CIS 1055 (CIS C055)
Second Summer Session 2007
Section 026
Ms. Laurie Shteir
Wachman Hall, room 418
E-Mail: laurie@temple.edu
Phone: 215-204-1681
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 2 PM – 4 PM
Website: http://www.temple.edu/laurie
I access my e-mail and voice mail regularly but not excessively.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Students may withdraw at anytime as long as it meets
university guidelines provided that they have been attending class and turning in
homework’s and laboratory assignments as scheduled.
ATTENDANCE: If you miss a class, please obtain notes from your fellow
classmates. If there is anything that you do not understand I will be happy to help
you. All assignments must be turned in on time. I will not give Incompletes except
under extraordinary conditions. The university has a strict policy on granting
Incompletes. I cannot grant a grade of Incomplete for an inability to keep up with
assignments.
ORIGINALITY OF WORK: Your homework and lab assignments will help
demonstrate to me how well you can apply the material presented in class and lab
sessions given a fair amount of time. It is expected for people to help each other.
However the final product must be YOUR OWN.
CHEATING: Let me make myself very clear on this topic. Academic cheating
(such as plagiarism, copying during an exam, copying homework, stealing files
and storage media, etc) is strictly prohibited in this class. The penalty of the first
offense will be an 'F' in the course. A subsequent offense (in another course) may
also be referred to the University Disciplinary Committee. No collusion what-soever during an exam will be tolerated. In particular, no talking or other sharing of
information is permitted.
Students should also be familiar with the University statement on academic
honesty found at the following link
http://www.temple.edu/bulletin/Responsibilities_rights/responsibilities/responsibilities.shtm
EXAM DATES:
Midterm:
July 30th
Final Exam : August 15th
OBJECTIVE: CIS 1055 is an Information Technology course which satisfies a second
level science/technology course. Every student has the ability to do well in this class but
the course is a lot of work! Information Technology has become central to all disciplines.
It doesn't matter if you are pursuing a degree in the Fox School of Business and
Management, the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Education(to name a few)
you can expect to use Information Technology to solve problems.
SUMMER SESSION GOALS:
Lecture
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Understand the concept of computer programs and algorithms.
Understand the components of a computer system
Understand the development of the technology behind computers and
computer networks, the Internet and how this technology is likely to
change.
Identify the most common input, output, storage, and communication
devices.
Explain what to consider when purchasing and maintaining a computer
system.
Discuss upcoming computer technology.
To have an appreciation of ethical and societal issues including security,
privacy, and the use and misuse of information.
Laboratory
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Develop a basic understanding of Windows
To have a working knowledge of collaborative software including E-Mail
and using attachments, listservs and participating in a discussion group.
Use Word to create and edit documents and publish them on the World
Wide Web.
To be able to use spreadsheet software (Excel) to analyze numerical data
and represent data in chart format.
To be able to use a database management software package (Access) to
organize, create, search, and manage a database.
To be able to use presentation software (PowerPoint) to give a multimedia presentation.
Create a personal web page with sound and graphics.
To be able to use WS-FTP to transfer documents across the WEB.
To be able to use search engines and directories to locate information on
the World Wide Web and understand how to evaluate the results
PURCHASES:
Textbook bundle includes:
Discovering Comptuers 2007, Introductory, Shelly Cashman Series
Dreamweaver 8.0, Introductory, Shelly Cashman Series
Quick reference Guides: Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
Off-line Training CD, Microsoft Office 2003
Optional Book
Microsoft Office 2003 – Introductory Concepts and Techniques (Spiral
Bound) by Shelly, Cashman and Vermatt
Available for purchase at the University Bookstores and on reserve at the
following locations:
Temple University Main Campus, SIC in Tuttleman – 1st Floor
Lab, Circulation Reserve
Supplies
USB Memory Key (Jump Drive)
There is a required scheduled lab for this course on Thursdays at 4:40.
Instructor:
Laurie Shteir laurie@temple.edu
Assistant:
Luke Bilger
lbilger@temple.edu
The lab Website a.k.a. "the CIS 1055 Website" can be found at either of the
following URLs
http://isc.temple.edu/cis1055
http://ww2.cis.temple.edu/cis1055
The lecture and lab have been scheduled in this room for your convenience, we
need to “make a deal”, during the lecture time, computers must not be turned
on. Its distracting not to mention disrespectful. Thank you in advance for your
cooperation.
Lab facilities for students to use outside of scheduled times are located at the ,
Tuttleman Building and the Tech Center. In addition many schools and colleges
within the university have labs. The Ambler campus and TUCC campus also
have lab facilities. The Ambler campus is opening the much awaited Learning
Center this semester.
PREPARING FOR LAB: If you prepare for lab (by reading the assigned material
in the lab book BEFORE coming to lab), then you can utilize the lab time
efficiently to get a good start at your assignment for the coming week.
