CISM Fundamentals of Computer Applications

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1 CISM Fundamentals of Computer Applications Philip Reaves, MBA RCOB 1214, on the Miller (RCOB) Advising Hall preaves@westga.edu (678) Office Hours: I have an infant at home and will be staying home a majority of the time for the first month or so of this semester. Please let me know if we need to meet and I will gladly come to campus when I am able to. The textbook is required and can be purchased from the UWG Bookstore. We will use Microsoft Office Academic Course: Excel 2010, including the WileyPlus Access Code (ISBN ). Course Objectives: Understand how information technology aids business decision- making. (BBA 3, BBA 6, MIS 1) Identify the components of a typical microcomputer system. (BBA 3, MIS 1) Identify and describe the most widely used microcomputer software applications, the difference between application and system software and understand the role of operation system software. (BBA 3, MIS 1) Demonstrate knowledge of computer hardware and software, including multimedia and be familiar with the legal, ethical and privacy issues relating to the use of hardware and software in a business environment. (BBA 3, BBA 5, MIS 1) Be familiar with computer networks and know the basic components of communication systeto include , user interfaces, communications and the internet. (BBA 3, MIS 1) Effectively use a word processing software program, a spreadsheet program, a database management program, and develop a simple presentation using a presentation software program. (BBA 3, MIS 1) Course Content: What s Trending in Technology? Security and Hard Drives / Introduction to PowerPoint Networking and Cloud Computing / Introduction to Word Access and Database Management / Introduction to Access Excel 2010 Required Software: For this course you are required to complete all assignments using Microsoft Office If you do not have Office, Microsoft provides every student Office 365 for free. Get Office 365: install.aspx Note: If you have a Mac you may also download Office If you would like to have your Mac run Windows 7 or 8 as well, please contact SITS at ACCESS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAC VERSION OF OFFICE SUITE. 1

2 Academic Dishonesty: The Honor Code: At the University of West Georgia we believe that academic and personal integrity are based upon honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. Students at West Georgia assume responsibility for upholding the Honor Code. West Georgia students pledge to refrain from engaging in acts that do not maintain academic and personal integrity. These include, but are not limited to, plagiarism*, cheating*, fabrication*, aid of academic dishonesty, lying, bribery or threats, and stealing. Definitions: Cheating: 'using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids' Fabrication: 'falsification or unauthorized invention of any information or citation' Plagiarism: 'representing the words or ideas of another as one's own. Direct quotations must be indicated and ideas of another must be appropriately acknowledged' Examples of Academic Dishonesty include, but are not limited to: Submitting the same work, or essentially the same work, for more than one course without explicitly obtaining permission from all instructors. A student must disclose when a paper or project builds on work completed earlier in his or her academic career. Requesting an academic benefit based on false information or deception. This includes requesting an extension of time, a better grade or a recommendation from an instructor. Willfully damaging the efforts or work of other students. Stealing, defacing, or damaging academic facilities or materials. Collaborating with other students planning or engaging in any form or academic misconduct. Submitting any academic work under someone else name other than your own. Penalties for Breach of Academic Integrity: Each incidence of academic dishonesty is subject to review and consideration by the instructor, and is subject to a range of penalties including but not limited to failing the assignment, failing the course, and referral to Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. NOTE: Violations of the academic honesty policy may result in expulsion from the University. For further details please refer to the UWG Student Handbook: o_student_conduct_ _(aug_22).pdf. Request for Modification: Any students requiring modifications should make an appointment to meet with the instructor as soon as possible. An official letter from UWG documenting the disability is required in order to receive accommodations. If you have a disability, please contact the Accessibility Services office for assistance. Location: 123 Row Hall / Phone number: Student Rights and Responsibilities: This link contains important information pertaining to your rights and responsibilities in this class. Because these statements are updated as federal, state, university, and accreditation standards change, you should review the information each semester. Official Communication Channel: 2

3 Your official method of communication for this class is through D2L. Please do not send me s to my westga and expect a response unless there are technical problewith D2L. You are responsible for checking your D2L inbox multiple times a week. Any class announcements will be sent through D2L. Etiquette Do s and Don ts: When ing me please be professional! Proofread your before sending it and include your class and section name (ex: CISM 2201 N01). Please don t send an asking a question for which the answer can be found on the course syllabi. If you are having trouble with any given assignment and choose to contact myself or the Graduate Assistants hours before the assignment is due, you will most likely not receive a response. With that in mind please be proactive and ask for assistance in advance and go to the lab, meet with the Graduate Assistants and ask your questions! In other words sending s at 8:00 p.m. when the assignment is due at 11:59 p.m. of the very same day is not the best idea. Graduate Assistants: Stephen Murphy smurphy4@my.westga.edu Janelle Parker jparke26@my.westga.edu Hours: M/W 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. & F 8:00 10:00 a.m. Hours: T/TH 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. & F 10:00(a) 12:00(p) MIS Computer Lab RCOB ROOM #2215: Graduate Assistants are available for assistance according to the hours listed above. *Before requesting help, make sure that you come prepared. Course Evaluation: Grade Composition Grade Scale A % Graded Assignments 60% B % Midterm Exam 20% C % Final Exam 20% D % F 0-59 % 3

