ITSE 1294 Course Schedule
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Instructor: Barbara A. Carpenter Email: barbara.carpenter@templejc.edu
Watson Technical Building, Office Number 547
Office Phone: (254) 298-8468
Home phone (for emergencies only): (254) 780-1310
See TC Computer Resources/Logon/Email information .
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Click here for Temple College Library information .
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Please include course number (ITSE 1294) and your name as the subject in all emails to
Instructor. I also encourage students to email each other for class interaction with other students.
Students enrolled in online courses must use their Temple College email account for all
correspondence regarding online classes. Check your email daily!
All Chapter Tests are accessed through the CD that came with your textbook. See the section
Before you Begin in The Practical PC textbook to create the tracking file. The tracking file must
be created before any chapter tests can be done. All class assignments must be placed (uploaded)
in a specific assigned D2L "Dropbox" by due date and time. No late work or assignments will be
accepted for any reason. No exceptions. Anything not turned in by the due date will result in a
grade of zero. Working ahead on all semester assignments is strongly encouraged.
To turn in the homework assignments you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L
course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name. Click on the
Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the document (or file) you are turning in on your
computer, select your assignment file name, then click Open (you will now see the path name to
the file in the D2L File text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the
bottom of the screen in the next dialog box that appears. The assignment is now in the Dropbox
for grading. The message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is
completed. To verify that the file (assignment) was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View
Submission History for this Folder link. You will get an email to your TC email account
confirming that the file was successfully uploaded.
When choosing file names for your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint assignments in D2L, do
not use special characters (* & # !) or multiple periods (wordletter..doc) in filenames. I
cannot open files in D2L with special characters or multiple periods (.) in the filenames.
Schedule for this Semester:
Week 1 – January 14
Under GETTING STARTED on the course Web Page, read the Course Guidelines and all
materials and follow the instructions to begin this course. Email me your name and Phone
number as instructed in the course guidelines.
Introduction to CD-ROM Resource – Read instructions under the Before You Begin section of
The Practical PC textbook to learn how to use the CD supplied with the textbook.
Format a Diskette. If you plan on creating your Tracking file on a floppy disk, it first must be
formatted. Click here for instructions to format a floppy disk . Files for this course can be stored on
Floppy disks, hard drive or flash drives. This is your choice.
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Create Tracking Disk/File. See directions on page xiii under the Before You Begin section of the
The Practical PC textbook. Click here to see the step-by-step procedure. The Tracking disk/file
must be created before any chapter test can be taken. The tracking file will store all chapter test
results. The tracking file may be created on a floppy disk (A:), hard drive (C:), or jump (flash)
drive. This is your choice.
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Read Chapters 1 and 2 in The Practical PC textbook.
Click here for Computer terms . These terms will be in the first few chapters and will
be on the Mid-term exam. Know these terms! Click on this link to learn how RAM
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works . Click on this link to see how an Operating system (OS) works. Click on this link to see
more information on Bytes and how data is stored.
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Click here to see Chapter 1 PowerPoint and Chapter 2 PowerPoint presentations. These files are
in .pdf format.
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Assignment: Interactive Tests Chapters 1 and 2 (under Practice Test Menu on
CD ROM). From the CD, click on Contents tab; select the chapter you want to
test on, and then click on the Practice Test button to take the chapter test
for that chapter. After the test is taken to verify that the test results are
recorded on the tracking file, click on File, and click on View Tracking
Report.
Chapter Tests 1 and 2 are due to instructor by 8:00 am on Tuesday, January
20, 2009. Chapter tests can be taken multiple times, so do so until you feel
your grade is satisfactory. Any Assignment not received by the due date will
result in a grade of zero. Upload the Tracking file to the D2L Chapter 1-2
Dropbox.
To turn in the chapter tests you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L course site,
click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Chapter 1-2). Click the
Add a File Button. Click Browse – search for the Tracking filename on your computer; select
the Tracking filename, then click Open (you will now see the pathname to the file in the D2L
text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen in
the next dialog box that appears. The chapter tests are now in the Dropbox for grading. The
message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that
the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder
link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully
uploaded.
