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INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CIS 101-72 Wednesday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Spring 2009 CIS 101-72 Page 1 of 10 Spring 2009 Instructor: Christine Adams Office Location: no office – leave a message at main office Main Office Phone: 517-265-5515 E-Mail: [email protected] OVERVIEW This course is designed to make the student computer literate. Systems concepts are introduced with an emphasis on software utilization. This course is divided into two sections: a lecture section and a lab section. Each of these sections is described below. I will post details of your weekly assignments and due dates inside the Assignments area of our course Web site or see attachments. COURSE GOALS: - To familiarize the student with current computer terminology - To develop a basic understanding of computer hardware and software - To become familiar with multiple software packages COURSE OBJECTIVES - Students will receive "hands on" computer experience with word processing, electronic spreadsheet, and presentation software. - Students will create, save, modify, and print documents created in Microsoft Word and Excel. - Students will be expected to create and present a project using Microsoft Office applications. TEXTBOOKS (Required) LECTURE: Shelly/Cashman’s Discovering Computers 2008: Introductory edition, Course Technology, ISBN: 1-4239-1204-0. LAB: Microsoft Office 2007, Windows Vista Edition, ISBN: 1-4239-0559-8 MATERIALS: Suggesting a memory stick for file management, not requiredINTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CIS 101-72 Wednesday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Spring 2009 CIS 101-72 Page 2 of 10 Spring 2009 LECTURE SECTION DESCRIPTION This portion of the course is designed to make the student computer literate. Systems concepts are introduced with an emphasis on software utilization. Students will be tested on the material in the Lecture book (Discovering Computers 2008). QUIZZES Each Chapter that we cover during class in the lecture material has a quiz that accompanies it. We will not cover this material in class. You will be responsible for taking these quizzes on your own time. They are 20 random multiple choice questions, open book, and you can take them as many times as you wish. The highest score will be used even if you do worse on subsequent tries. TESTS Lecture tests for this class will also be given on-line. Also open book, but only one attempt is allowed. There are no due dates for these quizzes and tests, but it will be easier if you try to keep up through the semester and not wait until the end.INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CIS 101-72 Wednesday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Spring 2009 CIS 101-72 Page 3 of 10 Spring 2009 LAB SECTION DESCRIPTION This portion of the course is designed to make the student computer literate. Systems concepts are introduced with an emphasis on software utilization. Students use microcomputers to learn word processing (Word 2003), presentation software (PowerPoint 2003) and electronic spreadsheets (Excel 2003). Students will complete assignments, projects, quizzes, and tests based on the material in the Lab book (CIS 101 JCC). LAB IN CLASS EXERCISES Each class exercise is due at the end of the class period in which the material was covered. If you miss a class, you need to complete the class exercise on your own. LAB UNIT ASSIGNMENTS Each week you will receive an assignment for lab portion of this course (or see attached lecture and lab schedules). I will post these assignments on our course Web site. Assignments should be completed using techniques covered to date. Late assignments will be accepted until we have a test on that material without a penalty. Any work handed in after we have tested that material will not be accepted. TESTS The Word and Excel components will have an open book test the week after we complete the 4 units for that topic POWERPOINT PRESENTATION You will create a PowerPoint presentation that you will present to the class on the last day It should have a minimum of ten slides, using the information that you have researched. Topic is your choice. Some ideas would be: a hobby or interest you have, a topic you have researched or written a paper about in another class, a business or job that you currently have or would like to start, your career’s major, research on person found in the ―Technology Trailblazers‖ at the end of a chapter in the Discovering Computers textbook, something related to the computer industry, etc. - everything you should include is listed on the last page of this syllabusINTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CIS 101-72 Wednesday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Spring 2009 CIS 101-72 Page 4 of 10 Spring 2009 GRADING PROCEDURE Lecture: 3 chapter tests 5% each=15% of grade 11 Quizzes 2.54% each=28% of grade 43% of grade Lab: 12 unit projects 2.5% each=30% of grade 2 tests (Word and Excel) 5% each = 10% of grade 1 PowerPoint presentation 5% of grade 12 in-class exercises @ 10 each 1% each = 12% of grade 57% of grade GRADING SCALE Percentage Grade 94-100 4.0 88-93 3.5 82-87 3.0 76-81 2.5 70-75 2.0 64-69 1.5 58-63 1.0 52-57 0.5 Below 52 0.0 PARTICIPATION and ATTENDANCE POLICY Your participation and attendance are expected in each class session, but are not part of your grade. Your success will depend greatly on the time spent completing assignments and projects as well as practicing on the computer. Attendance will be taken during each class and reported periodically to the Registrar’s Office. Definitions include: ―H‖—the student is not doing acceptable work and needs ―help‖ to be successful, ―Q‖—the student has not participated/attended and the instructor believes they have unofficially withdrawn, and ―V‖—the instructor ―verifies‖ that the student is participating/attending and doing acceptable work. It is ultimately the responsibility of the student to withdraw from the course. You should also contact your instructor when considering a withdrawal.INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CIS 101-72 Wednesday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Spring 2009 CIS 101-72 Page 5 of 10 Spring 2009 Associate Degree Outcomes: The Jackson Community College Board of Trustees has developed a list of essential skills which all of its associate degree graduates will enhance during their college experience. The Board has said: JCC's goal is to prepare students to


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