CIS 100—INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
2011—Online
MADISONVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE—NORTH CAMPUS
2000 College Drive; Madisonville, KY 42431
Familiarizes students with various types of computer hardware and software including the use of an operating
system. Explores common program functions of key applications and special functions available in word processing,
electronic spreadsheet, database, and presentation software. Teaches online skills and concepts including
networking, electronic mail, Web browsing, and Internet research.
Ms. Clarissa R. Hill
1. Regular login is expected for successful
INSTRUCTOR
ATTENDANCE,
John H. Gray Building 230, Office #266
completion of this course. It is the student’s
LATE WORK,
(270) 824-8620
full responsibility to complete the
& MAKE-UP
clarissa.hill@kctcs.edu
coursework in the time frame provided.
POLICIES
2. Hands-On Exercises (textbook) must be
Basic keyboarding skills
PREREQUISITE
submitted within the designated time frame
The comfort of your own home 
CLASSROOM
and will never be accepted late. Each
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COURSE
submitted Hands-On Exercise from the
Volume 1 textbook* and
MATERIALS
textbook will earn points toward a
 Getting Started with Computing Concepts
cumulative exercise grade to be awarded at
textbook*
the end of each unit (i.e. Word, Excel, etc)
 Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Suite*
3.
Hands-On
& Grader Projects (Myitlab)
 Myitlab access code*
must
be
completed
within the designated
*These items are bundled and sold through the
time frame and will never be accepted late.
Madisonville Community College Bookstore or
Hands-On Exercises may be completed
through the KCTCS Distance Learning
three times and Grader Projects may be
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completed twice to earn the desired grade.
students at Madisonville Community College.
4. Practice Exercises (textbook) must be
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submitted within the designated time frame
ing/Distance_Learning_Textbooks.aspx
and will never be accepted late. Exercises
 Intro to the Computer & Internet
COURSE
®
submitted within the designated time frame
 Intro to Microsoft Windows 7
TOPICS
®
may be resubmitted for a better grade
 Intro to Microsoft Word 2010
according to the resubmit policy in the
 Intro to Microsoft® Excel 2010
“Evaluation Clarification” section of this
 Intro to Microsoft® Access 2010
syllabus.
 Intro to Microsoft® PowerPoint 2010
5. Quizzes must be taken within the designated
40%.......... Exercises (drop one)
EVALUATION
time frame. Quizzes not taken at that time
10%.......... Quizzes (drop one)
WEIGHTS
will receive a grade of “0.”
30%.......... Regular Exams (drop one)
6.
Exams
must be taken within the designated
5%.......... Critical Thinking Project
time
frame.
Exams not taken at that time
15%.......... Comprehensive Final Exam
will
receive
a
grade of “0.”
August 17, 2011 Last day for a registered
DROP/ADD
7.
One
24-hour
extension may be requested
student to enter an organized class—faculty
POLICY
for one item. The “Extension Coupon” and
approval is required
its restrictions can be found at the end of the
August 19, 2011 Last day to officially
syllabus and in your Blackboard account
withdraw from this course with no grade.
under the “Assignments” button.
August 20—October 17, 2011 A student
“Plagiarism
also includes the practice of
A
CADEMIC
officially withdrawing will receive a “W.”
employing
or
allowing another person to alter
H
ONESTY
October 18—December 2, 2011 A student
or
revise
the
work
that a student submits as the
officially withdrawing will receive a “W” if
student’s
own.
Students may discuss
the student’s current class grade point average
assignments among themselves or with an
at the time of request is 60% or greater. If
instructor or tutor, but when the actual material
current class grade point average is less than
is completed, it must be done by the student
60%, withdrawal with a “W” will be denied.
and the student alone. The use of the term
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INSTRUCTOR
‘material’ refers to work in any form including
OFFICE HRS* Tuesday .............. 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. CST
written, oral, and electronic.” Any student who
Wednesday ........... 9:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m. CST
is determined by the instructor to have
Thursday ............. 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. CST
plagiarized any activity, quiz, or exam will be
Friday ................... 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST
subject to the penalties as detailed in the
*Excluding Holidays
“Student Code of Conduct 2.3.2.”
