Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Course Syllabus
Fall 2015
CS 1013 - Computer Literacy & Applications
An applied exploration of personal computing in which students learn system operation and
maintenance, Internet technologies and primary desktop applications. Theory.
Type of course: Theory
Credit Hours: 3; Total hours of theory per semester: 45
Total hours of lab for the semester: 0; Total hours of clinical per semester: N/A .
Class length: Full Trimester
Class days and times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30 – 10:25 am (CST)
Prerequisites: None
Instructor Name: Lynell Peterson
Instructor Phone: (918) 293-4808
Office: NCAT 314E
Instructor email: lynell.peterson@okstate.edu
Contact: My preferred method of contact is e-mail. Please allow 24 - 48 hours to return your
correspondence during the normal work week.
Instructor's Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30 am – 12:25 pm (CST)
Tuesday, Thursday 8:30 – 9:30 am (CST)
Other times by appointment
Division Name: Arts & Sciences
Division’s Main Phone: 918-293-4768
Required Text, References, and Materials
Texts: Marquee Office Brief 2013 with Windows 7 Module supplement
(This is a custom bundle for OSU-IT.)
Rutkosky, Seguin, Roggenkamp, & Rutkosky, Paradigm Publishing,
ISBN # 9780763862206
References: supporting sites as provided; access to a computer with Microsoft Office 2013,
Internet access
Materials: Student data files (can be found on CD provided with textbook), Online Classroom
as directed by teacher, USB flash drive at least 1 GB, Ear phones (if you plan to
listen to music while working on assignments), and writing utensils and paper for
note taking
Uniform/Tools: N/A
Estimated Cost for Texts, References, and Materials:
Estimated Cost for Uniform/Tools:
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$ 150
$ N/A
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Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
Course Objectives
Assessment of Objectives
IT Essentials concept quiz
Identify and use basic computer components
including the Windows Operating Sysytem.
Manage user accounts including the use and
organization of email messages & contacts, file
storage, and O-Key.
Use the internet to browse, search, and locate
resources.
Use MS Word to produce professional quality
documents used in academic and workplace
environments.
Use computer components and Windows to
complete assignments, quizzes, and exams.
Students send instructor an email from OSU email
account.
Internet Explorer concept quiz
Use internet to submit assignments and exams.
Word Unit Exam*
Create and design spreadsheets in MS Excel; using
a variety of formatting techniques, formulas, multiple
Excel Unit Exam*
worksheets, and charts used in academic and
workplace environments.
Prepare informative and visually attractive
PowerPoint presentations that may include
hyperlinks, clipart, tables and animation used in
academic and workplace environments.
PowerPoint Unit Exam*
Aspects of the course objective assessments may be used in the university’s assessment of
student learning. If applicable, an asterisk (*) above indicates this assignment is used in the
university assessment program.
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Course Activities
In this course students will:
 Utilize Desire2Learn (D2L) for announcements, course information, assignment drop boxes, and
grades.
 Read sections from the text as specified in assignment schedule.
 Complete assigned projects from the textbook using the appropriate software.
 Participate in class activities as assigned by the instructor
 Follow step-by-step directions from book to create a variety of MS Word 2013 documents:
letters, flyers, envelopes, research paper, and more.
 Follow step-by-step directions from book to create a variety of MS Excel 2013 spreadsheets using
data, formulas, charts, graphs, and more.
 Follow step-by-step directions from book to create and edit MS PowerPoint 2013 presentations
using text, Clip Art, SmartArt, animation, transitions, and more.
 Complete required quizzes after each section.
 Complete required Unit Exams after each Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Evaluation - grades will be based on the quality and completion of these tasks:
Textbook (Section) Activities ....................20%
Skills Reviews & Assessments ..................50%
Concept Quiz .............................................20%
Unit Exams*...............................................10%
Total ............................................100%
OSU-IT
Grading Scale
A = 90%-100%
B = 80%-89%
C = 70%-79%
D = 60%-69%
F = 59% & below
*The student’s grade for this assignment will be used in the university’s assessment of student
learning. A 70% competency or higher receives a Pass rating. This Pass/Fail rating is independent
of the student’s course grade.
Normal return time for daily and/or weekly quizzes, small weekly assignments and similar type projects is
the next class meeting or no later than one (1) week.
Normal return time for extensive assignments, large lab projects, extensive quizzes, exams and similar
type projects is one (1) to two (2) weeks.
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Authorized Tools
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
FERPA is the Federal Law which requires the school to protect your privacy. As such, neither overall
grades nor assignment grades will be discussed in the class or in front of other students. If you have a
question about your grade(s), you need to plan to visit me during office hours or send an email with your
question.
