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Office
Hours: |
- Monday - 10:00
- 12:00
- Tuesday - 10:00 - 12:00
- Thursday -
10:00 - 12:00
- Friday - 10:00
- 11:00 (Remote Office Hour via Email or Windows Live Messenger)
- Appointments Available Upon Request
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| Class
Hours: |
- CIS 110 SD2: 12:00 - 1:45 TTH
- CIS 110 WC1: Online
- CIS 110 WC2: Online
- COE 111
- WEB 115 IM1/IS1: 8:00 - 9:45 TTH
- CTS/NET/WEB 289 HY1/HY2: 8:00 - 9:50 F
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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).
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Required
Text: |
This all comes bundled together in the bookstore:
1. Microsoft Office 2007, Brief Edition, Rutkosky, ISBN: 978-0-76382-959-9
2. Computers: Understanding Technology, 3rd Edition, Fuller, Floyd &
Brian Larson ISBN: 978-0-76382-937-7
3. SNAP Password |
| 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: |
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Attendance |
10% |
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A =
90 - 100 |
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Homework
/ Lab Assignments |
30% |
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B =
80 - 89 |
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Articles |
20% |
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C =
70 - 79 |
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Semester
Project |
20% |
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D =
60 - 69 |
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Exams |
20% |
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F = 0 - 59 |
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100% |
Attendance: |
Regular
attendance is expected. I know there
will be some cases when you will
have to miss. You will be allowed
2 days of unexcused absence, before
deductions on your overall grade
will take place. To have an excused
absence, you must notify me before
the absence with a legitimate reason.
Students are responsible for all
class assignments covered during
their absence. So make sure
you find out what you missed from
your classmates to make sure you
get it turned in on time. |
Homework
/ Lab Assignments: |
You will have
different homework and lab assignments
to work on in and out of the books and online. |
Articles: |
Each
student will be required to bring
a current computer article with a
typed summary of the article. The
typed summary must be at least 1/2
a page in length. The article can
be out of magazines, newspapers,
or from the Internet. You will have
a total of four articles due during
the semester. You will have to present
the article to the class on the day
they are due. The dates are: January 17, February 14, March 13, and April 24. |
| Semester
Project: |
This project
will bring together different software
that we have learned about during the
class and utilize your writing skills.
There are three components of the semester
project. The components are the research
paper, PowerPoint presentation and
the Final PhotoStory project. |
| Exams: |
There will
be three exams during the semester. |
Withdrawal
Date and Procedure: |
The
last day to withdraw from this class
is Thursday,
March 27th. To initiate
this procedure, you must talk to
your advisor about withdrawing before
this date. |
Academic Integrity
Statement: |
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. |
Other: |
1) If you have
a DOCUMENTED disability and think
you will need some form of reasonable
classroom accommodations to help
you achieve your full academic potential,
please see student support services
located on the lower level of Oaks
Hall. If you will not be needing
classroom modifications, you are
not required to disclose your disability.
2) It is unacceptable to play games during class. During the lecture
portion of class you may not type or have anything open unless we are
discussing it at the time.
3) All cell phones must be cutoff. This is educational time. Class
does not need to be interrupted by a student leaving class to answer
a cell phone call. The only exception to this is if
you let me know at the beginning of class that you will be receiving
an emergency call and you can put your phone on vibrate. |
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