CAPP130 Computer Applications
3 Credit Hours, Fall 2009
Section 01—Meets MW 2:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. in AC034
Section 02—Meets TR 11:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in AC005
Section 03—Meets TR 2:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. in AC034
Students are responsible for reading and understanding all information provided in this syllabus.
Ignorance of policies and procedures stated here may result in a lower final grade.
INSTRUCTOR:
Office:
Office Phone:
Bus. Dept. Phone:
E-mail:
Class Wiki:
Mrs. Susan McClements
AC356
574-807-7085
574-257-3489
susan.mcclements@bethelcollege.edu
http://capp130.pbworks.com
My Office Hours
Monday
1:00-2:00 p.m.
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday after chapel
Thursday
9-10 a.m.
Friday
not available
Documented Disability: In accordance with the provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require any special
assistance or adaptations in this course, please contact the instructor immediately. Be sure to have the instructor sign the
“Request for Accommodation” form from the Academic Support Center.
I.
COURSE GOALS: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS provides students with an understanding of how all Office 2007
technologies can be combined to improve office work flow. Students are introduced to operating systems and
learn to apply word processing, database management, presentations and spreadsheets to office situations. Use
of the Internet and World Wide Web, as in information resource, is incorporated throughout the course. The
goal of CAPP130 is to prepare you to effectively use the computer as a business tool and resource to gather
information, process information, sort information, format information, and share information.
II.
PREREQUISITES: No prerequisites for this course. However, typing skills are helpful.
III.
TEXTS AND REFERENCES (All required. This is a class utilizing Office 2007. All homework must be prepared using
Office 2007 applications.)
The Bethel Bookstore has purchased the bundled Text & Access Code Card Package ISBN-10: 0135054648 |
ISBN-13: 9780135054642 This will be your best buy for this course.
NOTE: If you choose to purchase the textbook, Exploring MS Office 07 Vol 1, 3rd edition used online, you will
need to purchase the Access Code Card for myitlab online using a credit card at Pearson Store. The access
card must be new and the price of the access code is $65
The Bethel Bookstore package contains:
 Grauer, Robert, Michelle Hulett, Cynthia Krebs, Maurie Lockley, Keith Mulbery, and Judy Scheeren.
Exploring Microsoft Office 2007 Vol. 1 (3rd Edition). Alexandria, VA: Prentice Hall, 2009.
 myitlab 12-month Student Access Code Card Prentice Hall | ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Access Code Card
IV.
COURSE MATERIALS
 Textbook site:
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_exploring_2007_1/
 Access to the internet
 Class presentations/lectures/handouts
 Class Angel site
 myitLab— http://www.myitlab.com
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Web 2.0 technologies
Your class notes
Flash drive for transporting files
Headphones for MyItLab
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V.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To develop a solid understanding of traditional office software: At the end of the semester you
will have an intermediate level of skills using Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint, an e-mail client, and Angel LMS
 To develop the ability to know how and when to use current web technologies, including blogs, ,
wikis, and collaborative applications.
 To develop the ability to create web pages and use the World Wide Web as a tool for research,
communication and collaboration.
 To become comfortable working within an organization heavily dependent on leading edge
information technology. In addition to using your own computer/laptop, you will regularly
access and use internal and external email systems, Bethel’s intranet, network storage, shared
applications, and Bethel’s web server
 To develop good habits and ethical principles as a computer user in today’s digital world.
Regular machine maintenance will be performed and issues concerning acceptable and
mannerly use will be discussed in class and required of all students.
 To develop an appreciation for the role information technology plays in today’s society. Current
events will be discussed in class and you will be expected to develop an awareness of the
various legal, societal, ethical, and economic dilemmas and trends driven by information
technology.
 To give you the confidence to explore and learn new technologies on your own, and to know
when to apply them.
 Most of all, this course will model how to live a responsible, technology-enabled lifestyle.
VI.
COURSE CONTENT: This course introduces students to the concepts and skills needed to use
Microsoft Office 2007. The concepts and skills are divided into four modules: Word, Excel, Access,
and PowerPoint. These modules are available through the myITLab web site and correlate to the
Exploring textbook. Through myitlab students will complete application training, practice tests,
and actual course exams or quizzes. In addition to the skills portion of this course, important
computer concepts and useful web 2.0 technologies will be discuss. Computer literacy portion of
this course will include four main topic tracks: computer hardware, internet, software, and
networking. This course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; however, deviations may be
necessary. Any changes and reminders will be posted via myITLab (announcement board only),
Angel (announcement board, discussion board, e-mail), and/or class wiki. It is your responsibility to
check for messages in all locations on a regular basis.