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
2011 Fall Semester
CIS 100—Introduction to Computers
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STUDENT CODE
OF CONDUCT
Please refer to the KCTCS Student Code of
Conduct for a description of student rights,
student offenses, and the appeals process for
infringement of those rights. The KCTCS
Student Code of Conduct may be found at the
following website:
http://www.kctcs.edu/en/Students/Admissions/Academic_
Policies/Code_of_Student_Conduct.aspx
EVALUATION
OF WRITING
INCLEMENT
WEATHER
STUDENT
SAFETY
INFORMATION
2011 Fall Semester
If you have a documented
disability and need any type
of accommodation, you are
required to register with the
Disability Resource
Coordinator, Valerie Wolfe,
located in Room JHG 139
(270) 824-1708.
“Instructors in all courses are expected to call
attention to proper English usage and may
penalize for errors and/or require the rewriting
of papers which do not meet acceptable
standards in English.
Any instructor who finds the written work of
any student seriously defective in English may
recommend remedial work or refer the student
for additional assistance from local resources.”
Faculty Senate Rules Section V, 2.33
Madisonville Community College’s standard
DISTANCE
procedure during inclement weather is to
LEARNING
remain open and hold classes as scheduled.
RESOURCES
Campus closures are rare; however, should the
weather become severe enough to warrant
closing the campus, we will contact local media
as well as relay the information using SNAP to
your phone, email, or text message. Please
watch for a SNAP announcement and/or the
local news or listen to local radio for the latest
information. As always, use your own
judgment when determining whether or not it is
safe to travel in your area.
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visit http://legacy.kctcs.edu/snap/.
Madisonville Community College is concerned
with the safety of the students attending classes
at any of the four campuses. The following
points are for your benefit as a student.
 In case any life threatening event, call 911.
The local emergency responders are better
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and click on the SNAP section. After
completing this, you will receive
notifications on school closings, inclement
weather, and other safety notifications.
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Tip Line at 824-1900 to report safety
concerns or suspicious behavior. This line
is monitored once a day Monday through
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students on the North campus for use after
the switchboard closes at 4:30. This is a
cell phone that is answered by one of the
Maintenance & Operations personnel.
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by a cell phone when these are not
available. 824-1911
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Online services for research can be located on
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aries/services.html or
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If you have problems with Blackboard, please
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ent.asp or toll-free at (800) 677-6337
Monday through Friday, 12PM to
8PM EST
Required Technical Requirements
 Reliable Internet connection (high
speed preferred)
 Microsoft Office 2010 software
including:
o Word 2010
o Excel 2010
o Access 2010
o PowerPoint 2010
 Microsoft Windows 7 preferred;
Windows Vista accepted
CIS 100—Introduction to Computers
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GENERAL
EDUCATION
COMPETENCIES
2011 Fall Semester
 Communicate Effectively:
 Read and listen with comprehension:
Students will construct comprehensive
Word, Excel and Access projects after
reading the text and hearing the presented
course content.
 Speak and write clearly using standard
English: Students will complete various
writing assignments (letters, memos,
reports, proposals, open-ended responses,
and/or article reviews) using standard
written English.
 Demonstrate
information
processing
through basic computer skills: Students
will
research
current
computing
technology and compose papers utilizing
newly acquired computer skills.
 Think Critically:
 Make connections in learning across the
disciplines and draw logical conclusions:
Students will apply newly developed
technical skills when constructing
research
papers,
resumes,
graphs,
presentations, and other documents for
courses.
 Demonstrate problem solving through
interpreting, analyzing, summarizing,
and/or integrating a variety of materials:
Students will correctly complete the
Computing Concepts Critical Thinking
Project, Parts I & II.
 Use mathematics to organize, analyze, and
synthesize data to solve a problem:
Students will correctly construct Excel
worksheets that compare and analyze data
for decision-making.
 Learn Independently:
 Use appropriate search strategies and
resources to find, evaluate, and use
information: Students will utilize Internet
search engines to obtain information to
complete various assignments. Students
will correctly complete the Computing
Concepts Critical Thinking Project, Parts I
& II.
