MIS 153
Intro to
Computers &
Business
Applications
Syllabus
www.cbu.edu/~dbrandon/MIS153.html
 Attendance Log On
– Woody Allen once said, "95% of life is
just showing up”
– Miss 8 hours  F
 Course Policies
– Be sure to read these !
 Links
 Course Outline
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Textbook
 Office 2007 Introductory Concepts and
Techniques, Premium Video Version: Course
Technology by Shelly Cashman ISBN 13: 9780-324-82684-5 (or 1111124191 for the book
bundled with SAM)
– All classes now need version bundled with SAM
– Project Orientation
– Step-by-step instructions
– Sidebars for “other ways”
 Web support -> http://www.scsite.com/
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http://www.scsite.com
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Video Edition
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Video Edition (con’t)
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Other Learning Aids
 Course Slides
 Reference guides:
– http://www.customguide.com/quick_reference
s.htm
 SAM Assessment & Training
Software
 Microsoft Web Site
 Other web tutorials and help
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Multimedia
 Some course slides contain voice
and/or video - make sure your
sound is fully enabled on your PC
 Voice (click image to hear a test
sound track)
 Video (click image to view test
video)
– you may have to hit the browser back
or exit button to return to this lesson
– Some videos may require your to
enter your session content
username/password
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Did I Miss Anything?
[Question frequently asked by students after missing a class
by Tom Wayman]
 Nothing:
– When we realized you weren't here we sat
with our hands folded on our desks in silence,
for the full two hours
 Everything:
– I gave an exam worth 40 per cent of the grade
for this term and assigned some reading due
today on which I'm about to hand out a quiz
worth 50 per cent.
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 Nothing:
– None of the content of this course has value or
meaning. Take as many days off as you like: any
activities we undertake as a class I assure you will not
matter either to you or me and are without purpose.
 Everything:
– A few minutes after we began last time, a shaft of
light descended and an angel or other heavenly being
appeared and revealed to us what each woman or man
must do to attain divine wisdom in this life and the
hereafter. This is the last time the class will meet
before we disperse to bring this good news to all
people on earth.
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 Nothing:
– When you are not present how could
something significant occur?
 Everything:
– Contained in this classroom is a microcosm of
human existence assembled for you to query
and examine and ponder. This is not the only
place such an opportunity has been gathered,
but it was one place - And you weren't here !
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Questions
Stop instructor to ask questions
when in doubt or unsure
Email questions to instructor
What’s the only stupid question ?
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Homework
 All homework is normally due by start of
the next week (unless instructor indicates
otherwise)– date on your e-mail is used as
timestamp
 Each assignment is worth 10 points
 Partial credit for late assignments:
– One letter grade lost per week late
 For any two students having “virtually
identical” work, both students will get a
zero on that assignment
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General Schedule (Day Classes)
[except for holidays, etc.]
 Monday (formal class) – Lecture &
Exercises
 Wednesday (formal class) – Lecture &
Exercises
 Friday (lab) - Slides & slide exercises
 Weekend – Textbook chapter and
homework
 Changes to general schedule will be
announced in class
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CBU ITS
http://www.cbu.edu/ietc/
FAQS
Help
– E-mail
– FTP
– Web
– Wireless connections (i.e. for
laptops)
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ITS Page
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CBU Photo ID
You must have a photo ID to
attend class
If you have an ID, but your photo
does not show on the rooster, go
see ITS to get the problem
resolved
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CBU Computer Account
 Each student must have a student computer and
email account with a valid username and
password
 The student server is “sheba”
 Webmail is recommended
 Server mail via “pine”
 Client mail products: Outlook, Eudora
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SAM
 Course assessment (test) software
 Need “key code” that comes with textbook,
or purchased separately
 Students may run SAM from their own
PC’s:
–
–
–
–
Dorm
Home
Work
Laptop
 Need to install Flash player
 SAM logon URL: http://sam2007.course.com
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Purchasing SAM Separately from
Textbook
 If you need to purchase SAM Assessment by itself, then
go to www.cengagebrain.com
 There are a couple of different delivery options:
– If you want to order the printed access codes, use
ISBN 0538743492
– If you want to order the instant access code for SAM
Assessment, which essentially automatically emails a
SAM code without them having to wait for something
to be mailed, use ISBN 053874300x
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SAM Log On Screen
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SAM Welcome Screen
[see slide show on SAM Registration]
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Backup Media
 Information left on the lab
PC’s may not be there next
class
 It is the student’s
responsibility to make back
up copies of all work both
saving current work-inprogress to a file, and then
saving the file on a
removable back-up media
(USB key or diskette) or
FTP to student’s directory
on student server
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Email
Server based via Telnet –
“PINE”
PC Client – Outlook (covered
in textbook) or Eudora
Webmail
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Webmail
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FTP
[https://apollo.cbu.edu/web/its/server/ftp.html]
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WS_FTP
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WinSCP
[http://winscp.net/eng/download.php]
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FTP via IE
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Microsoft Office
 The first version of
“Office” was programmed
for the Apple Mac OS and
was released on June 19,
1989.
