Seattle Central Community College
Course Syllabus
MIC 101
Course Title/Number: Introduction to Microcomputer Applications, MIC 101, Item #1951
Instructor: Yun Moh E-mail: ymoh@sccd.ctc.edu Phone: 206.931.0673 Office: 2BE1141
Office Hours: Appointment only. E-mail me to setup an appointment.
Division Office and Phone: Business, Information Technology, and Creative Arts division,
2BE-5166, 206-587-3830
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours Equivalent: 11
Lab Hours Equivalent: 33
Meeting Times & Rooms: We meet Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from
9:00 to 9:50 a.m. at room 3168. The attendance is required.
Prerequisites: None
Textbook (required): "Prentice Hall Custom Program for CIS"
 Arthurs: Shelley Gaskin, Robert L. Ferrett, Alicia Vargas, Suzanne Marks,
 Get the textbook bundle including the textbook and myitlab access key. The college
bookstore has the most competitive price for this bundle.
 Publisher: Prentice Hall
Other Required Materials:
 Myitlab. The access key comes with the textbook bundle. Do not get used myitlab access
key – it won’t work.
 Software: Microsoft Office 2007 Professional with Word, Excel, Access, and
PowerPoint. Seattle Central students can get software at a discount price. Currently, the
student discount is at $80.
 The college computer lab has all these software.
Course Description: Students acquire fundamental knowledge and experience in business
oriented computer applications. Emphasis is on developing basic skills needed in using an
integral software package featuring word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation.
The course uses Microsoft Office 2007 suite. In addition, various Internet tools are covered.
Course Outcomes: At the conclusion of this course the student should be able to:
 Use personal computer software for business and home.
 Understand essential concepts and vocabulary of computing.
 Use Windows to manage programs and files.
 Use word processing programs to create, save, edit and print documents.
 Use spreadsheets for basic business calculations.
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Use database programs to query and extract data and print reports.
Plan and construct a presentation through using PowerPoint.
Utilize tools on the Internet.
Integrate applications for creating documents.
American Disability Act: If you need course adaptations of accommodation because of a
disability, please contact me as soon as possible.
Methods of Instruction:
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The instructor provides lectures and demonstrations on key concepts.
A majority of the lessons are based on the textbook. You will need to download student
data files to follow the instruction in the textbook.
In the Discussion Board, we learn and discuss various topics of computing.
Although you may study at your convenient time of the day, you must set aside specific
time to study on a daily basis. It is easy to get behind unless you follow through your
schedule. A basic rule of thumb is that you need two to three hours a day for a total of
twelve hours per week. Of course, it is a rough figure. In general, one college-credithour requires three hours per day of study time.
Difficulty of keeping up with the coursework is something that I take seriously. Should
you get in that situation, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Course Policies:
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Your fellow students and I expect courtesy, respect and mature attitude.
No late assignments will be accepted unless the student had an unavoidable situation such
as debilitating illness.
Quizzes will cover the all materials including the textbook, discussion, and other
materials covered in class and posted on the course Web site.
Students are encouraged to communicate each other with respectable manner.
Individual works, including assignments, project and evaluations will be done
independently of each other. In other word, students must complete and turn in their own
work or they will be dismissed from the course with a failing grade, and possibly face
disciplinary action from the college
Grading Categories and Policy: The final grade will be based on the following criteria (subject to
changes):
Weekly textbook assignments
Weekly discussion assignments
Quizzes(4) *
Integration/Final Project assignment
50%
15%
20%
15%
* Makeup quizzes will be given to only those students who had serious illness, experienced
extraordinary situation, or obtained a prior permission.
Grade Scale:
4.0 Scale
Total Points Earned in
Percentage
4.0
100-98
3.5
97-92
3.0
85-91
2.5
84-79
2.0
78-70
1.5
69-65
1.0
64-60
0.7
59-55
0.0
54-0
Schedule: This is tentative. Check each week's schedule on the course Web site for updated
information.
* All assignments, discussions, projects, and quizzes are located in the weekly assignments
folders at the course Web site (Class tab– Assignments folder– Week # folder).
Week
Contents
Course Policies & Introduction
One
Chapters
Assignments *
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Introduction to Microcomputer
& Windows environment
Internet Browser
File Management
Two
Introduction to Word
TBA
TBA
Three
Editing and formatting text
TBA
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Four
Formatting document
TBA
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Introduction to Excel
TBA
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Excel Formulas and Functions
Five
Six
Seven
Formatting Worksheet
TBA
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What-If Analysis
Excel Charts
Integrating Word and Excel
Eight
Using a Database
TBA
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Nine
Using Tables and Queries
TBA
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Introduction to PowerPoint
TBA
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Work on the Integration/Final
Project
TBA
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Ten
Creating and modifying
slideshow
Animation Effects
Eleven
Final