4 Getting Started in CourseDen (D2L): All course information including instructions, assignments, supplementary materials, and announcements are found by logging in to your D2L account It is your responsibility to check your D2L account frequently. Other Useful D2L Tools: Access your grades, start a class discussion, chat with classmates, send s, and check off assignments you have completed under the checklist tab. Course Orientation: Make sure that you watch the videos and read the tutorials for this course orientation online on CourseDen (D2L). You will be required to complete a Syllabus Quiz in order to have access to the full course. Graded assignments: As the name states graded assignments in CourseDen (D2L) will be due throughout the semester (please see the Course Schedule at the end of the syllabus for specific dates). It is very important that you complete all of these assignments on time. Submission of graded assignments is done in CourseDen through the Dropbox. Self- directed assignments: These assignments are part of the Excel portion of this course. These assignments serve as practice and are not mandatory or graded. Therefore, it is your choice to complete them or not. I will not grade or check if you have done any of these assignments, considering you do not have to turn them in. Please refer to your CourseDen (D2L) account where you will have a list of suggested practice exercises for each chapter. Instructions on these assignments can be found on your textbook. Please visit your wileyplus.com account to access the Excel files that you will need to complete the exercises. Assignments Observation: Assignments are due at 11:59 p.m. You can only submit assignments once. Late assignments will not be accepted and will receive a grade of 0. Missed assignments will receive a grade of 0. Attendance is shown by completion of assignments- this is an online class. Only with proper documentation and with prior approval will university- sponsored events or work- related activities (within reason) be excuses for missed assignments. Also, if you are sick and have documentation from a physician, your absence will be excused. If you have more than six (6) absences / missed assignments, you may be dropped from this course at the discretion of the instructor. Make sure that all assignments are submitted with valid file extensions (.pdf,.docx,.xlsx,.ppt, etc.). NOTE: Files with the extension.lnk are NOT valid and will result in a grade of 0. Submission of Assignments and Link (.lnk) Files: When submitting your homework, such as the midlevel and capstone exercises, you need to submit files (.dox,. xlsw,.pptx, etc.) rather than links to files (.lnk). Whenever you save your work in an application, you have the option of what file type you chose to save your work as. For example, in Word 2010 you can save 4

5 it as a.docx file, or as an older version of the Word application, or PDF file for use in Adobe, all told a list of 17 different file types. All these files can be opened and read by myself or the Graduate Assistants, some of which will lose the formatting, thus not showing the work you have done. However, when you chose to send a file in an application or attach a file you have the additional option of sending a link to a file. An example of this would be files attached or ed to yourself from the library or the computer labs. These links would only open the files if I or the Graduate Assistants were sitting at the same computer which you were sitting at when you attached the files. Since we have no way to tell which computer they were sent from, we have no choice but to give you a zero on the assignment. This problem is made even more severe by the fact that as a normal function of maintenance the locally saved files in the library and the computer labs are erased, in most cases daily. This means that you may have done the work, but after sending a link to your file not even you have a copy of what you have done. There are two things you can do, to avoid this problem. The first is to be conscious of the choice you make in save as type: when you are saving or sending your work. The instructions for each of the application sections in your text designate the file names that we expect you to submit, and if you note the extensions designations (for example.docx) in these files you will be sending the proper file type. Additionally, you should make a habit of saving you work while you are taking this course, or any other, so that you will be able to bring back up or resubmit your work should any issues arise. If you do not own a computer or laptop on which you do your school work then I would recommend a thumb drive so that you are sure that you have a copy of your work. Rescheduling Exams: Alternative examination times may be scheduled in cases where a student will be absent during a regularly scheduled examination time, when all three of the following criteria are met: 1. The absence is a University- authorized or Instructor- authorized absence, 2. Arrangements are made in advance of the absence, and 3. The student provides genuine documentation to the Instructor from the appropriate University employee or official, physician, or other relevant individual that includes the date, time, and purpose of the absence. The instructor will authorize absences only in cases where the student s attendance is made impossible by circumstances beyond the student s control. Academic Grievances: Any student who believes that he or she has been discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, or handicapped status should visit Appendix D in the Student Handbook to find the steps needed to be taken to file a claim. This can be found at: current.pdf. Credit Hour Policy (3 credit hours): For approximately fifteen weeks, students in this class will generally spend 150 minutes with direct faculty instruction (either face- to- face or online) and work about 360 minutes outside of the classroom each week. This out- of- class work may include, but is not limited to, readings, assignments, projects, group work, research, and test preparation. 5

6 Schedule Week Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Due Date 1/14 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 Fri. 3/6 3/11 3/25 4/1 4/8 4/15 Fri. 4/17 Topic Assignments Due Graded Event # Course Orientation Syllabus Quiz Student Introduction & What s Trending in Technology? Security and Hard Drives Introduction to MS PowerPoint Network and Cloud Computing Introduction to MS Office Access and Database Management Chapter 1, 2 and 3 Chapter 4 and 5 Chapter 6 and 7 Discussion Post MS PowerPoint MS Word MS Access MS Excel Basics MS Excel Formatting, Worksheets and Data Midterm Exam Miller Hall (RCOB) Computer Labs N05 - IN CLASS: 12:00 1:20 PM (Room#2329) N06 - IN CLASS: 2:00 3:20 PM (Room#2329) *Bring Student ID* Chapter 8 Chapter 8 (cont d) Chapter 9 Chapter 9 MS Excel Basic Formulas MS Excel Advanced Formulas MS Excel Chapter 10 and 11 Midterm Exam Miller Hall (RCOB) Computer Labs N05 - IN CLASS: 1:00 3:30 PM (Room#2329) N06 - IN CLASS: 3:30 6:00 PM (Room#2329) *Bring Student ID* & 9 10 &