COMPLETING LAB ASSIGNMENTS: Whatever you don't finish during your
lab period can be completed in one of the PC facilities at the university – students
in general use the Tech Center.
You should not expect to complete homework in the lab. Some weeks have more
homework than other weeks – it all averages out by the end of the semester.
PLEASE NOTE: Students must obtain at least 100 points out of a possible 165 lab
points to pass CIS 1055.
Students who do not obtain at least 100 points from lab cannot pass this class. If
you have less than 100 total lab points, you will receive a grade of F for the
course independent of your overall average. There will be no exceptions to this
rule
STUDENT AND FACULTY ACADEMIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBLITES:
The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights
and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed through the
following link:
http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02.
DEDUCTIONS FOR LATE LAB WORK:
1 class late (20% deduction), 2 classes late (40% deduction). This is a standard
policy in CIS C055. Note: All homework must be turned in on August 15th prior
to the lab exam.
LAB QUIZZES: There is a weekly lab quiz (3 points for each lab quiz)at the
beginning of each lab class. There are no late quizzes given nor are there makeups. At the end of the semester the TWO lowest lab quizzes will be dropped.
LAB FINAL: All CIS 1055 sections have a laboratory final examination on the last
lab class.
We will use a number of technologies for forming communities.
A Listserv for this class has been set up CIS1055-SHTEIR
This syllabus as well as some class notes are available thru my WEB page URL
http://www.temple.edu/laurie
Note: Please turn cell phones off during class except for emergencies.
Course Schedule
(More or less)
July 9th
Course Introduction Hardware/Software
Obtaining your UNIX (aka TUMAIL)
Account
Triumph of the Nerds Part I
Purchase Texts and a
USB drive
Chapter 1
Lab 1: Accessing the Instructor's
Homepage, the CIS 55 Lab Website,
Introduction to Windows, Listserv, File
Management and Building your resume
July 11th
July 16th
July 18th
Digital Divide, $100 laptop
Cellular Networks
Group Project Selection
Lab 2: Website Creation, Resume Posting
on the WWW
Quiz on Chapter 1, Digital Divide and
Cellular Networks
Internet
Bring your Discovering Computers
Textbook to class
LAB 3: PowerPoint/Publishing
Quiz on Chapter 2
Input and Output Devices
E-Commerce
Distribution of the E-Commerce Activity
(Due July 25th)
LAB 4: Web Design, Part I
Start Reading Chapter 2 –
The Internet
Chapter 2
Chapter 5 and 6
Chapter 11, pages 572574
July 23rd Quiz on Chapters 5 and 6
Operating Systems
Triumph of the Nerds, Part II
Extra Credit Assignment, Due: July 30th
July 25th
Lab5: Web Design, Part II
Quiz on Chapter 8
System Unit
E-Commerce Review Due
Midterm Review
July 30th
Lab6: Web Design, Part III
Midterm Examination
Meet with your groups
August
1st
Lab7: Advanced Web Design
Secondary Storage, Communications and
Networks
Hand out Company Website
August
6th
Lab8: Excel 1
Grade Review
Group Paper is Due
Work on the Company Website
August
8th
August
13th
August
15th
Lab9: Excel II
Instructor is out of town – Lab will run
Lab 10 Excel III
Group Presentations
Company Presentations
Peer Review
Grade Review
Lab 11: Access and Review for the Lab
Exam
Lecture Examination
Lab Examination
Chapter 8
Chapter 4
Chapter 7
Chapter 9
Chapter 10, Chapter 11
Course Requirements
1 It is the responsibility of the student to read all assigned material. Exams
quizzes will cover these assignments, lab material, homework and any material
covered in class. Exams and quizzes will be announced in advance.. If you miss
a quiz you will receive a grade of zero. The lowest quiz grade from lecture will
be dropped at the end of the session to a maximum adjustment of ½ grade.
2 In addition to the labs there will be a Group Project, a web project on a fictional
company plus a number of extra credit assignments during the session. AT
MOST YOU CAN RECEIVE 5 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
3You must devote outside class and lab time to complete homework’s and
projects. Late assignments will result in the loss of points. Please note: this course
in the summer is a tremendous amount of work. If you are taking 2 courses and
working full-time - this is not the time to enroll in CIS 1055.
GRADES
Midterm, Final
Quizzes
Group Project
E-Commerce Review
Company Website
Lab
200 points
20-25 points each
46 points
10 points
15 point
165 points
Assigned point values may and will probably vary. At the end of the semester
the total points possible to obtain to compute a percentage grade will divide the
total points received. Letter grades will be assigned as follows
Letter Grades
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
92-100
90-91
88-89
82-87
80-81
78-79
72-77
70-71
68-69
62-67
60-61
0-59