MS Word Assignment
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Read Chapter 10 in The Practical PC textbook and read Chapters 4-6 in the Microsoft Office
2007 for Dummies textbook for help with this assignment. Click here to see Chapter 10
PowerPoint presentation. This file is in .pdf format. Click here for Word Processing notes .
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Click on link below for specific instructions for Word assignment.
MS Word Assignment . This assignment must be done in MS Word 2003 or MS Word
2007 to be accepted.
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Upload the Word Assignment to the D2L Word 1 Dropbox by 8:00 am Tuesday,
January 20, 2009.
Any Assignment not received by the due date will result in a grade of zero.
To turn in the Word assignment you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L
course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Word 1). Click
the Add a file Button. Click Browse – search for the Word filename on your computer; select the
Word filename, then click Open (you will now see the pathname to the file in the D2L text box),
then click the Upload button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen in the next
dialog box that appears. The Word assignment is now in the Dropbox for grading. The message
“File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that the file
was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder link. You
will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully uploaded.
Research Project
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Start thinking about the topic of your Research Project now. The Research Project is due by 8:00
am on March 9, 2009. Click on Research Project for specific instructions. Click here to see a
sample term paper . Your paper should follow this Word document format which is using the
MLA (Modern Language Association) style.
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Week 2 – January 20 (January 19 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. TC
campus and offices closed. Have a happy (and safe) holiday!!)
Read Chapters 3 and 4 in The Practical PC textbook.
Click here to see Chapter 3 PowerPoint and Chapter 4 PowerPoint
presentations. These files are in .pdf format.
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Assignment: Interactive Tests Chapters 3 and 4 (under Practice Test Menu on
CD ROM). From the CD, click on Contents tab; select the chapter you want to
test on, and then click on the Practice Test button to take the chapter test
for that chapter. After the test is taken to verify that the test results are
recorded on the tracking file, click on File, and click on View Tracking
Report.
Chapter Tests 3 and 4 are due to instructor by Monday, 8:00 am on January 26,
2009. Chapter tests can be taken multiple times, so do so until your grade is
satisfactory. Any Assignment not received by the due date will result in a
grade of zero. Upload the Tracking file to the D2L Chapter 3-4 Dropbox.
To turn in the chapter tests you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L course site,
click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Chapter 3-4). Click the
Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Tracking filename on your computer; select
your Tracking file name, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L
File text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen
in the next dialog box that appears. The chapter tests are now in the Dropbox for grading. The
message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that
the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder
link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully
uploaded.
MS Word Assignment
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Click on link below for specific instructions for Word assignment.
MS Word Assignment . Review chapters 4-6 in Microsoft Office 2007 for Dummies
textbook for help with this assignment. Click here for Word Processing notes .
This assignment must be done in MS Word 2003 or MS Word 2007 to be accepted.
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Word Assignment due by 8:00 am, Monday, January 26, 2009. Any Assignment not
received by the due date will result in a grade of zero. Upload the Word file
to the D2L Word 2 Dropbox.
To turn in the Word assignment you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L
course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Word 2). Click
the Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Word filename on your computer; select
your Word filename, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L File
text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen in
the next dialog box that appears. The Word document assignment is now in the Dropbox for
grading. The message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed.
To verify that the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for
this Folder link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was
successfully uploaded.
Week 3 – January 26
Read Chapters 5 and 6 in The Practical PC textbook. Click here to see how a Floppy Disk
works. Click here to see how a Hard Disk Drive works.
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Click here to see Chapter 5 PowerPoint and Chapter 6 PowerPoint
presentations. These files are in .pdf format.
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Assignment: Interactive Tests Chapters 5 and 6 (under Practice Test Menu on
CD ROM). From the CD, click on Contents tab; select the chapter you want to
test on, and then click on the Practice Test button to take the chapter test
for that chapter. After the test is taken to verify that the test results are
recorded on the tracking file, click on File, and click on View Tracking
Report.
