Business and Technology
CGS-1000 Computer Information Systems Syllabus
Late Start Spring 2016
Instructor’s Name:
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Prof James Bode
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www.myitlab.com
1-800-677-6337
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Prerequisite: None. This course meets Area V requirements for the A.A.S./A.S. general
education requirements. This course surveys the computing field. The student is
introduced to computer hardware, software, storage concepts, local area networks, data
communications, data security, privacy issues, the copyright law, file management
techniques, e-mail, the Internet, and productivity software using an integrated software
package. Additional special fees are required. This online course is a slightly more
advanced course than the traditional face-to-face CGS1000 class. This totally online
course requires more self-discipline and self-reliance than the traditional face-to-face
class.
Course Performance Standards: Students may access course performance standards at
the following web address: http://www.SCF.edu/Academ/Academ.cfm. A hard copy
may be obtained from the CET Department Office.
General Education Competencies: At the completion of this course the student will
have demonstrated growth in the following: writing correctly and effectively, reading
critically, applying appropriate mathematical procedures and quantitative methods,
identifying and logically analyzing problems and issues and proposing and evaluating
solutions, explaining the process of technological change and the impact of that change
on the individual, the culture, and the environment, exhibiting the research skills
necessary for lifelong learning, and operating a computer.
Text and Materials (required):
eBooks are available online after you buy a MyITlab Access Code from the SCF
bookstore. To access the eBooks, logon to MyITlab
Technical Requirements: You must use Microsoft Office 2013 for your projects.
Assignments are automatically computer graded based specifically on the Microsoft
Office 2013 PROFESSIONAL (or another edition that includes MS ACCESS)
environment. If Office 2013 software is not available from a PC at home or work, you
may use the Computer Lab at SCF.
NOTE: There are MS Access assignments. Please beware that you may have a copy
of MS Office that does not include this and plan accordingly.
Sorry – you cannot use Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 or Microsoft Works because
the assignments are computer graded and projects may not receive full credit, even
though correct.
The good news: There is a $20.00 package at the SCF bookstore with a 180 day trial
of Office 2013. You can also download a 60-day trial version for free from Microsoft:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/try. If you do not have Microsoft Office 2013 or easy
access to our computer labs, or if you cannot purchase the $20 trial package, you should
not take this course. Purchase the Pearson/Prentice Hall MyItLab Access Code at the
SCF bookstore. Once you purchase the Access Code go directly to:
http://myitlab.com for ALL your Labs, Assignments, and Quizzes. Register and
create your Login Name and Password, enter your purchased Access Code (one time),
and finally enter the Course ID found in the “MyITLAB2013_ Registration_S2016”
document referenced in your syllabus.6
Note for Mac users: MyITlab can be run on a Mac. There is a link for Mac Uers on
the MyITlab home page. Click Home > For Students > Mac User - Click here. And if
needed, if your Mac has an Intel-based architecture, running under Windows via a
program such as Boot Camp or Parallels, see:
http://faculty.scf.edu/winterf/0ClassFolders/Common/Mac_BootCampInstallation&Setup.pdf
Method of Instruction: This course is a full Web format course. Absolutely NO
assignments will be accepted by e-mail since all of the activities are graded and recorded
by the eLearning system. Course announcements will be posted at this site, so be sure to
check it regularly. You should follow the directions on the assignment sheet for the
course readings and assignments. The course assignments will be completed at the
MyITLab website: http://www.myitlab.com.
Assignments: The assignments in this course can be classified into four categories:
1.
Skill based training (Go! Book) – These assignments will require you to work
with the Microsoft Office applications. You will practice and demonstrate your skills
with these applications. These assignments will be completed in MyITLab. There are 8
of these projects at 100 points each.
2.
Skill based tests (Go! Book) – There will be tests on each of the applications in
Microsoft Office. You will be required to demonstrate your skills using the application
as well as answer questions relating the concepts of the applications. There are 8 of these
exams at 100 points each.
3.
Tests (Technology in Action Book) – You will have a test on the chapters in the
Technology in Action Book. You will be required to read the chapters and answer
questions on them. There are 8 of these tests at 100 points each.
4.
