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Discuss fundamental concepts of information technology
Show how computers are used as practical tools for solving personal, business, and academic problems
Demonstrate computer skills using
Windows XP, Word, Excel, Access, and
PowerPoint
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Computing Essentials 2005, Introductory
Edition Course: Timothy O’Leary, & Linda
O’Leary; Mc Graw Hill – Irwin, 2002. ISBN 0-
07-283612-1
Microsoft Office 2003 Word  Excel  Access
 PowerPoint  Outlook  Publisher.
Introductory Pasewark & Pasewark ,
Thomson/Course Technology, 2005. ISBN 0-
619-18353-5
CSI 113
*TITLE: Exercises Using Microsoft
Application (REQ) 5th Edition
AUTHOR: Renz
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill-Irwin
ISBN: 007284106-0 (May be shrink-wrapped with the next one)
* TITLE: Using Information
Technology (REQ) 5th Edition
AUTHOR: Williams; Sawyer
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill-
Irwin
ISBN: 0-07-115105-2
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Grades are EARNED not GIVEN
1100 points possible in the course, or a percentage of the total points
5 lab exercises (points vary)
8 quizzes (high 7, 15 pts each)
3 lab skills assessments (50 pts each)
8 FITness Exercises (15 pts each)
Midterm
Final
Total
325 points
105 points
150 points
120 points
100 points
200 points
1000 points
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Attendance is required
Students arriving late or leaving early may be counted as absent
Penalty applies after the third absence – see syllabus
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Read assigned material in
Discovering Computers
2005 BEFORE coming to class
Lecture notes provided that coincide with the
PowerPoint presentation
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Note: Outlines may not exactly match the presentation
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325 points
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Windows XP/Email – 50
Word – 75
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PowerPoint – 50
Excel – 75
Access – 75
Bring lab book on lab days
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Quizzes – 25 points
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4 quizzes, lowest dropped
25 points each
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Taken in the lab on the computer – during the first
15 minutes of lab
Format – T/F & M/C
NO MAKE UP QUIZZES
WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL
A missed quiz receives a grade of zero (0)
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Midterm – 100 points
Final – 200 points –
Comprehensive
Taken in the lecture hall
Format – Combination of T/F, Multiple Choice,
Matching, Fill-in, Short
Answer
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See syllabus/course schedule for due dates and lab presentation requirements
Detailed instructions will be handed out for each lab assignment
One letter grade deduction for each week late – not accepted after the third week late
Deductions for not following lab presentation instructions
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Purpose – to assess skills learned in Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint
50 points each
Given during lab period
Missed lab assessment receives a grade of zero
No make-up lab assessments unless prior arrangements made with instructor
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5 Lab Exercises , 20 points each
Goal – to utilize technology to enhance learning about technology
Standard format – download from the Web site and print
NO LATE Lab EXERCISES
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No food or drink is permitted in the classroom or the computer lab
Turn off pagers and cell phones
If you have a disability and need special accommodations, contact your instructor
If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to obtain information about the covered material from another student
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Behave with courtesy and respect
Academic Integrity Policy – College Catalog, pp.
315-317
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Cheating will not be tolerated
If you cannot complete the course, make sure you formally withdraw
Expect to work outside of class
Record your scores on the Score Calculation
Sheet in your syllabus
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Keep all graded papers in case there is a discrepancy in your grade
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Webster’s definition:
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Cheat: 1 a : to practice fraud or trickery b : to violate rules dishonestly (as at cards or on an examination)
…we can add more examples for this course to be perfectly clear
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Sharing disks for lab assignments or FITness Exercises
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You may help each other in lab, but the final product must be YOUR OWN
Looking at someone’s paper,
Scantron ®, or screen during a quiz or exam
Writing notes/answers on hand, paper, or anything else
Text messaging during test
Any others?
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