How To Pass The Cis 50 Online Course

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1 CIS 50: Intro to Computing Information Technology Spring 2015 Welcome to Sections: DE1: CRN# (online), DE2: CRN# (online), V02: CRN# (T/TH, 9:30-10:45) 9:30-10:45 CIS 50: Intro to Computing Information Technology COURSE DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive introductory overview of computers and information technology. Topics include: basic computer concepts and terminology, hardware, software, data and procedures, data communications, Internet, computer programming concepts, the system development process and new emerging technologies. Students will interactively solve applied problems utilizing software productivity tools such as: word processors, spreadsheets, , databases, WWW, and programming languages such as Visual Basic or HTML. Introduce the analytical, written and oral communication skills necessary to communicate effectively in a business computing environment. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour lab. Inside This Issue Page 1 Course Description 1 Instructor Info 1 Textbook & Materials 1 Welcome/Blackboard 2 Grading 2 Academic Honesty 2 Course Format, Blackboard 2 Student Learning Goals 3 Attendance/Drop 3 Course Calendar 4, 5 Weekly Assignments DE1 Instructor Information Instructor: Debbie J Fields Website: Office: Building 2100, room 2109 or computer lab 803 (building 800) Office Hours: Office hours will be posted soon REQUIRED TEXT/MATERIALS: Emerge with Computers by Baldauf, ISBN: (Cengage-Hosted Emerge with Computers 5.0 Printed Access Card, 5th Edition) Students can purchase thru the LPC bookstore OR publisher: /isbn/ Operating System: MS Windows 7 or better Software: MS Office 2013 Professional or better, with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access Welcome to the CIS 50 - Intro to Computing and Information Technology online class! Congratulations on enrolling in this course! I hope you will find this course intellectually challenging, informative, interactive, and perhaps even fun. Blackboard: What is Blackboard? Blackboard is a webbased course management tool accessed through the Internet. Blackboard is our online classroom. Students access this online course at Spring 2015 Your success in this course is a product of effort, not intelligence Page: 1

2 GRADING: Final grade is based on weighted scores. The total score in each category is averaged and multiplied by its respective weight. The sum of these contributions is the total final grade percentage. 40% - Weekly quizzes (will drop one quiz grade, no make-up quizzes) 40% - HWx Lab Assignments and SBx/AHDx I review HWx assignments ONCE, I do NOT correct re-submissions 10% - Final exam (Final exam is mandatory; failure to take the final exam is automatic F in the course) 10% - Final project Letter grade will be assigned based on following; % A work is clearly excellent, all work completed as assigned on time, in a superior manner 80-92% B work is consistently good and above average, all work is submitted by the due date 70-79% C work is acceptable and average, minimal requirements are all met on time 60-69% D work is below average, due dates not always met, class participation is not consistent Below 60% - F ACADEMIC HONESTY: All work that you submit in this course must be your own; it is a violation of academic integrity to copy someone else's work or to permit another person to copy your work. At no time is it acceptable for you to share your solutions to the homework assignments with other students, whether these solutions are complete or partial. Any similarity in form or notation, the instructor retains the right to give a failing grade for the assignment, exam, and/or course. Please familiarize yourself with LPC's policy on academic dishonesty. It can be found, among other places, at Academic dishonesty (cheating and plagiarism) will not be tolerated. Students found cheating (fraud, deceit, or dishonesty in an academic assignment) and/or plagiarizing (using another s work as your own) will receive a zero for the assignment or exam and the incident will be reported to the dean of student services. COURSE FORMAT: For a typical 17-week semester this class will meet for three lecture hours and one computer lab hour each week. Quizzes, weekly hands-on computer lab assignments, a final project and final exam. For every hour in class, students should expect 2 hours of preparation. There will be weekly assignments (with penalty for late work), frequent quizzes (no make-ups and/or early quizzes), final project, final exam. Blackboard: See syllabus below for overview of course content and schedule. For course details on weekly readings, weekly assignments, weekly quizzes, weekly discussion boards, due dates, final project, final exam, etc; you must access the course on Blackboard: STUDENT LEARNING GOALS: By the end of the semester, you will be able to; Describe existing and emerging technologies and their impact on organizations and society Identify the use and demonstrate familiarity of applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, databases, graphics packages, , WWW browsing and searching; Demonstrate an understanding of the development and use of information systems in business Solve common business problems using appropriate Information Technology applications and systems Spring 2015 Your success in this course is a product of effort, not intelligence Page: 2