VII.
INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Instructional methodology will include lectures and discussions of computer literacy concepts.
Office 2007 application concepts will be presented by MyitLab, lecture, demonstration and
instructor-supervised activities. To supplement the classroom material regular posts on discussion
boards will be required.
The demonstration of competence for the computer literacy concepts will be through quizzes that
use multiple choice and true false questions; the demonstration of competence for the Office 2007
applications will be through the use of the MyITLab simulation software. This software will be used
for both practice and evaluation of the skills associated with each application. The computer
concepts portion of the class will be presented by groups of class members and online resources.
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VIII.
GRADING PROCEDURES
Grading Scale
93-100%
=A
73-76%
=C
90-92%
=A70-72%
=C87-89%
=B+
67-69%
=D+
83-86%
=B
63-66%
=D
80-82%
=B60-62%
=D77-79%
=C+
Below 60%
=F
(All Business Majors need at least a C for credit towards their degree
Nursing Majors need at least a C for credit towards their degree.)
This course is skill-based, in other words, students are required to demonstrate a certain degree of proficiency with
Microsoft Office 2007 in order to pass the course. The proficiency is measured through a series of four exams - one
exam for each completed module and additional projects and quizzes. Here are some of the assignments planned.
Point values will be announced with each assignment. (Some may be added, substituted, or omitted as the semester
progresses.) To compute your final average, sum the number of points you earned and divide by the number of points
possible.
Assignment
Percentage of grade:
MyitLab study plans
140
Office 2007 homework/exercises in class
300
Exams over Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
400
Group presentation of Computer concept
40
Computer concepts quizzes
120
Web Portfolio
100
Final integrated project
200
Total points
1300
Important points regarding this course include:
A. Myitlab Study Plans Each chapter of each application, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access, will have a study
plan assigned. The study plan will have a Pre-testTrainingPost-Test. The pre-test results will indicate which
skills you need additional training. You will only have one attempt at the Pre-Test. After you complete the PreTest and submit the test for a grade, a Training Materials area will appear. If you did not meet the passing score
for the Pre-test (80%), you must complete 100% of the Training Material before proceeding to the Post-test.
After you take the Post-Test, you will receive your results. Additional training might be helpful. You may retake
the Post-test a second time if you would like to improve your post-test grade.
B. Office Application Exams: There will be four exams covering each of the modules in Office. These exams will be
taken in class using the MyitLab. Dates and times of all tests will be announced in class, in this Course Syllabus,
on Angel and Myitlab. If you miss a test, you will receive a zero. I only give makeup tests if you arrange it with
me BEFORE the test date. If allowed, you must take the make-up test within two class meetings of the missed
test. Unexcused missed examinations will be assigned a score of zero. Excuses are limited to family emergencies
and university-related required activities. These four exams will contain 50 questions each worth 2 points. These
exams will demonstrate you understanding and skill using Office 2007. The average on all four exams must be
75% or higher to pass the course. If you score lower than a 75% of these exams, your maximum final grade will
be a D.
C. Computer Literacy Concept Quizzes: The computer literacy concepts portion of the class will be tested by means
of quizzes in MyitLab. Throughout the semester, we will be discussing important computer topics to expand your
computer literacy. The notes for each of these topics will be available in Myitlab. The computer literacy topics
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will be presented as group projects in class and posted on Angel. The lowest quiz grade on these computer
concepts will be dropped before averaging the grades.
Homework: Unless otherwise announced, homework is to be turned in prior to the beginning of class on the day
it is due. All homework is to be submitted through Angel™ or Myitlab. Date and time stamp will be used to verify
timely submission of all assignments. Homework may be submitted early but will not be accepted if late.
Work off-line and save your assignments on your flash drive/network folder before submitting them
electronically. You can use the saved version of your work to attach to a message in the drop box. This will
prevent a lot of frustration should your Internet connection your system “fail”.
Web Portfolio—A template for the web portfolio will be created in class near the beginning of the semester.
Additional components and requirements will be provided throughout the semester. The goal of this project is to
create web pages that contain hyperlinks and images that are suitable for publication. You will need this to be a
“Work in Progress” and manage your time appropriately. This will be a self-directed activity with assistance as
needed. Your web portfolio will be due the last day of class.
Final Integrated Project: The final integrated project will require you to use all the information obtained
throughout the semester. You will be using all MS office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) to create the project.
You will receive more details on the final project throughout the course. This project will be due during finals
week and will replace a final exam.
Record and Verification of Grades: You should maintain a record of your grades and retain all assignments
returned to you until after final grades are posted. In addition, you should maintain a back-up copy of all work.