Chapter Tests 5 and 6 are due to instructor by 8:00 am, Monday, February 2,
2009. Chapter tests can be taken multiple times, so do so until your grade is
satisfactory. Any Assignment not received by the due date will result in a
grade of zero. Upload the Tracking file to the D2L Chapter 5-6 Dropbox.
To turn in the chapter tests you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L course site,
click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Chapter 5-6). Click the
Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Tracking filename on your computer, select
your Tracking file name, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L
File text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen
in the next dialog box that appears. The chapter tests are now in the Dropbox for grading. The
message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that
the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder
link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully
uploaded.
MS Word Assignment
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Click on link below for specific instructions for Word assignment.
MS Word Assignment . Click here for Word Processing notes . This assignment
must be done in MS Word 2003 or MS Word 2007 to be accepted.
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Word Assignment due by 8:00 am, Monday, February 2, 2009. Any Assignment not
received by the due date will result in a grade of zero. Upload the Word file
to the D2L Word 3 Dropbox.
To turn in the Word assignment you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L
course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Word 3). Click
the Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Word filename on your computer, select
your Word filename, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L File
text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen in
the next dialog box that appears. The Word document assignment is now in the Dropbox for
grading. The message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed.
To verify that the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for
this Folder link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was
successfully uploaded.
Extra Credit Assignment – This is an OPTIONAL assignment that will replace
ONE homework OR chapter test grade for the semester. The lowest grade will be
the one replaced. Click here for the Extra Credit Assignment .
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The Extra Credit assignment is due by Monday, February 2, 2009, by 8 am.
Email this assignment as an attachment. There is no Dropbox for this
assignment.
Week 4 – February 2
MS Excel Assignment
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Read Chapter 11 in The Practical PC textbook.
Click here to see Chapter 11
PowerPoint Presentation. This file is in .pdf format.
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Read chapters 7-9 in Microsoft Office 2007 for Dummies book for help with
this assignment.
Click on link below for specific instructions for Excel assignment.
MS Excel Assignment . This assignment must be done in MS Excel 2003 or MS
Excel 2007 to be accepted.
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Assignment due by 8:00 am, Monday, February 9, 2009. Any Assignment not
received by the due date will result in a grade of zero. Upload the Excel
file to the D2L Excel 1 Dropbox.
To turn in the Excel assignment you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L
course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Excel 1). Click
the Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Excel filename on your computer, select
your Excel filename, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L File
text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen in
the next dialog box that appears. The Excel assignment is now in the Dropbox for grading. The
message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that
the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder
link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully
uploaded.
Work on Mid-term Review Sheet (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10) in The Practical
PC textbook.
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Take Mid-Term Exam — (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10) between February 2 and
February 9 at the TC Testing Center on the main campus. Any test not taken
during this time will result in a grade of zero. Click here for TC Testing Center
Hours of operation.
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Week 5 – February 9
Read Chapters 7 and 8 in The Practical PC textbook. Click here to see how DSL
(Digital Subscriber Line) works. Click here to see how the Internet works. Click
here to see how the Internet Search Engines work. Click here to see how Internet
Cookies work.
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Click here to see Chapter 7 PowerPoint and Chapter 8 PowerPoint
presentations. These files are in .pdf format.
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Assignment: Interactive Tests Chapters 7 and 8 (under Test Menu on CD ROM).
From the CD, click on Contents tab; select the chapter you want to test on,
and then click on the Practice Test button to take the chapter test for that
chapter. After the test is taken to verify that the test results are recorded
on the tracking file, click on File, and click on View Tracking Report.
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Chapter tests 7 and 8 are due to instructor by 8:00 am, Monday, February 16,
2009. Chapter tests can be taken multiple times, so do so until your grade is
satisfactory. Any Assignment not received by the due date will result in a
grade of zero. Upload the Tracking file to the D2L Chapter 7-8 Dropbox.