 Make choices based upon awareness of
ethics and differing perspectives/ideas:
Students
will
demonstrate
an
understanding of ethical issues related to
computing technology through quizzes
and/or exams.
 Apply learning in academic, personal, and
public
situations:
Students
will
demonstrate computing skills appropriate
for other courses, for self, or for
employment/career situations. Students
will correctly complete the Computing
Concepts Critical Thinking Project, Parts I
& II.
COURSE
COMPETENCIES
 Examine Relationships in Diverse and
Complex Environments:
 Recognize the relationship of the
individual to human heritage and culture:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
the evolution of computer technology
through quizzes and/or exams.
 Demonstrate an awareness of the
relationship of the individual to the
biological and physical environment:
Students
will
model
appropriate
ergonomic techniques for keyboard usage,
proper posture, and workstation.
 Computing Concepts
Evaluate computer hardware and software
1. Identify types of computers, how they
process information and how
individual computers interact with
other computing systems and devices
2. Identify the function of computer
hardware components
3. Identify the factors that go into an
individual or organizational decision
on how to purchase computer
equipment
4. Identify how to maintain computer
equipment and solve common
problems relating to computer
hardware
5. Identify how software and hardware
work together to perform computing
tasks and how software is developed
and upgraded
6. Identify different types of software,
general concepts relating to software
categories, and the tasks to which each
type of software is most suited or not
suited
7. Identify what an operating system is
and how it works, and solve common
problems related to operating systems
8. Identify how computers are used in
different areas of work, school, and
home
9. Identify the risks of using computer
hardware and software
 Windows
Demonstrate control of applications and file
management
1. Manipulate and control the Windows
desktop, files, and disks
2. Identify how to change system
settings, install and remove software
3. Start and exit a Windows application
and utilize sources of online help
4. Identify common on-screen elements
of Windows applications, change
application settings and manage files
within an application
CIS 100—Introduction to Computers
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COURSE
COMPETENCIES
[CONT]
 Word
Illustrate/Incorporate common editing and
formatting functions
1. Perform common editing and
formatting functions
2. Perform common printing functions
3. Format text and documents including
the ability to use automatic formatting
tools
4. Insert, edit and format tables in a
document
 Excel
Create spreadsheets using formulas, functions,
and charts
1. Modify worksheet data and structure
and format data in a worksheet
2. Sort data, manipulate data using
formulas and functions and add and
modify charts in a worksheet
 PowerPoint
Plan and develop simple presentations
1. Create and format simple presentations
 Browser & Email
Evaluate computer networks and electronic
communications
1. Identify network fundamentals and the
benefits and risks of network
computing
2. Identify the relationship between
computer networks, other
communications networks (like the
telephone network) and the Internet
3. Identify how electronic mail works
4. Identify how to use an electronic mail
application
5. Identify the appropriate use of e-mail
and e-mail related “netiquette”
6. Identify different types of information
sources on the Internet
7. Use a web browsing application
8. Search the internet for information
9. Identify how to use computers and the
Internet safely, legally and responsibly
COMPUTER
FUN FACTS
1. By the year 2012, there will be
approximately 17 billion devices
connected to the Internet.
2. Domain names are being registered at a
rate of more than one million names every
month.
3. The first domain name ever registered was
Symbolics.com.
4. E-mail has been around longer than the
World Wide Web.
5. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn’t
considered 100 percent compatible unless
it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator.
6. MySpace reports over 110 million
registered users. Were it a country, it
would be the tenth largest, just behind
Mexico.
7. On eBay, there are an average of $680
worth of transactions each second.
8. One of every eight married couples in the
US last year met online.
9. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000
hours playing video games, has
exchanged 250,000 emails, instant and
text messages, and has spent 10,000 hours
on the mobile phone.
10. The average computer user blinks 7 times
a minute—that is less than half the normal
rate of 20 times a minute.
11. The first computer mouse was invented by
Doug Engelbart around 1964 and was
made of wood.
12. There are approximately 1,319,872,109
people on the Internet.