MyitLab study plans and exams or quizzes will be recorded in the MyitLab grade book. Periodically, I will update
the Angel grade book to include all the scores.
Do the reading and homework and hand it in on time. : Common traits of those who have failed this course
includes a failure to turn in assignments on time, not reading and following directions, and just not showing up.
Common traits of those who are successful include doing work on time and as assigned, working well with their
group, being a persistent learner who participates fully, and one who goes above and beyond what I want.
Completing the Study Plans is crucial to your skill development. Refer to section XV for how to be successful.
No additional work will be accepted for “extra credit” or “grade improvement.”
Classroom Participation: Questions and participation are strongly encouraged. Students should come to class
prepared to contribute to class discussions by reading the material before class, adding links to interesting
technology articles on the discussion board, etc. Student may be asked to answer questions from the text or
from their personal knowledge and experience.
Do your own work: While it is okay to discuss ideas with someone else in the class when solving a problem,
copying or working out the details of assignments on a collaborative basis is not allowed unless explicitly
specified in the assignment description. On individual assignments, there is to be no exchange of physical or
electronic data whatsoever. Projects that appear to have been electronically copied and edited to appear
original without an accompanying citation will receive a zero for the entire project. Special software tools will be
used to identify duplicated work. The instructor will make no attempt to determine who created the work and
who duplicated it. Both parties will receive a zero for the assignment on the first offense and an “F” for the
course on the second offense. All instances of duplicated work will be reported to the Dean’s Office as stipulated
in the Academic Honesty/Plagiarism Policy, see Section XVI.
Cite your sources: Whenever you use external information, graphics, sounds or video found on the World Wide
Web in your work, you must include a full citation of all sources. The citation must include author, title, (possible)
URL, filename, date you visited the website.
Privacy: Computer monitoring devices will be employed during class sessions. The instructor has access to your
machine, your network drive. Information on your screen may be shared with the class for demonstration
purposes. Therefore, since you will be using a USB drive for most of your work, you should regularly sync that
drive to your network folder. I will periodically ask for a printout of your drive directory to check your
assignments.
Mrs. Susan McClements
Fall 2009
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IX.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
 Class attendance is important. Valuable information and ideas are presented and shared during each class
session, and it is to your benefit as well as the benefit of your classmates to be present for each and every class.
In fact, it is your primary academic responsibility to attend all classes.
 Arrive on time, stay to the end; students must be present and engaged from the beginning to the end of class to
be considered “in attendance”. Students with perfect attendance will be able to receive 10 extra credit points
added to their total points earned at the end of the semester.
 Materials, assigned work, and information missed due to absence are your responsibility and will need to be
made up on your own time. Each student is responsible for making sure all course requirements are completed
and on time. The instructor is not responsible for reminding students of missing work.
X.
CLASSROOM COURTESY
 Do not disrupt class by arriving late.
 The computer concepts class notes will be posted on a wiki in Angel/or class wiki. Each student will be assigned
to a group to present a computer concept during the semester. (More details will follow on these computer
concepts.) The group will collaborate using online tools for their research and finding. Everyone is responsible
to assist in adding and editing these class notes.
 During any lecture time, your screen must be turned off.
 Please do not use headphones, talk, type, or print while the instructor is talking to the class or when a student is
asking a question which pertains to the class.
 At the beginning of class, you must be logged out of all applications..
 Do not run IM or any other background application during this class. Even with the sound off, the use of IM is
class is very distracting.
 Absolutely no surfing the web, checking your email, or working on assignments for other courses during class.
If I see you doing any of these activities during a class lecture, I may remind you by name in front of the entire
class that this activity is not permitted during class time.
XI.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
 Bethel College handbook states:
“Cell phones must be turned off and stowed in book bags during class. Any student using a cell phone for
any reason (without permission) will be asked to leave the class and an unexcused absence will be
recorded. Students using cell phones during exams or graded activities may be cited for cheating (at
professor’s discretion).
In the case of expected emergencies, students may seek permission from the professor to leave their cell
phones on during class, but the phone must remain in the book bag. Professors reserve the right to have
operational cell phones in class.”
XII.
COMMUNICATION:
 Students are responsible for class announcements sent to their Bethel email accounts, and posted to the course
Angel site. Be sure to check the course schedule, announcements, and other notices on Angel regularly.
 Discussion posting are informal. You do not have to use capitalizations to begin sentences; there are not
penalties for misspellings, incomplete sentences, or other violations of grammatical rules. The criteria used to
evaluate posting are that your messages must be original, intelligible, and meet the assignment requirements.
You must communicate effective.