To turn in the chapter tests you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L course site,
click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Chapter 7-8). Click the
Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Tracking filename on your computer, select
your Tracking file name, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L
File text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen
in the next dialog box that appears. The chapter tests are now in the Dropbox for grading. The
message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that
the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder
link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully
uploaded.
MS Excel Assignment
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Click on link below for specific instructions for Excel assignment.
MS Excel Assignment . Review chapters 7-9 in the Microsoft Office 2007 for
Dummies for help with this assignment. This assignment must be done in MS
Excel 2003 or MS Excel 2007 to be accepted.
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Assignment due by 8:00 am, Monday, February 16, 2009. Any Assignment not
received by the due date will result in a grade of zero. Upload the Excel
file to the D2L Excel 2 Dropbox.
To turn in the Excel assignment you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L
course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Excel 2). Click
the Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Excel filename on your computer, select
your Excel filename, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L File
text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen in
the next dialog box that appears. The Excel assignment is now in the Dropbox for grading. The
message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that
the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder
link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully
uploaded.
Week 6 – February 16
Read Chapter 9 in The Practical PC textbook. Click here to see how Viruses
work. Click here to see how Spam works.
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Click here to see Chapter 9 PowerPoint presentation. This file is in .pdf
format.
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Assignment: Interactive Test Chapter 9 (under Test Menu on CD ROM). From the
CD, click on Contents tab; select the chapter you want to test on, and then
click on the Practice Test button to take the chapter test for that chapter.
After the test is taken to verify that the test results are recorded on the
tracking file, click on File, and click on View Tracking Report.
Chapter Test 9 is due to instructor by 8:00 am, Monday, February 23, 2009.
Chapter tests can be taken multiple times, so do so until your grade is
satisfactory. Any Assignment not received by the due date will result in a
grade of zero. Upload the Tracking file to the D2L Chapter 9 Dropbox.
To turn in the chapter test you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L course site,
click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (Chapter 9). Click the Add
a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Tracking filename on your computer, select your
Tracking file name, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L File
text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of the screen in
the next dialog box that appears. The chapter test is now in the Dropbox for grading. The
message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that
the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder
link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the file was successfully
uploaded.
MS PowerPoint Assignment
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See chapters 10-12 in Microsoft Office 2007 for Dummies book for help with
this assignment. Click here for some tips on creating a presentation.
Click on link below for specific instructions for PowerPoint assignment.
MS PowerPoint Assignment . This assignment must be done in MS PowerPoint 2003
or MS PowerPoint 2007 to be accepted.
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Assignment due by 8:00 am, Monday, February 23, 2009. Any Assignment not
received by the due date will result in a grade of zero. Upload the
PowerPoint file to the D2L PowerPoint Dropbox.
To turn in the PowerPoint assignment you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L. On the D2L
course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name (PowerPoint).
Click the Add a File Button. Click Browse - search for the Excel filename on your computer,
select your PowerPoint filename, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in
the D2L File text box), then click the Upload Button. Click the Submit Button at the bottom of
the screen in the next dialog box that appears. The PowerPoint assignment is now in the Dropbox
for grading. The message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is
completed. To verify that the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission
History for this Folder link. You will get an email to your TC email account confirming that the
file was successfully uploaded.
Week 7 – February 23
Work to finish Research Project . Work on Final Exam Review Sheet .
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Research Project due by 8:00 am on Monday, March 9, 2009. Upload all parts
(Paper, PowerPoint, and Excel component) of Project to D2L Project dropbox.
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Take Final Exam (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11) between March 2 and March 9
in the TC Testing Center located on the main campus. Any exam not taken
during this time will result in a grade of zero. Click here for Testing Center
Hours of operation.
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Week 8 – March 2
Research Project due by 8:00 am, Monday, March 9, 2009. Upload all parts
(Paper, PowerPoint, and Excel component) of Project to D2L Project dropbox.
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Take Final Exam (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11) between March 2 and March 9
in the Temple College Testing Center on the main campus. Any exam not taken
during this time will result in a grade of zero. Click here for Testing Center
Hours of operation.
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