CISM 2201 - Fundamentals of Computer Applications Philip Reaves, MBA RCOB 1214, on the RCOB Advising Hall preaves@westga.edu (678) 839-4772 My physical office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 12 to 2 and Wednesday from 10 to 2, and virtual office hours are Friday from 9 to 12. The textbook is required and can be purchased from the UWG Bookstore. We will use Microsoft Office Academic Course: MS Excel 2010, including the WileyPlus Access Code (ISBN 9781118288382). 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 systems to include email, 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 MS PowerPoint Networking and Cloud Computing / Introduction to MS Word Information Technology (IT) Consumerization / MS PowerPoint Access and Database Management / Introduction to MS Access MS Excel 2010 1
Required Software: For this course you are required to complete all assignment utilizing Microsoft Office 2010 (full version). If you already have this installed on your computer, great! If not here is your solution as part of the technology fee that you pay every semester you can download both of these on your computer for free! Go to the SITS website: http://www.westga.edu/sits/ Go to the SRS (Software Resource & Services) link and complete your order You will receive an email from SRS to confirm that your order has been received Within the next couple business days you will receive another email that will contain your access code From there, you will be able to download the program(s) for use Note: If you have a Mac you may also download Office 2010. If you would like to have your Mac run Windows 7 as well, please contact SITS at 678-839-5067. ACCESS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAC VERSION OF OFFICE SUITE. Official Communication Channel: Your official method of communication for this class is through D2L. Please do not send me emails to my westga email and expect a response unless there are technical problems with D2L. You are responsible for checking your D2L inbox multiple times a week. Any class announcements will be sent through D2L. Email Etiquette Do s and Don ts: When emailing me please be professional! Proofread your email before sending it and include your class and section name (ex: CISM 2201 N01). Please don t send an email 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 emails 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: Laura Medders lmedder1@my.westga.edu Derek Shelnutt dshelnu1@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 9:00 11:00 a.m. 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 90-100 % Graded Assignments 60% B 80-89 % Midterm Exam 20% C 70-79 % Final Exam 20% D 60-69 % F 0-59 % 2
Getting Started in CourseDen (D2L): All course information including instructions, assignments, supplementary materials, and announcements are found by logging in to your D2L account https://westga.view.usg.edu. 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 emails, 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 MS 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 MS Excel files that you will need to complete the exercises. Assignments Observation: Assignments are due at 11:59 p.m. EST 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 workrelated 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 MS Word 2010 you can save 3
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 may not show 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 emailed 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. Extra Credit: Extra credit, if available at all, will be discretionary on the part of the Instructor, and opportunities will be open to the whole class and not to individual students upon request. Work completed for another course will not be accepted to meet the requirements of this course. Academic Honesty: Receiving or giving help on exams or assignments will result in failure of the exam or assignment, and at the discretion of the instructor the student may also fail the course. For the purposes of this class, the following statements contained in the student handbook will be applied: 1. No student shall give or receive, or otherwise furnish or procure assistance not authorized in the preparation of an essay, report, examination, or other assignment in an academic course or in the fulfillment of program or degree requirements such as standardized examinations. 4
2. No student shall take, attempt to take, or otherwise obtain, gain access to, or alter in an unauthorized manner any material pertaining to the conduct of a class or to the completion of any program or degree requirement, including but not limited to tests, examinations, laboratory equipment, roll books, academic records, or electronically stored data. 3. Plagiarism is prohibited. Themes, essays, term papers, tests, and other similar requirements must be the work of the student submitting them. Direct quotations must be indicated and ideas of another must be appropriately acknowledged. Failure to observe these standards will result in an F grade. Use of electronic devices during an examination will be deemed a violation of provision 1, above, and will result in a grade of F for the course. Throughout the semester, ethical, political, cultural, international, social, technological, environmental, and diversity issues will be interwoven with a discussion of the legal topics. NOTE: Violations of the academic honesty policy may result in expulsion from the University. Further details regarding Student Conduct can be found in Appendix A of the UWG Connection and Student Handbook. 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. 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 Student Development Center for assistance. The Student Development Center is located at 272 Parker Hall, and the phone number is 678-839-6428. 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: http://www.westga.edu/~handbook/doc/sh-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. 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. http://www.westga.edu/assetsdept/vpaa/common_language_for_course_syllabi.pdf 5