Frederick Community College

Introduction to Computers and Information Processing

CIS 101_ONL3 Spring 2012 (ONLINE)

Class begins: 1/30/12

Class ends: 5/18/12

Last Day to Withdraw: 4/16/12

Instructor Information:

Name:Lisa Hawkins	Office:C-223
E-mail:lhawkins@frederick.edu	Phone Number: 240-629-7848 301-846-2505 (Department)
Contact Hours:email and by appointment for in-person meeting	Campus Mail Box #: 327

Course Information:

Credits: 3
On-campus Meetings: 0	On-campus Exams: 1
Prerequisites:EN 50A and EN 52 or ESL 95 and ESL 99	Corequisites: None

Course Description:

Emphasizes microcomputer hardware and software, data organization and an overview of programming and application software. Uses application software in the areas of database management, spreadsheets, word processing and graphics.

Core Learning Outcomes:

The Students will demonstrate college-level communications skills

The Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills

The Students will demonstrate an understanding of technology and its uses

The Students will understand and be able to interpret social and educational values

In addition to the above, the students will demonstrate computer literacy in the following topics:

• Knowledge of terminology, hardware, software and communications

• Trends in technology development

• Components of a computer system with regard to configuration and purchase

• Security, private and public databases, Internet security, privacy laws, protected records and Internet chat groups

• Ethics including copyright issues and computer crime

• Integrating data from one application into another.

Instructional Methods:

On-line Lecture Topics, discussion board, software demonstration, and hands-on activities. For every hours spent in the online classroom, the student should expected to spend at least two hours working on this course outside the online classroom.

Course Organization:

This is an online course and work is to be completed online. Online learning includes assignments, discussion boards, readings, and videos. Each week chapter material is covered and assignments are due on according to the Topic Outline below.

Text(s) and Course Materials:

Students have a choice of two variations of the textbooks for this class. The first version includes paper textbooks and e-books accessible through a MyITLab access code. The second variation includes only the e-books accessible through a MyITLab access code. All students must purchase, at a minimum, a new access code to MyITLab from the FCC Bookstore because these codes are assigned to individual students and cannot be sold or given to anyone else. The books used for this course are as follows:

Technology in Action, 8th Edition, Complete, Alan Evans, Kendall Martin and Mary Anne Poatsy; Pearson Prentice Hall, © 2011. (This book is referenced as TiA in the topical outline and contains chapters 1-13.)

Progress Report:

Students will receive some form of written assessment of their progress in the course no later than the sixth week of a fifteen week semester or one-third of the instructional time for shorter sessions.

Evaluation Methods:

Tests / Papers / Projects	Percentage Value	Final Grade Scale
Concept Quizzes	17%	90.0% to 100.0% = A
Concept Tests	10%	80.0% to 89.9% = B
Concept Assignments, Class Participation, and Discussion Boards	33%	70.0% to 79.9% = C
Application Assignments and Assessments	40%	60.0% to 69.9% = D
TOTAL	100%	Below 60.0% = F

Student Services

A variety of services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx.

Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx.

Participation Policy:

Participation in class is required. There will be regular graded activities during class sessions.Students in this class are expected to assume responsibility for attending and participating fully in class. Student are expected to participate, this includes but is not limited to reading the chapter to be covered before the class in which it is covered. Active participation will enhance the student learning process. Disruptive or unprofessional behavior diminishes the learning environment for the entire class and will not be tolerated. Absence from a class does not excuse a student from knowing what was covered in class or from completing activities, assignments, quizzes, tests, or other requirements of the course on time, which may affect your grade. Excused absences include illness (with doctor's note), emergencies deemed as such by your instructor, religious holidays, or Official College functions. The instructor has full discretion on whether the absence qualifies as an excused absence and whether to issue makeup work for the student to complete.

Email Policy:

With the exception of MOL students, all FCC students will receive and are expected to use their FCC email address for correspondence with faculty and staff at the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu. Email is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and student-student communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your email address is available to all students in this course.

However, students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this course only for the purpose and the duration of this course.

The instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries (grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24 to 48 hours.

Academic Integrity:

Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas. More information about this and the Student Conduct Codeare available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx

You must send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form is available athttp://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm

Topical Outline

Every effort will be made to keep to this schedule; however, the instructor reserves the right to alter or amend it as necessary. Additional dates, as published in the academic schedule of classes and listed below, may be required as make-up days for inclement weather.