Computer Requirements
Students will need access to a computer with Microsoft Office 2013. Due to changes in options and
features, using an older version of MS Office will result in portions of your assignments not being correct.
If you do not have your own computer, you are welcome to use the computers on campus. Class time is
provided to work on Computer Literacy assignments.
Classroom/Computer Lab Policies
The primary purpose of the computer labs on campus is to support the educational process. Priority use of
computer labs will be given to students for the completion of assignments, exercises, and projects for
academic courses. Food and drinks are prohibited in the computer labs. For detailed information
regarding computer usage, e-mail, and network policies, please refer to the Student Handbook
http://www.osuit.edu/campus_community/cis/computer_usage.php.
Computer Labs: Computers are available in the campus library, LASSO Center (NCAT Rooms 308 and
309), Noble Center rooms 101, 102, 104, 106, 107, 204, 303, 304, & 305 for general student use when
classes aren’t being conducted. Use these campus computers if you need more time than allotted in class
or need to catch up on assignments due to missed class time.
All computers on campus are set to delete files saved in My Documents or on the Desktop when the
computer is turned off; therefore, it is important you always save your work to your USB drive. You
cannot share a USB drive with a classmate because it will not allow you to have two files with the same
name on the drive. It replaces the original file with the new version. Each student must have his/her own
USB drive!
Instructions for Specific Tasks and Assignments
Each student is expected to complete his/her own assignments. Sharing of assignments will result in
zero credit for all students involved.
It is imperative you read and follow ALL of the instructions provided within each assignment to
earn good scores. Do not skip any steps!
Section Activities: You will complete the Section Activities in each section of the textbook. The
Section Activities from the Office 2013 textbook should be saved to the student’s USB drive and
submitted to the appropriately labeled Dropbox found in D2L by the date indicated on the assignment
schedule below as a backup to the printouts submitted in class for each section.
Prior to submitting your assignment for grading, you should compare your final version to the model
answer at the beginning of the section in your textbook. Assignments uploaded to the incorrect
submission area may be overlooked and, therefore, not graded. If you upload the wrong file, you can
simply upload the correct file and it will replace the original document. The last document uploaded is the
one graded. Once you complete an assignment, I recommend you upload it to D2L even if you are
submitting it early. When the assignment is ready to be uploaded, you will
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Log into D2L
Select this course
Click on “Dropbox”
Click on the appropriate Dropbox label
Click on the “Add File” button
Click “Upload” button—this opens a pop-up box
Find your finished file on your jump drive and select it
Click “Open”
Click “Add”
Add any appropriate comments you have in the “Comments” box
Click the “Submit” button
The next screen will tell you if the file uploaded successfully.
D2L will also send you a confirmation email that the file was successfully uploaded. Do not delete these
emails! You may need them later.
This process may take a couple of minutes—make sure you have enough time before the due date and time,
so you do not get locked out while the computer is processing.
Keep all saved assignments until the end of the semester and your final grade is posted. The Assignment
Schedule contains all assignments and due dates. Grades will be posted in D2L as assignments are
graded. These grades will be based on completeness, quality, accuracy in following instructions, and
timely submission—late submissions will not be accepted, resulting in a zero on the assignment.
Concept Quizzes: The Concept Quizzes are in the quiz section of D2L. You will have a Concept Quiz
at the end of each section. The Concept Quizzes are multiple choice questions over the section you just
completed. You may use your textbook to look up answers. Some of the answers will be found in the
steps of the activities you just completed and others will be found in the paragraphs before and after the
activity steps, so make sure you read through all of the text. You should plan to have at least a 30-minute
block of time to work through one of these once you start it.
Skills Reviews, Assessments, and Challenges: The Skills Reviews, Assessments, and Challenges
are located at the end of each section in the textbook. You are reviewing the skills you learned in the
section, so all of the tasks should be familiar. If something seems unfamiliar, you should be able to go
back through the section activities and find what you need to do. If you are unable to find it, ask for help.
Printouts will be submitted in class, and you will upload your finished projects to the appropriately
labeled Dropbox in D2L prior to the due date.
Unit Exams: This course has three exams. You will complete an exam at the end of each application
unit: MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. These Unit Exams are open book and open note. Your
submitted exams should represent your individual efforts only. The unit exams are used as the assessment
tool for computer literacy. All Unit Exams must be taken in class. No make-up exams will be
administered.
Participation: Regular attendance is expected in this class as it will be in the workplace.
