|
COMI-1100 ONLINE SECTION |
INTRO TO COMPUTERS SYLLABUS |
SPRING
2008 |
|
|
Instructor |
Kay
Johnson
|
||
|
Phone |
825‑2155 |
|||
|
E-mail |
kjohnson@ccri.edu |
|||
|
Office |
Room
2168: M 12-2 pm, 4-6 pm, W 12-2 pm
|
|||
|
Web |
http://faculty.ccri.edu/kjohnson/
|
|||
|
Texts |
Go! Technology in Action, 4th Edition by Alan Evans, Kendall Martin, Mary Anne
Poatsy; Prentice Hall, 2008. Go! with Microsoft Office 2007 by Shelley Gaskin,
Robert L. Ferrett, Alicia Vargas, Suzanne Marks; Prentice Hall, 2008. |
|||
|
Material |
You will need a USB
flash drive to store your work and a set of headphones to use in the lab. |
|||
|
Week |
TIA
|
TIA Lecture Topics |
Office 2007 Lab Topics |
||
|
2/25 |
Chap 1 |
Becoming Computer
Fluent |
Using WebCT, |
||
|
3/3 |
Chap 2 |
The Parts of the
Computer |
Internet Ch 3 |
||
|
3/10 |
=======================SPRING
BREAK ========================== |
||||
|
3/17 |
Chap 3 |
Using the Internet |
Word Ch 5 |
||
|
3/24 |
Chap 4 |
Application
Software |
Word Ch 6 |
||
|
*** EXAM 1: Chap
1-3, Windows, Internet COMPLETED BY 3/31 |
|||||
|
3/31 |
Chap 5 |
System Software |
PowerPoint Ch 15 |
||
|
4/7 |
Chap 6 |
Understanding
Hardware |
PowerPoint Ch 16 |
||
|
4/14 |
Chap 7 |
Networking &
Security |
PPT Do-It-Yourself |
||
|
*** EXAM 2: Chap
4-6, Word, PowerPoint COMPLETED BY 4/21 |
|||||
|
4/21 |
Chap 8 |
Mobile Computing |
Excel Ch 9 |
||
|
4/28 |
Chap 9 |
System Hardware |
Excel Ch 10 |
||
|
5/5 |
Access Ch 12 |
||||
|
*** EXAM 3: Chap
7-9, Excel, Access COMPLETED BY 5/12 |
|||||
COURSE DESCRIPTION |
|||
|
|
|||
|
Introduction to Computers
is a one semester course which meets four hours a week. The time is divided between lecture and
hands-on work in the computer laboratory. Homework is given regularly, and
requires time outside the regular class meeting time. An online section
requires a comparable time commitment. The assignments are designed to
familiarize the student with using a personal computer and the place of
computers in modern society. The
student will have experience using an operating system, a word processor, a
spreadsheet package, and a presentation graphics package. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
COURSE
OBJECTIVES |
|||
|
|
|||
|
This computer literacy course
provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of computers and
information processing. Upon
successful completion of this course, the student will gain an understanding
of hardware and software concepts and how they are used in information
systems. The scope of this course
includes a historical background that traces the development of the modern
computer and the place of the computer in society. There is great emphasis on the operation
and terminology of computer systems. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
Objectives for the
student are given at the start of each chapter. These objectives will state what is
expected of the student and are designed in terms of student achievement
rather than teacher performance. These
objectives are almost entirely in the cognitive domain and rarely ask the
student to manipulate the material extensively or use the information to
predict new answers to a problem. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
COURSE
GRADING |
|||
|
|
|||
|
The grades for this course will be
determined as follows: |
|||
|
|
|||
|
Hour exams (3) |
300 points |
Cutoffs: |
A: 90% |
|
Assignments |
100 points |
|
B: 80% |
|
|
-------------------- |
|
C: 70% |
|
TOTAL |
400 points |
|
D: 60% |
|
|
|
|
F: below 60% |
|
|
|
||
|
|
|||
|
The instructor reserves the right to raise or lower
final grade due to attendance, class contribution and participation, attitude
and/or other subjective values. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
Examination Policy: Four exams will be given. Once
available, they will be available for at least 4 days. They are CLOSED BOOK.
The Honor System is in effect here. An exam not taken within the allotted
time will be graded as 0. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
Homework Policy: Late homework will be penalized
10%. Homework more than 1 week late will not be accepted. Students should
feel free to exchange ideas with each other, however all assignments are
expected to be the student's own work, and should in no way duplicate
anyone else's. Students are not
allowed to "work together" on assignments. A student may not use or
copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as
his/her own. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor.
Suspected cheating on an assignment, quiz, exam, or project will be handled
through the Dean of Student's Office. |
|||
|
|
|||