Week	Dates	Subject	Content/Assignment
NOTE:	April 16	Last Day to Withdraw from this Course
1	1/30-2/3	Overview Computer Literacy	Syllabus Chapter 1: Why Computers Matter to You: Becoming Computer Literate (45) Review Chapter 1 Activities on Blackboard (30) Register for MyITLab MyITLab Overview (15) Blackboard Overview (15)
2	2/6-2/10	Input/Output Hardware Microsoft Word Windows 7 Purchasing a Computer	Chapter 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts (45) Review Chapter 2 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 1 (60) File Management Activity Sound Byte 1 (15) Chapter 1 MyITLab Word Activities (120)
3	2/13-2/17	Internet Microsoft Word Intellectual Property Group Discussion	Chapter 3: Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web’s Resources (45) Review Chapter 3 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 2 (60) Intellectual Property Group Discussion Chapter 2 MyITLab Word Activities (120)
4	2/20-2/24	Application Software Microsoft Word	Chapter 4: Application Software (45) Review Chapter 4 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 3 (60) Microsoft Word – Outlines and Citations Sound Byte 2 (15) Chapter 3 MyITLab Word Activities (120)
5	2/27-3/2	System Software Microsoft Word Task Manager	Chapter 5: System Software (45) Review Chapter 5 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 4 (60) Task Manager Activity Chapter 4 MyITLab Word Activities(120)
6	3/5-3/9	Assessing Hardware Microsoft Excel	Chapter 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware (45) Review Chapter 6 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 5 (60) Sound Byte 3 (15) Chapter 1 MyITLab Excel Activities (120) MyITLab Microsoft Word Assessment (60)
7	3/12-3/16	Networking Microsoft Excel Research	Chapter 7: Networking: Connecting Computing Devices (45) Review Chapter 7 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 6 (60) Wiki Assignment Part 1 (240) Sound Byte 4 (15) Chapter 2 MyITLab Excel Activities (120)
	3/19-3/23	Spring Break
8	3/26-3/30	Networking and Security Microsoft Excel	Chapter 12: Behind the Scenes: Networking and Security (45) Review Chapter 12 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 7 (60) Test 1 (120) **THIS TEST MUST BE TAKEN IN THE FCC TESTING CENTER ON CAMPUS Chapter 3 MyITLab Excel Activities (120)
9	4/2-4/6	Digital Data and Devices Object Linking and Embedding Microsoft Excel Research	Chapter 8: Digital Lifestyle: Media & Devices (45) Review Chapter 8 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 12 (60) OLE Activity Wiki Assignment Part 2 (120) Chapter 4 MyITLab Excel Activities (120)
10	4/9-4/13	Security Microsoft PowerPoint Group Discussion	Chapter 9: Security Issues & Strategies (45) Review Chapter 9 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 8 (60) Security Activity Chapter 1 & 2 MyITLab PowerPoint Activities (180) MyITLab Microsoft Excel Assessment (60)
NOTE:	April 16	Last Day to Withdraw From This Course
11	4/16-4/20	Programming Microsoft PowerPoint	Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Building Applications (45) Review Chapter 10 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 9 (60) Sound Byte 5 (15) Chapter 3 & 4 MyITLab PowerPoint Activities (180)
12	4/23-4/27	Database Microsoft Access Web Design	Chapter 11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems (45) Review Chapter 11 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 10 (60) Web Design Activity Chapter 1 MyITLab Access Activities (120) MyITLab Microsoft PowerPoint Assessment (60)
13	4/30-5/4	Internet Microsoft Access Oral Presentations	Chapter 13: Behind the Scenes: The Internet: How It Works (45) Review Chapter 13 Activities on Blackboard (30) Quiz: Chapter 11 (60) Wiki Assignment Part 3 (120) Sound Byte 6 (15) Chapter 2 MyITLab Access Activities (120)
14	5/7-5/11	Ethics Microsoft Access Presentations	Quiz: Chapter 13 (60) Wiki Assignment Part 3 (120) Privacy and Ethics Activity MyITLab Microsoft Access Assessment (60)
15	5/14-5/18	Test 2	Test 2 Review (180) Test 2
Make-up days: May 21 and 22 are required make-up days if needed. (see note below)

NOTE: All assignments, activities, and quizzes assigned, are due on Sunday at 11:59PM of each week, with the exception of week 15. All work is due on 5/18/12 on week 15. No Late work will be accepted.

NOTE: Numbers in parentheses following the assignments above indicate the number of minutes students are expected to spend completing homework associated with the particular assignment. Total expected homework time: (76.25) hours

Course Organization:

Tests / Papers / Projects

Percentage Value

Topical Outline

Every effort will be made to keep to this schedule; however, the instructor reserves the right to alter or amend it as necessary. Additional dates, as published in the academic schedule of classes and listed below, may be required as make-up days for inclement weather.