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Late Work
Late work is not accepted, as ample time will be provided and assignments are made available
well before the due dates. Due dates mean due in Desire2Learn (D2L) on or before the date
and time listed on the assignment schedule.
The assignment schedule included in this syllabus will help you plan ahead, so you can get your
work done on time. If you choose to work ahead of the schedule, that is great. However, you
cannot work slower than the schedule and be successful in this class.
Please do not wait until the due date to try to rush through one or more assignments, projects,
quizzes, or exams. The due date is not the day you should first attempt an assignment or a
week’s worth of assignments; it is the last possible time you will be allowed to submit your
assignment(s). It is up to you to plan your time so all assignments will be submitted on time.
Student Conduct
Students are expected to cooperate in maintaining a classroom environment conducive to
learning. Courteous and respectful behavior is expected from all students each day. All cell
phones must be turned off. Your cell phone should be put away out of sight. Sending and
receiving calls/messages distracts you from your assignments as well as being distracting to
others in the classroom; therefore, you are expected to put your phone away during class time.
OSU-IT is a tobacco free campus—this includes e-cigarettes.
Specific behaviors which will not be tolerated in the classroom include:
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Profanity
Tobacco usage
Abuse to classroom furniture
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Abuse to classroom equipment
Slamming of books
Yelling at other students or instructor
Use of any of these behaviors or other behaviors either prohibited by OSU-IT or disruptive to the
learning environment will result in the student being asked to leave the classroom for the remainder
of the class for the day. Further use of these behaviors will result in the student conduct office being
notified.
University & Course Expectations
It is the responsibility of each OSUIT student to read, abide by, and maintain a copy of the syllabus
for this course. Syllabi are available on the OSU-IT website.
Students understand that excerpts or portions of their work may be utilized for institutional
assessment purposes. The purpose of institutional assessment is for verification of student learning
and program improvement. Every effort will be made to keep this information confidential.
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, each student with a disability is responsible for
notifying the University of his/her disability and requesting accommodations. If you think you have a
qualified disability and need special accommodations, you should notify the instructor and request
verification of eligibility for accommodations from the Office of Academic Accommodations/
LASSO Center. Please advise the instructor of your disability as soon as possible, and contact The
LASSO Center, to ensure timely implementation of appropriate accommodations. Faculty have an
obligation to respond when they receive official notice of a disability but are under no obligation to
provide retroactive accommodations. To receive services, you must submit appropriate
documentation and complete an intake process during which the existence of a qualified disability is
verified and reasonable accommodations are identified. The LASSO Center is located on the 3rd
floor of the Noble Center. You may call 918.293.4855 for more information or fax documentation to
918.293.4853.
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is neither condoned nor tolerated at OSUIT. Any student found
guilty of academic dishonesty or misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action. Academic
dishonesty and/or misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions: (1) Plagiarism:
the representation of previously written, published, or creative work as one’s own; (2) Unauthorized
collaboration on projects; (3) Cheating on examinations; (4) Unauthorized advance access to exams;
(5) Fraudulent alteration of academic materials; (6) Knowing cooperation with another person in an
academically dishonest undertaking. Students are required to actively protect their work against
misuse by others. For details, refer to The OSUIT Student Handbook (Student Rights and
Responsibilities Governing Student Behavior) available online at
http://www.osuit.edu/academics/forms/student_rights_responsibility.pdf.
Having someone else complete assignments for you equates to cheating. You are expected to do your
own work on all of your assignments in this class. While you can talk with other students about
assignments, you must create, modify, save, and upload your own assignments. It is fine to discuss
approach, where a tool is found, formulas, etc. with others, but all keying of your assignments must
be done by you! Do not copy part or all of anyone else’s documents, spreadsheets, presentations,
and/or quiz answers. Do not allow another student to copy your work and/or answers.
Any plagiarized work will receive a zero for the assignment for all parties involved.
Advanced Standing Test Opportunity
*There is an advanced standing test available in the Assessment Center, located in the Grady Clack
Center. This exam covers Windows 7, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and must be completed
by the end of the first week of school (Tuesday, September 8). You must pass all three with a 75% or
higher in order to receive credit for class.
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Attendance Policy For Face-to-Face Courses
A primary component of OSUIT's Mission is “to prepare and sustain a diverse student body as
competitive members of a world-class workforce.” Regular and consistent attendance not only aids in
academic success, dependable attendance is a requirement in today's real-world employment;
therefore, regular and consistent attendance is a requirement in all OSUIT courses.
Definitions:
Absent: Failing to attend all or a significant portion of a class or lab session.