13. There are approximately 1.06 billion
instant messaging accounts worldwide.
14. While it took the radio 38 years, and the
television a short 13 years, it took the
World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50
million users.
http://www.funfactz.com/computer-facts/
 Access
Structure and organize a database management
program
1. Use a database management program
to create, maintain, and print reports
from a simple relational database.
2. Use a database management program
to customize the user interface by
creating and maintaining forms and
reports.
3. Use a database management program
to query tables using basic query
operations such as “and,” “or,” “not,”
etc.
2011 Fall Semester
CIS 100—Introduction to Computers
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TENTATIVE WEEKLY COURSE OUTLINE
DAY
WEEK
1
WEEK
2
WEEK
3
WEEK
4
WEEK
5
WEEK
6
TOPICS
CLASS INTRODUCTION AND COURSE ORIENTATION
ACCOUNT SETUP AND ORIENTATION
 E-mail
 Myitlab
 Blackboard
 Blackboard Instant Messenger
BROWSER & EMAIL BASICS (14-20)
 Electronic Communication and Collaboration
 Content delivered through Myitlab
COMPUTING CONCEPTS (1-32)
 Computer Concepts
 Computer Networking and Security
GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS 7 (1-50)
 Windows 7 Fundamentals
 Windows Search and Help
 Windows Programs and Security Features
OFFICE FUNDAMENTALS: CHAPTER 1 (51-116)
 Files and Folders
 Insert Tab Tasks
 Microsoft Office Software
 Review Tab Tasks
 Backstage View Tasks
 Page Layout Tab Tasks
 Home Tab Tasks
MICROSOFT WORD: CHAPTER 1 (117-162)
 Introduction to Word Processing
 Finalizing a Document
 Document Organization
MICROSOFT WORD: CHAPTER 2 (163-216)
 Text Formatting Features
WEEK
 Paragraph Formatting Features
7
MICROSOFT WORD: CHAPTER 3 (217-236)
WEEK  Document Revisions
8
MICROSOFT WORD: CHAPTER 4 (261-280)
 Tables
MICROSOFT EXCEL: CHAPTER 1 (311-372)
 Introduction to Spreadsheets
WEEK  Mathematics and Formulas
9
 Workbook and Worksheet Mgt
 Styles
 Graphical Objects
 Research Paper Basics
 Advanced Table Features
 Formatting
 Page Setup and Printing
MICROSOFT EXCEL: CHAPTER 2 (373-420)
 Formula Basics
WEEK
 Function Basics
10
 Logical, Lookup, and Financial Funct.
 Range Names
MICROSOFT EXCEL: CHAPTER 3 (421-472)
 Chart Basics
WEEK
 Chart Design
11
 Chart Layout
EVALUATION
Week 1 Orientation Grade
Internet Scavenger Hunt
Quiz—Browser & Email Basics
Quiz—Computing Concepts
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Quiz—Windows 7
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #3
Quiz—Office Fundamentals
Purchasing a Computer—CT Act.
Exam—Concepts/Windows/Fund
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #2
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Word Chapter 1
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #2
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Word Chapter 2
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Quiz—Word Chapter 3 & 4
Exam—Word Chapters 1-3
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #3
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Excel Chapter 1
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #2, #3
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Excel Chapter 2
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #2
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Excel Chapter 3
MICROSOFT ACCESS: CHAPTER 1 (531-578)
 Databases are Everywhere!