Homework projects – There will be projects given out of the Go! book. For these
projects, you will have to use the actual version of Office 2013 to complete your work
and submit files for these projects via the course drop box. There are 8 of these projects
at 100 points each.
5.
Final Exam –You will complete a final project that is a culmination of the skills
and concepts that you’ve learned in the course. This exam is worth 200 points.
Assignment due dates are available in the course schedule and calendar at the end of this
syllabus. All assignments must be completed by 8 P.M. of the due date. (Note: This
means 8PM on the MyITLab Server’s time, not your computer, tablet, phone, etc.) The
assignments are all opened at the course start and remain available during the
assignments period. Once the assignment ends, you will no longer be able to access the
assignments. Late work will not be accepted under any circumstances. You are
encouraged to work ahead and assignments may be turned in early. You are also expected
to have "backup computer" plans: at a friend's computer, a relative's computer or at the
library. Establish computer plans in case your usual computer access is disrupted during
the semester. The course will continue to move along regardless of whether your
computer works or not. Be sure your virus scanner is updated frequently to avoid
problems during the semester. If your computer does not work for any period of time
during the semester, you are expected to find a way to do the work. Note: if you wait
until too close to due time and then have a problem, it will be too late to get it fixed.
Do not expect special considerations in this circumstance. Do not expect your
instructor to be available until 7:59pm in case something goes wrong. If you wait
until the last minute, you are making the decision to live with whatever might go
wrong.
Note: The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments to this syllabus as necessary.
Computer Access: You can do all assignments and take all exams in the SCF computer
lab. If you plan to do your work at home, you must have access to an Internet
connected Computer with Microsoft Office 2013. Sorry – you cannot use Microsoft
Office 2007 or 2010 or Microsoft Works because the assignments are computer
graded and projects may not receive full credit, even though correct.
Grading Policy: Your final grade will be calculated using training (Go! Book); tests
(Go! Book), tests (Technology in Action Book), projects (Go! Book) and the Final exam.
The following table indicates the grade breakdown which I will use in assigning grades in
the course. I reserve the right to make adjustments to the following breakdown table if I
feel it is necessary. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of your grades and
averages throughout the semester. Click the Gradebook tab > choose the Custom view
from the Grades tab dropdown in MyITlab. Reminder: All quizzes and all assignments
are immediately graded. No Make-up exams.
Assessment
Skill based training (Go! Book)
Points
800
Skill based tests (Go! Book)
800
Tests (Technology in Action Book)
800
Homework Projects (Go! Book)
800
Final Exam
200
Total points
3400
(Note: 300 points will be dropped when calculating the total. If you miss a project, this
will help to not penalize you too much. If you do all the assignments, these 300 points
can count as extra credit.)
Letter Grade & Percent
A: 90 – 100; B: 80 – 89; C: 70 – 79; D: 60 – 69; F: Below 60
Note: The instructor cannot post or e-mail letter grades; this is not considered secure.
You can review your scores and course standing by reviewing the MyITLab gradebook.
You will post projects and the system will return test grades that will be posted on the
MyITLab web site weekly. Projects should be submitted via MyITLab drop box and will
NOT be returned. It is your responsibility to bring discrepancies to the Instructors
attention in a timely manner.
Email: Students are required to communicate with their instructor using the CANVAS
email system.
Withdrawal Policy: In accordance with the State College of Florida policy as stated in
the college catalog, students may withdraw from any course or all courses without
academic penalty of a WF by the withdrawal deadline as listed in the State College of
Florida academic calendar. The student must take responsibility for initiating the
withdrawal procedure. Students are strongly encouraged to talk with their instructors first
before taking any withdrawal action. Your instructor may drop you if you have two or
more consecutive weeks without submitted work and “without cause”.
Statement of Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the use of ideas, facts, opinions, illustrative
material, data, direct or indirect wording of another scholar and/or writer professional or
student without giving proper credit. Expulsion, suspension, or any lesser penalty may be
imposed for plagiarism.
Standards of Conduct: Students are expected to abide by all Lancer Student Handbook
guidelines.