A. Students may not be marked as absent if missing class for situations such as, but not
limited to
1. participating in a required university activity such as a field trip;
2. fulfilling a military obligation;
3. a mandatory court appearance;
4. death in the immediate family;
5. extreme illness or accident to oneself or immediate family. Instructors, at their
discretion, may require proof of such events.
B. It is the responsibility of the student to contact and inform the instructor and/or
department in advance of such excused absences whenever possible.
Tardy: Arriving late to class as defined by the individual class instructor. Faculty, at their
discretion, may equate three tardies to equal one absence.
Procedures:
Early Intervention
A. Any student who misses 10% of an individual course (or earlier at faculty discretion)
during a regular fifteen-week semester, or the equivalent portion of time in a shorter
session, will have their name submitted by that course instructor to the OSUIT Early
Alert System for retention intervention.
B. At the point the Early Alert is issued, the student must meet with their assigned faculty
advisor or designated faculty/staff member within seven (7) academic calendar days for
counseling on how to improve their attendance and academic success.
Excessive Absences
A. The University reserves the right to administratively withdraw any student from an
individual course who misses 20% of that course, whether excused or unexcused, and, in
the opinion of the instructor, the student does not have a reasonable opportunity to be
successful in the course.
B. Students should be aware any of the following may impact their financial aid:
1. being administratively withdrawn from a course
2. dropping a course
3. their last date of attendance in a course
Please see OSUIT Policy 2-021 for full details and procedures.
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CS 1013 - COMPUTER LITERACY AND APPLICATIONS*
Fall 2015
Week
Unit
Assignments/Assessments
Deadline Dates
1
Orientation
Introduction to Class
Activation of O-Key/Intro to D2L
Copy Section Activity data files to USB
Friday, September 4
2
Information
Technology
Essentials
Windows 7
Read pages 1 - 27
 Concept Exam
Friday, September 11
Section 1, Activities 1 – 4; pages 1 – 14
 Concept Exam
Section 2, Activities 1 – 10; pages 19 – 41
 Concept Exam
Friday, September 18
Section 1, Activities 1 - 5, pages 1 – 12
 Concept Exam
 Activities 1 – 11, pages i – 27 (3 docs)
 Concept Exam
 Assignment: Challenge 1 (p 32)
 Assignment: Challenge 2 (p 32)
Wednesday, Sept 23
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Activities 1 – 12, pages 35 – 59 (2 docs)
Concept Exam
Assignment: Challenge 1 (p 68)
Assignment: Challenge 2 (p 68)
Wednesday, October 7
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Activities 1 – 9*, pages 71 – 99 (4 docs)
Wednesday, October 14
(*Step 10 is not required)
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
2-3
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Internet Explorer
Word, Section 1
Word, Section 2
Word, Section 3
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Word Unit Production Test
Excel, Section 1
Note: Print and
Upload Skill Review
1 before completing
Skill Review 2
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Excel, Section 2
Note: Print and
Upload Skill Assess
1 before completing
Skill Assess 2
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Concept Exam
Assignment: Skills Assessment 1 (p 107)
Assignment: Skills Assessment 2 (p 107)
Excel, Section 3
Note: Print and
Upload Skill Review
1 before completing
Skill Review 2
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Completed by 4:30 pm
Completed by 4:30 pm
Completed by 4:30 pm
Wednesday, Sept 30
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
Friday, October 16
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Activities 1 – 9, pages i – 27 (3 docs)
Concept Exam
Assignment: Skill Review 1 (p 30)
Assignment: Skill Review 2 (p 30)
Friday, October 23
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Activities 1 – 12, pages 37 – 65 (2 docs)
Concept Exam
Assignment: Skills Assessment 1 (p 70)
Assignment: Skills Assessment 2 (p 71)
Monday, Nov 2
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Activities 1 – 12, pages 75 – 103 (6 docs)
Concept Exam
Assignment: Skills Review 1 (p 105)
Assignment: Skills Review 2 (p 106)
Wednesday, Nov 11
Excel Unit Production Test
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
Friday, November 13
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Week
12-13
14
Unit
Assignments/Assessments
Due Dates
PowerPoint,
Section 1
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Activities 1.1 – 1.10; pages I - 31 (1 doc)
Concept Exam
Assignment: Skill Review 1 (p 34)
Monday, November 23
PowerPoint,
Section 2
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Activities 2.1 – 2.11; pages 43 – 69 (1 doc)
Concept Exam
Assignment: Skill Review 1 (p 71-72)
Monday, December 7
15
PowerPoint Unit Production Test
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
All assignments are due by
4:30 pm
Wednesday
December 9
*Schedule is subject to change at instructor discretion.
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