center)
  • Tuesday: 9:30 - 11:30 (Sylva Campus)
  • Wednesday: 9:00 - 10:30 (Swain Center)
  • Thursday: 9:30 - 11:30 (Sylva Campus)
  • Don't forget I am also available in the chat portion of your email client
  • Appointments Available Upon Request

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to computers and computing. Topics include the impact of computers on society, ethical issues, and hardware/software applications including spreadsheets, databases, word processors, graphics, the Internet, and operating systems. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role and function of computers and use the computer to solve problems. Note: This course has been approved to satisfy the Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural science/mathematics (Quantitative Option).

Required Text:

This all comes bundled together in the bookstore:

1. Microsoft Office 2007, Brief Edition, Rutkosky, ISBN: 978-0-76382-959-9
Office 2007 Book
2. Computers: Understanding Technology, 3rd Edition, Fuller, Floyd & Brian Larson ISBN: 978-0-76382-937-7
Computer Concepts Book
Recommended Media: Memory key/thumb drive with at least 32MB of storage.

Objectives:

Office Component
• Analyze different types of businesses and apply technology to complete tasks necessary in their operation.
• Access the Internet and learn to use the features of Web browsers, including browsing, searching, and utilizing hyperlinks.
• Utilize the online help system to research features and functions in order to increase efficiency in using the application.
• Prepare business documents and correspondence using Word. Formatting, styles, layouts, and functions will be applied in various business situations to create memos, letters, announcements, newsletters, tables, envelopes, and labels.
• Analyze data using Excel. Analyze numerical data, prepare worksheets, develop formulas and functions, and generate charts in various business environments.
• Manage data using Access. Organize data into tables for storage, update and extract information, and generate reports to maintain accurate records in a business setting.
• Prepare presentations using PowerPoint. Present data and information in a colorful and well-organized format using features like transitions and animations, applying appropriate design templates and slide layouts, master slides, printing options, and image editing.
• Integrate objects and data. Learn to use the application that will most easily and efficiently create a document or object, and to export the object to the other programs within the suite.
Technology Component
• Learn how computers work and differentiate between the various types of computers
• Identify the main components of a computer system including input and output devices and understand the computer processing cycle
• Understand the different types of data storage and how they function
• Differentiate between system software and application software

 Grading Scale:

 
 

Attendance/Discussion

15%

  

A = 90 - 100

  
 

Exams

40%

  

B = 80 - 89

  
 

Tutorials & Assignments

45%

  

C = 70 - 79

  
   
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D = 60 - 69

  
   

100%

   F = 0 - 59  

Attendance/Discussion:
You are expected to participate in the online course as if you were in the classroom.  You are expected to participate in weekly discussions.  You will not be given credit for trying to complete all of the coursework in the final few weeks of class.  Replies to discussion threads need to be more than basic one or two-word replies. I will post a topic and you will have to respond to my topic and also to some of your classmates' topics.

Exams:
During this class you will have different exams as we complete different sections.

Tutorials/Assignments:
A majority of your grade will come from this section. You will have to do different work in your books and research online to complete this.

Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions, which may be imposed through the regular institutional procedures as a result of academic misconduct, your instructor will assign an "F" for the exercise or examination that evidences academic misconduct for the first offense and assign an "F" for the course for repeated offenses.

Withdrawal Date and Procedure:
The last day to withdraw from this class is Monday, April 5th. To initiate this procedure, you must talk to your advisor about withdrawing before this date.

Class Policies:
Missing an exam or assignment is excusable only in the event of documented personal illness or death in the family.  I do not accept late work assignments.  You may turn in assignments as dictated by the assignment details.  Any late assignment will have the grade “0”.

Blackboard (http://southwesterncc.blackboard.com)
This course is web-centered (fully online).  Assignments are completed online either at home or on campus.  Be sure to check this course on the website often for announcements and upcoming assignments.  Check your email often as well.  Tests will be administered online.  Grades for tests are reported via Blackboard.

Library (http://www.southwesterncc.edu/library/index.htm)
Please be aware that you have access to the computers in and services of the Library located at the Summit.
 
Learning Assistance Center (http://www.southwesterncc.edu/learnasstctr/index.htm)
The Learning Assistance Center provides invaluable assistance to students who want help for a variety of reasons such as composing a term paper or making sense of calculus.  For more information, visit them on the SCC website.

Students with Special Needs:
If you have a DOCUMENTED disability and think you may need academic adjustments for this class, please see the Student Support Services Office (located on the lower level of Oaks Hall) as soon as possible. An Educational Support Plan, outlining reasonable classroom adjustments, will be initiated as soon as you present your documentation to the Student Support Services Office. If you will not be needing any academic adjustments, you do not have to disclose your disability.