Disability Resource Center Information: SCF has a Disability Resource Center (DRC)
to assist students. To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please
contact the DRC at 752-5295 in Bradenton or 408-1448 in Venice, or by email at
DRC@scf.edu. If you have already requested academic accommodations through the
DRC for this course please meet with me to discuss your specific needs.
Make up Work: There will be no makeup work. There will be NO exceptions for the
Final Exam.
Labs: Students will have access to the SCF Bradenton and Venice campus computer labs
to use Microsoft Office 2013 and the Internet for assignments. These labs may be used
outside of class times.
Disclaimer: The published policies and regulations of SCF take precedence over this
syllabus.
MS Office 2013 Projects (MyITLab)
You will complete 12 interactive computer-based MS Office 2013 projects on the
MyITLab platform (www.myitlab.com). These are computer-based training and testing
modules that you will complete according to deadlines shown in the schedule on the last
pages of this syllabus.
You can do your MyITLab work anywhere you like on a Windows-based computer of
your choice, provided that you have run the “Installation Wizard” on it and it has access
to the Internet. (NOTE: you cannot do this work on a Mac unless you have a Windows
partition set up through BootCamp or Parallels.)
You can also, if you wish, do your MyITLab projects in Business Building 18 labs (check
lab schedule for operating times). These labs have been imaged to be compatible with
MyITLab. If you run into problems on your home computer, come to the Business lab
and try it there – you will find that sometimes things that stump you at home will go
smoothly from the lab.
You should be prepared to spend up to two to four hours a week on the average for your
MyITLab work. However, if you have even minimal knowledge of Office 2013 you will
complete your projects in less time. Remember, everything (except the exam) is
available to you as of the first day of class, so work ahead of the schedule and get things
done early.
All projects have firm due dates each week (see schedule at the end of this syllabus). Do
NOT fall behind, or you cannot complete this class successfully. You can accelerate and
work ahead of the schedule.
HOW TO DO YOUR MyITLab PROJECTS: PROCEDURES
Each MyITLab project consists of a pre-test, a training session, and a post-test.
First you will take the pre-test for a given project. DO NOT WORRY if you cannot do
the Pre-Test – if you don’t know how to do something, just skip it. I don’t expect you to
know the material before you are trained. Your Pre-Test score is never used in grading,
so it doesn’t count against you in any way – the Pre-Test is ONLY used to construct your
training module. I don’t want you to have to train over things you already know. Based
on what you missed or skipped on the pre-test, a training module will be constructed
especially for you. NOTE: if you don’t complete at least one task in the pre-test,
however, then you will not be able to leave the training project until you have
completed 100% of it. This can be inconvenient for you; so please complete at least one
task in the pre-test before you submit it.
The training project is very important. Spend some time on that training because it is
there that you will learn what you need for the Post-Test, which is where you earn your
grade. In training you can click on “HINT” or "SHOW ME" and it will take you through
the process to complete the task. Then it will have you do it yourself. Be sure to turn on
the sound, or use headphones in the lab, because “SHOW ME” is MUCH easier to follow
if you can hear what is being said to you. Also be sure to complete at least 1 task in the
training (1% of the work) or it won’t let you go on to the post test when you want. When
you have completed your training project, go on to the post-test. The Post-Test is where
you earn your grade for the project. The Post-Test contains the tasks that are on the PreTest, but they are couched in a different scenario and a different order than either the PreTest or your training.
You will have the opportunity to do all graded assignments up to FIVE times if you like,
including the Final Exam. That way if you don’t like your score you can do it again.
(There is training coming out of your Post-Test that you can take if you need to pick up a
few pointers on Post-Test tasks.) Your best score will be used as your grade for the
project, so you aren’t ever “stuck” with a bad score. You are learning as you go along, so
I am very happy to give you a second chance and a third and a fourth and a fifth if you
need it!! I want you to learn this material – and if you make straight A’s as you go along,
so much the better. Multiply your latest percentage score on the Post-Test times the 20
points that the project is worth, round up, and that is your score for the project.
I repeat: only your HIGHEST score is used to compute your grade.
Please see the next pages for our detailed schedule and course calendar. It contains due
dates for all MyITLab work, assignments, and quizzes. It also contains time estimates to
help you organize your time. All the materials that you need for this course are open, so
you can work ahead of the schedule if you like. This schedule will help you plan and get
your work done on time; if you work FASTER than the schedule, so much the better.
