Community College of RI

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS - COMI 1100

Fall 2008 Syllabus

(This document it is subject to change)

Al Sevigny, Instructor                                                            email: asevigny@ccri.edu

Course Description:  To Understand the principles of computers and information processing. To learn the fundamentals  of Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, and Microsoft Access 2007.

Required Text/Materials:

GO! with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory, Second Edition: Gaskin, Ferret, Vargas, and Marks

GO! Introductory Technology in Action, Fifth Edition: Alan Evans, Kendal Martin, and Mary Martin Poasty

Student CDs that come with the books

Flash memory drive with at least 512MB of storage capacity

Earbuds/Earphones.

Course Design: The course is broken down by class. Each class will have objectives to accomplish.

Examinations: Four exams are scheduled. Any student who misses an exam will be able to make up the exam within one week of the date the student returns to class. If the student did not give prior notice before the exam, the grade on a make-up exam will be reduced by 20%.

Assignments: Assignments are to be submitted on the specified due date. Assignments received after the due date will be subject to a reduction in the grade of up to 30%. Assignments submitted 14 days after the due date will not be graded. This policy may be waived with the instructor's written approval.

Grading:  The value of the 4 Exams is equal to 30% of the total grade. The value of the Assignments, Exercises, and Quizzes amount to 60% of the total grade.  The value attributed to class attendance, participation and behavior will amount to 10% of the grade.

Other: Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. A student who misses any class will be responsible for the material covered during that class.

I reserve the right to lower or raise grades based on subjective values such as attitude, class participation, preparation, and understanding of the material.

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION:

  Ask Questions?  

It is important to remember to DO YOUR OWN WORK.  Working “as a team” to complete an assignment, then handing in two identical copies of the same assignment is considered cheating, and is grounds for dismissal from the course and the school.

 ABSOLUTELY NO CELL PHONES, PAGERS, EMAILING, INSTANT MESSAGING, TEXTING, IPODS, etc., ARE PERMITTED DURING CLASS. These types of devices will distract other students. These and other devices must be silenced or muted while in class.