 For important correspondence with the instructor, contact me by phone (807-7085) or by leaving a message
with the Department Secretary, Patsy Fish (257-3489). Do not leave a message on my phone because I might
not receive it in a timely manner. Your best method of correspondence is by email.
 When using email for correspondence, use your Bethel email or through the class Angel site.
Mrs. Susan McClements
Fall 2009
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XIII.
POLICY ON COPYRIGHTED SOFTWARE: Every student of Bethel College has the privilege of using computer in the
main computer lab located in the lower level of the AC and in the lab classrooms. Copyrighted software will not be
illegally copied. Federal law protects copyrighted microcomputer software, and illegally copying such software
would be a violation of federal law. In addition, removal of computer software constitutes theft of College property,
regardless of the physical value of the diskettes, manuals, etc. Any student found illegally duplicating or removing
software will be subject action by the College. All students are expected to exercise appropriate care in the use of
computer equipment and network access. Students abusing computer access may have these privileges removed.
XIV.
ACADEMIC HONESTY/PLAGARISM POLICY
Plagiarism, one of the most serious forms of academic dishonesty, is defined as follows:
Plagiarism is stealing the words or ides of another and passing them off as one’s own. Whenever a
student submits a piece of writing claiming original authorship, it is understood that the student is
claiming that all the ides, opinions, facts, figures, conclusions, revision, and words are the student’s
original work, unless the student explicitly indicates otherwise via footnotes, attribution in the text,
and/or appropriate quotation marks. Failure to acknowledge the contribution /work of the original
author is an act of dishonest deception for which a student can be disciplined under Bethel’s policy on
academic honesty.
The Bethel College Student Handbook (p. 156) states:
“Any act of deceit, falsehood or stealing by unethically copying or using someone else’s work in an academic
situation is strictly prohibited.
1. A student found guilty of plagiarism or cheating will receive an “F”(zero) for that particular paper,
assignment or exam. Should this occur, the professor will have an interview with the student and will
submit a written report of the incident to the Academic Dean.
2. If a second offense should occur, the student will be asked to appear before the professor, the academic
dean and the vice president for student development. The student should realize that at this point
continuation in a course and even his/her academic career may be in jeopardy. In the event of a
recommendation for dismissal, the matter shall be referred to the Student Development Committee.”
XV.
How to succeed in this class:
 Attend all class sessions on time. You cannot know exactly what goes on in class unless you are there. "Eighty
percent of success is showing up." -Woody Allen
 Arrive on time and stay for the entire period. “Learning is not attained by chance; it must be
sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” -Abigail Adams
 Complete all assignments on time. Angel and the class wiki list the assignments and when they are due, so there
is no excuse for missing an assignment. You will turn in the majority of your assignments on Angel. You will need
to turn in your flash drive for some of the assignments. For each assignment, you will be told what format I
expect.
 Participate in class discussions and assignments. "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I
understand." -Confucius
 You should arrive with a basic understanding of the computer and the internet. By this I mean you should know
how to turn on/log on to a computer, use the mouse to navigate around windows, open programs in windows,
and be able to type in an address in internet explorer or other browser of your choice.
 I do NOT expect you to be a wizard at any specific programs or be an expert surfer. If you feel you do not have
these skills, please let me know on your student survey and I will arrange some help to get you up to speed.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” -Arthur C. Clarke
XVI.
ACCEPTANCE OF RULES AND GUIDELINES: Being registered for this class implies that you agree to and accept the
guidelines of this course as set forth in this syllabus.
Mrs. Susan McClements
Fall 2009
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XVII.
IMPORTANT DATES:
 Traditional Classes Begin August 27, Thursday
 Last Day for Late Registration September 3, Thursday
 Labor Day – No Classes September 7, Monday
 Spiritual Emphasis Week September 14-18 (MWF-10 AM, T-9:30 AM Th-11 AM, MTWR evening-8 PM)
 Last Day to withdraw from 1st 7-week classes September 25, Friday
 Service Day October 6, Tuesday
 Fall Break October 15-16, Thursday-Friday
 Second Half of Semester Begins October 19, Monday
 Last Day to Register for 2nd 7-week classes October 23, Friday
 Registration for Spring Semester Begins October 26
 Last Day to Withdraw from 15-week classes November 6, Friday
 Last Day to withdraw from 2nd 7-week classes November 20, Friday
 Thanksgiving Break November 25-27, Wednesday-Friday
 Last Day of classes December 11, Friday
 Final Examinations December 14-18, Monday-Friday
 Semester Ends after Examinations December 18, Friday
Mrs. Susan McClements
Fall 2009
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