You cannot work slower than the schedule and hope to be successful.
I’ll see you in class!
Tentative Course Calendar and Schedule of Assignments:
LATE START Spring 2016 Schedule
Description
Due Date
Topics
Week 1
starting 2/8
All assignments
and quizzes must
be submitted
online through
MyITlab.
Log on to
MyITlab.
([Purchase
Access] code then
self enroll in
MyITlab.)
No-Shows
Reported Tues
(2/16) morning.
Chapter 2: Looking
at Computers:
Understanding the
Parts - Log on to
MyITlab
Log on to MyITlab:
Word 2013
Chapter 1: Creating
Documents with
Microsoft Word
2013
Read syllabus
Chapter 3: Using
the Internet:
Making the Most
of the Web's
Resources
Word 2013
Chapter 2: Using
Tables &
Templates
Word 2013
Chapter 3: Creating
Research Papers
Chapter 5: Using
System Software:
OS, Utility
Programs, and File
Management
Chapter 3 online Exam - from Technology in Action, 10e Remember, No Makeup exams
2/15
2/15
2/22
2/29
3/7
3/14
3/21
1. See "MyITLAB2013_ Registration_S2016.pdf" at:
http://faculty.scf.edu/bodeJ
(Course ID found here)
You must complete the first online Technology in Action quiz (Chapter 2) on time
or be dropped as a ‘No-Show’.
Chapter 2 online Exam - from Technology in Action, 10e Take the Quiz early.
- Word Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation Training
- Word Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation Exam (Assessment Scenario)
- Word Chapter 1 Grader Project [Homework 1] (Project E)
- Word Chapter 2 Project 2A Simulation Training
- Word Chapter 2 Project 2A Simulation Exam (Assessment Scenario)
- Word Chapter 2 Grader Project [Homework 1] (Project E)
- Word Chapter 3 Project 3A Simulation Training
- Word Chapter 3 Project 3A Simulation Exam (Assessment Scenario)
- Word Chapter 3 Grader Project [Homework 1] (Project E)
Chapter 5 online Exam - from Technology in Action, 10e
Excel 2013 Chapter 1:
Creating a Worksheet
and Charting Data
- Excel Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation Training
- Excel Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation Exam
(Assessment Scenario)
- Excel Chapter 1 Grader Project [Homework 1]
(Project E)
3/28
Chapter 6: Understanding
and Assessing Hardware:
Evaluating Your System
Chapter 6 online Exam - from Technology in
Action, 10e
4/4
Excel 2013 Chapter 2:
Using Functions, Creating
Tables…
- Excel Chapter 2 Project 2A Simulation Training
- Excel Chapter 2 Project 2A Simulation Exam
(Assessment Scenario)
- Excel Chapter 2 Grader Project [Homework 1]
(Project E)
4/4
Chapter 7: Networking:
Connecting Computer
Devices
Excel 2013 Chapter 3:
Analyzing Data With…
Chapter 7 online Exam - from Technology in
Action, 10e
Chapter 8: Digital
Lifestyle: Managing
Digital Data and Devices
Access 2013 Chapter 1:
Getting Started with
Access Databases
Chapter 8 online Exam - from Technology in
Action, 10e
Chapter 9 online Quiz - from Technology in
Action, 10e
4/25
Chapter 9: Securing Your
System: Protecting Digital
Data and Devices
PowerPoint 2013 Chapter
1: Getting Started with
Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
5/2
Final Exam
4/11
4/18
4/18
4/25
- Excel Chapter 3 Project 3A Simulation Training
- Excel Chapter 3 Project 3A Simulation Exam
(Assessment Scenario)
- Excel Chapter 3 Grader Project [Homework 1]
(Project E)
- Access Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation Training
- Access Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation Exam
(Assessment Scenario)
- Access Chapter 1 Grader Project [Homework 1]
(Project E)
- PowerPoint Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation
Training
- PowerPoint Chapter 1 Project 1A Simulation
Exam (Assessment Scenario)
- PowerPoint Chapter 1 Grader Project [Homework
1] (Project E)
Remember, late work will NOT be accepted.