 Relational Database
WEEK  Filters, Sorts, and Access Versus Excel
12
MICROSOFT ACCESS: CHAPTER 2 (579-648)
 Table Design, Properties, Views, &
 Single-Table Queries
WEEK
Wizards
 Multi-Table Queries
13
 Multiple Table Database
MICROSOFT ACCESS: CHAPTER 4 (693-758)
 Form Basics
 Report Basics
WEEK
 Form Sections, Views, and Controls
 Report Sections, Views, and Controls
14
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT: CHAPTER 1 (759-808)
WEEK  Introduction to PowerPoint
 Presentation Development
15
 Presentation Creation
Exam—Excel Chapters 1-3
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #2
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Access Chapter 1
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #2
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Access Chapter 2
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Practice Exercises (TB) #1, #2
Grader Project (Myitlab)
Quiz—Access Chapter 4
Exam—Access Chapters 1, 2, & 4
Hands-On Exercises (TB)
Hands-On Exercises (Myitlab)
Quiz—PowerPoint Chapter 1
WEEK
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM
16
NOTE: In addition to this detailed outline, a list of daily activities and topics covered in class will be
posted in your Blackboard account on the “Calendar” and in the “Assignments” area, so check that
account daily. Class convenes and continues even when you don’t log in 
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Please read the following policies as they pertain to the appropriate manner in which to complete and submit
EVALUATION
CLARIFICATION exercises/assignments, quizzes, and exams. Retain this page for reference when completing future evaluations.
EXERCISES/
Submit Policies
QUIZZES
Practice Quizzes
1. A practice quiz may be posted in
ASSIGNMENTS 1. Exercises/Assignments can be found
Myitlab at least 48 hours prior to a
on the course outline and in your
Blackboard
account
in
the
real quiz being administered and can
INCOMPLETE
“Assignments” and in the “Calendar”
be found scheduled in your Blackboard
buttons.
account.
ASSIGNMENTS
2. The practice quiz will expire on the
2. Exercises/Assignments
must
be
WILL NOT BE
same day and at the same time that the
submitted by the published deadline.
GRADED.
real quiz is activated.
Exercises/Assignments not submitted
Real
Quizzes
at that time will earn a grade of “0.”
1. Quiz information can be found on the
3. Only exercises/assignments submitted
course outline and are posted in your
by the published deadline will be
Blackboard
account
in
the
eligible for the resubmit policy.
“Assignments” and in the “Calendar”
4. The instructor will specify prior to the
buttons.
submitting of an exercise/assignment
2. Quizzes will be administered within
which is resubmittable and which is
not by placing that notation within the
Myitlab.
assignment drop box for each
3. Quizzes may consist of multipleexercise/assignment.
choice, true/false questions and/or
5. The only manner in which an
hands-on tasks.
exercise/assignment may be submitted
4. Quizzes must be taken by the
at a later date is by using the Extension
published deadline. Quizzes not taken
Coupon found at the end of this
at that time will earn a grade of “0.”
section.
5. The only manner in which a quiz may
Resubmit Policies
be taken at a later date is by using the
1. Resubmitting an exercise/assignment
Extension Coupon found at the end of
designated
“resubmittable”
is
this section.
completely optional to the student. The
1. Exam information be found on the
EXAMS
original grade will be recorded if an
course outline and are posted in your
exercise/assignment is not resubmitted.
Blackboard
account
in
the
“Assignments” and in the “Calendar”
2. If an exercise/assignment has been
buttons.
designated as resubmittable, the
2. Exams will be administered within
student must correct and resubmit that
document by the designated time on
Myitlab.
the date noted on the original
3. Exams may consist of multiple-choice,
document. Resubmitted assignments
true/false questions and/or hands-on
will not be taken at any later time.
tasks.
3. Retain and make the corrections in the
4. Exams must be taken by the published
returned file containing the original
deadline. Exams not taken at that time
electronic notations and score. Only
will earn a grade of “0.”
resubmitted files containing the
original electronic notations and score
will be graded.
4. A student who misses the resubmit due
date forfeits the opportunity to
E X T E N S I O N C O U P O N
resubmit the file, so the original grade
Offer good toward the request for one 24-hour extension* on
will
be
recorded
for
that
one exercise** OR one quiz during
exercise/assignment.
2011 Fall Semester.
5. Incomplete exercises/assignments and
Must
be
redeemed
BEFORE
the original due date and the due
incorrectly uploaded files earning an
time of the item for which you are requesting an extension.
original grade of “0” are not eligible
*Offer limited to one extension per student
for resubmit.
**If redeemed on a “resubmittable” activity, you will retain the opportunity to “resubmit”
SIGNATURE
2011 Fall Semester
DATE
ACTIVITY/QUIZ NAME
CIS 100—Introduction to Computers
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