CIS 81 – Page 1
Date Approved:
5/13/94
Date Scanned:
5/5/2005
Date Inactivated
3/14/08
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: CIS 81
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) CIS 175
COURSE TITLE
INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS
LECTURE HOURS:
LAB HOURS: 27 Total
PREREQUISITE: NONE
UNITS: 0.5
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
Grade/CR/NC Option
NONE
Max No. Units
Maximum Class Size 30
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, and database management systems software.
Students will work in the lab to complete in-class assignments.
NOTE:
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” (Sample format: “Upon successful completion of this course,
the student will be able to…”)
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. use a word processor to produce short uncomplicated documents;
2. use a spreadsheet program to set up, modify, and analyze a worksheet;
3. use a DBMS to set up a database and create needed reports.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Windows on MS-DOS
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
* Each column should total approximately 100%.
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Lecture*
Lab*
I 0%
30%
30%
30%
CIS 81 – Page 2
Date Approved:
5/13/94
Date Scanned:
5/5/2005
Date Inactivated
3/14/08
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title Using Microsoft Works for Windows
Required
ISBN No 0-13-014986-1 Edition
(should be the latest, unless otherwise stated.)
Author
P. T. Christoph/G. T. Smith
Publisher Prentice Hall
Date Published 1993
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale—Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
It no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception form
must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why
substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify) short answer
matching items
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
CIS 81 – Page 3
Date Approved:
5/13/94
Date Scanned:
5/5/2005
Date Inactivated
3/14/08
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
Students are required to analyze problems for word processing, spreadsheets, and database
management, plan the solution, key in the solution to the computer, and test the results. The students
will also be required to maintain a notebook containing reference materials on the three software
packages.