 This version included the
Microsoft Word, Excel,
and PowerPoint
applications.
Microsoft Office
 It was not until January of 1990 that Microsoft
released a version of Office for PCs (which
were running Windows 2.0 at the time!)
 From 1990-1995
Microsoft released
new versions of its
Office products
separately.
 It was not until Office
95 that the
applications were
updated together.
Microsoft Office
 The release of Office 95 marked a new strategy
from Microsoft.
 Instead of sporadically releasing new versions of
the Office products separately, they decided to
update all the products at once and bracket them
under a new name.
 This update strategy is still in-use by Microsoft
today.
Microsoft Office 95
 To the right, is the product
packaging for Office 95.
 This version contained
Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Scheduler+, and Access.
 The original release was
intended for Windows 95
or Windows NT 3.51
 Surprisingly, Office 95
can still be run on
Windows XP systems.
Microsoft Office 97
 To the right is the
product packaging for
Office 97.
 This version
(Professional) included
PowerPoint, Word,
Outlook, Excel, &
Access.
 This was the first
version of the Office
suite to include
Outlook.
Microsoft Office 2000
 To the right is the
product packaging for
Office 2000.
 This version
(Professional) included
Word, Excel, Outlook,
PowerPoint, Access, &
Publisher.
 This release had 4
versions (Premium,
Professional, Small
Business, and
Standard.)
Microsoft Office XP
 To the right is the product
packaging for Office XP.
 This version (Professional)
included Word, Excel, Outlook,
PowerPoint, & Access.
 This release had 4 versions
(Professional, Standard, Small
Business, and Student/Teacher.)
 Office XP was the first version of
Office to include Product
Activation to cut down on
software piracy.
Microsoft Office 2003
 Microsoft Office Professional
Enterprise Edition 2003
 Microsoft Office Professional
Edition 2003
 Microsoft Office Standard Edition
2003
 Microsoft Office Small Business
Edition 2003
 Microsoft Office Student and
Teacher Edition 2003
 Microsoft Office Basic Edition
2003
Microsoft Office 2007
 To the right is the product
packaging for Office 2007.
 This version (Professional)
includes Word, Excel, Outlook,
PowerPoint, Access, & Publisher.
 This release has 7 versions
(Home/Student, Standard, Small
Business, Professional,
Professional+, Enterprise, &
Ultimate.)
 Office 2007 marks the first release
from Microsoft that is available as
a download (as opposed to a
physical disc).
Microsoft Office File Extension
Comparisons
Office 2007
Previous Versions
Application
Extension
Application
Extension
PowerPoint
.pptx
PowerPoint
.ppt
Excel
.xlsx
Excel
.xls
Access
.accdb
Access
.mdb or .accd
Outlook
.pst
Outlook
.pst
Word
.docx
Word
.doc
Publisher
.pub
Publisher
.pub
The new extensions for Office 2007 Applications indicate an XML
format (thus the “x” in the new extension.)
References
 Reference Guides:
– http://www.customguide.com/quick_references.htm
 Office 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
(For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by Peter Weverka
 2007 Microsoft Office System Inside Out by John
Pierce
 Microsoft Office 2007 Simplified by Sherry Willard
Kinkoph
 The 2007 Microsoft Office System Step by Step by
Online Training Solutions Inc., Curtis D. Frye, Joan
Preppernau, and Joyce K. Cox
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Homework
Textbook – Read Essential
Introduction to Computers
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