3 ATTENDANCE: is expected. In an online class, attendance will be defined as regular and timely participation in assignment activities as judged by the instructor. Students may be dropped, see student DROP POLICY DROP POLICY: The instructor may drop students who miss the first meeting of a course. The first meeting of an online or hybrid Distance Education courses is the first day of the class as specified in the class schedule listing. For these courses, instructors may drop students who do not login to their Blackboard course and/or complete indicated activities by the third day of class. In addition, an instructor may initiate a drop if the student is absent for a total of four (4) consecutive or six (6) cumulative instructional hours and/or two (2) consecutive weeks of instruction. If you choose to withdraw from this course, it is your responsibility to do so within the university's deadlines. Since this course is online, it is important for the student to communicate with the instructor on a weekly basis - submitting assignments, taking quizzes, or sending . If I see that a student is not keeping current, I will drop the student. Keep in touch with the instructor, do not get dropped. CIS 50: DE1: CRN online CIS 50: DE2: CRN online CIS 50: V02: CRN meets Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30-10:45 in room 2490 Spring Break: March 30 thru April 3: Course Calendar: WEEKLY TOPICAL OUTLINE & ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments are due on Friday (unless otherwise stated). You submit assignments via . must be received in my in-box on/before due date, send to Students are responsible to ensure that assignments are correctly sent to the instructor s address. Send a copy to yourself as a backup Late assignments are only accepted within one week of the due date. 50% of the maximum possible score will be subtracted for all late assignments. Assignments submitted more than one week late will not be graded. There will be NO make-ups on weekly quizzes, nor do I give quizzes early. However, one quiz will be dropped; the highest scored quizzes will be used to compute your final grade. Class syllabus and quiz dates are approximate and subject to change. SYLLABUS and SCHEDULE CHANGES: I have tried to make this document as complete as possible; however, during the course of the semester I may be required to alter, add, or abandon certain policies/assignments. I reserve the right to make such changes as they become necessary. You will be informed of any changes. Spring 2015 Your success in this course is a product of effort, not intelligence Page: 3

4 CIS 50: DE1: CRN#30342, DE2: 30224, V02: starts January 20 WEEKLY TOPICAL OUTLINE & ASSIGNMENTS: Class syllabus, assignments, and quiz dates are approximate and subject to change. Assignments are due on Friday of their assigned week. See Assignments section in Blackboard for details. Date Reading/Lecture Topic Assignments Tuesday, January 20 Class begins WK1: 1/20 Intro BlackBoard Intro Cengagebrain.com Syllabus WK2: 1/26 The Emerge Computers online material has three sections: Concepts, Issues, Skills. Each week you will be assigned to review specified sections Register: Cengagebrain.com HW1a: Mouse/Keyboard SB1a: Virtual Computer Tour Dis Board: Intro HW1b: OS HW1c: ScreenCapture Dis Board: Where World Quiz (Wed-Sun) Concepts 1 WK3: 2/2 READ: Concepts 1: Digital Technology Issues: none Skills: Windows 7 Navigating, Windows 8 - Navigating MAC OS X Layout, Tools READ: Concepts 2: Hardware Sunday, Feb 8 Last day to add class or drop class with NGR Monday, Feb 9 Census WK4: 2/9 READ: Concepts 2: Hardware, Cont d Skills: Windows 7- File Management, Windows 8- File management, Mac OS X File Management HW2a: Computer Components SB2a: Port Tour Dis Board: Describe PC HW2b: Careers SB2b: Computer Architecture Dis Board: Bkup Plan Thursday, Feb 19 Last day to apply for Pass/NoPass (P/NP) WK5: 2/16 READ: Concepts 3: Software Skills: Word 2013, Word for Mac HW3a: Word Dis Board: Helpdesk Video WK6: 2/23 READ: Concepts 3: Software Cont d HW3b: Google Docs HW3c: Google Docs Skills: Google Docs WK7: 3/2 READ: Concepts 4: Internet Skills: Internet Skills HW4a:Internet: Searches HW4b:Internet Detective HW4c:Eval Websites Dis Board: Eval 2 websites Skills OS-Win 7/8/Mac Concepts 2 + File Management Skills Word 2013 Concepts 3 Spring 2015 Your success in this course is a product of effort, not intelligence Page: 4

5 WK8: 3/9 READ: Concepts 4: Internet Cont d WK9: 3/16 READ: Concepts 5: Telecommunications WK10: 3/23 READ: Concepts 6: Information Security Issues: Intellectual Property Rights HW4d:HTML SB4: Creating Webpages SB5a: IP Addresses SB5b: Day in Life of Network Technician HW6a:Security HW6b:SafeAssign WK11: 3/30 Spring Break: no class Monday, March 30 thru Friday, April 3 WK12: 4/6 READ: Concepts 7: Digital Media Skills: Excel 2013, Excel for Mac HW7:Excel WK13: 4/13 READ: Concepts 9: E-Commerce Skills: PowerPoint 2013, Powerpoint for Mac Sunday, April 19 Last day to withdraw WK14: 4/20 WK15: 4/27 WK16: 5/4 READ: Concepts 10: Business Systems Skills: Management Skills Project Management READ: Concepts 11: Artificial Intelligence READ: Concepts 8: Database Skills: Access 2013 HW9:PPT HW10:Project Management HW11a:Code.org HW8a:Access HW8b:SQL Queries WK17: 5/11 READ: Concepts 8: Database Cont d Skills: Office 2013 Sharing Content Between Applications HWINT:Integration WK18: 5/18 FINAL PROJECT due Friday, May 22, 4:00pm Concepts 4 Concepts 5 Concepts 6 Concepts 7 Skills- Excel 2013 Concepts 9 Concepts 10 Concepts 11 Skills Access 2013 Thursday, May 21 Last of instruction, Friday, May 22 Finals begin FINAL EXAM Final exam for online classes CIS 50 DE1, and DE2 will be activated Friday, May 22 thru Tuesday, May 26. Final exam for on-campus T/TH CIS 50 V02 class is Tuesday, May 26, 9:30-10:45. (final exam is mandatory, failure to take final exam is automatic F in course) FINAL PROJECT due Friday, May 22 Final Exam: Concepts 8, HW8b Spring 2015 Your success in this course is a product of effort, not intelligence Page: 5