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CIS 41 - Introduction to
Computer Information Systems
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Spring 2011
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| CIS 041-103 (59458) - Hybrid on campus Tuesdays 10:45am -1:05pm T213 |
| CIS 041-105 (59460) Mostly on-line, orientation and final on campus |
COURSE OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
The following General Education
Student Learning Outcomes will be met upon successful completion of the CIS
041 course:
Computer Literacy:
Send, receive, and store e-mails
Demonstrate a basic understanding of how to use a word processor
Perform research using the World Wide Web
Use spreadsheet, database, and presentation graphics software applications
Critical analysis / logical thinking
Solve problems or present information in a series of logical steps
Present information so that logical conclusions follow
Apply logical analysis to a variety of problems in everyday life
Information Competency
Obtain information and conduct research in a variety of ways such
as through books, magazines, the
World Wide
Web, interviews and other means
Organize and present several different kinds of information such
as pictures, words and numbers
Organize data into meaningful information
REQUIRED BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS:
TEXTS: All discussion and lab assignments will be presented
online. No books are required to be purchased. Printing the reading assignments
or lab assignments is not allowed in the Technology Center labs. If you wish
to print the course materials, please print them at home, in the Library or
the Learning Resource Center (LRC). A GoPrint card is required to print in
the Library or LRC and costs 10 cents per page. You will need a pen or pencil
when you take the final exam.
OTHER MATERIALS: You will
need a flash drive. The size does not matter.
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE USED
IN THE COURSE:
All of the software
packages used in the CIS41 class are available in the Technology Center open
lab and the classrooms used for CIS41 classes. If you want to complete the
reading assignments, quizzes or lab assignments at home or another location,
you will need:
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Discussion Quizzes |
300 points |
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Lab Assignments |
450 points |
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Essay |
50 points |
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Final |
150 points |
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Total |
950 points |
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HELP IS AVAILABLE:
Help is available for the lab assignments in the open lab. Tutoring help is
available in the Learning Resource Center (LRC) located below the Library
in room L101. Help with writing your essay is available n the Reading and
Writing Center (RWC) located in room L103.
The college also offers many special programs to help students. These include Financial Aid, Tech Prep, Puente Umoja, DSP&S, C.A.R.R., EOP&S/CARE, and WIN/CalWorks. Some of these programs require that students submit regular status reports. It is the student's responsibility to see the instructor for completion of the status report. I am available during my office hours and at break time during my classes.
ACCESS TO CAMPUS COMPUTER LABS:ATTENDANCE and DROPS:
You are expected to attend all class meetings and login regularly on the Moodle
system. Once you have shown some commitment to the class by attending, participating
in quizzes, labs, or homework, I assume that you wish to be in the class.
It is your responsibility to drop the class if you do not wish to continue.
However, you may be dropped by the instructor if it appears that you are not
participating in the class by submitting regular course work. If you do not
complete the course, and do not officially drop through the Admissions office
and are not dropped by the instructor, you will receive a grade based on your
completed work.
The San Jose City College catalog lists the following information for attendance requirements, drops, and academic standards:
Attendance
• Satisfactory attendance, like successful scholarship, is the responsibility of the individual student. Excessive absences may cause disqualification from class with the likelihood that a failing grade for the course will be received.
• At the discretion of the instructor, a student may be dropped from a class if the number of times absent exceeds the number of times the class meets in a week during 16-week semester
• Students should also be aware, they may be dropped from a class if they do not attend the first class meeting.
Dropping Classes
A student may withdraw from a class by using the StaReg System or MyWeb to drop a class. Each student is ultimately responsible for dropping the class or classes and informing each instructor. The following rules apply to withdrawing from
class:
• A student who officially withdraws from a class during the first four weeks or 30% of a term, whichever is less, will not receive a grade or any notation on the student’s permanent record card.
• Withdrawal between the end of the fourth week and the last day of the fourteenth week or 75% of a term, whichever is less, shall be recorded as a “W” on the student’s permanent record.
• The permanent record of a student who withdraws after the end of the fourteenth week or 75% of a term, whichever is less, must reflect a grade other than a “W”.Academic Standards Violations
• Altering grades
• Altering or forging college documents, records, or identification
• Copying from someone’s test or allowing someone to copy your test
• Copying from an author’s work without giving credit (plagiarism)
• Doing an assignment (e.g., a term paper or essay) for another student or asking, paying, bribing, or black mailing someone to do an assignment for you
• Sitting in for someone in class or on a test or having someone sit in class for you if not authorized by the instructor
• Submitting work previously presented in another class if not authorized by the instructor
• During an exam, using or consulting other test or course material not authorized by the instructor
• Possession of an examination or materials not authorized by the instructor.
Consequences may include one or more of the following:
• Receiving a failing grade on the test, paper, or exam
• Course grade lowered, possibly resulting in course failure
• Verbal or written reprimand/warning
• Suspension for a longer specified time
• Expulsion from college
SUBMITTING
ASSIGNMENTS:
The essay and lab assignments must have your name, student ID,
and exercise name at the top of the document. Late assignments will be accepted
with a penalty. Quizzes, the essay, lab assignments and part of the final exam must be
submitted using Moodle. Make sure you can login to your Moodle account
the first week of class. If you are adding the class, your Moodle account
should be active within two hours of your completed add request.
Quizzes on the reading assignments are to be taken using Moodle. Most reading assignments and quizzes will be available when the class first begins. Quizzes that are available on a Monday must be taken by Thursday. Your quizzes will be graded with the correct answers displayed by Saturday after the quiz closes. Quizzes not taken by the Thursday due date can not be made up.
E-MAIL:
All students are required to obtain an e-mail account in addition to their
Moodle account. All correspondence through Moodle uses the e-mail address
that you have listed with the Admissions and Records office. This includes
any messages that I send to the class as well as scores for each assignment.
It is important that you update your e-mail address if it changes. You can
update your e-mail address by clicking the "CLICK HERE" message
on the purple rectangle when you go to the MyWeb page at https://myweb.sjeccd.edu
(NOTE the 'S' in https, and the 'E' in sjeccd). If you have an e-mail filter
for spam, etc., it is your responsibility to make sure that you are receiving
the e-mails that I send you, either from my college address Dan.McElroy@sjcc.edu,
or e-mails sent through Moodle.
NO-NAME and LATE PENALTIES:
You must include
your name, student ID or Moodle ID, and exercise name on all work you submit.
Unless otherwise specified in an assignment, your name, ID and exercise name
should appear in the upper right corner of your lab report or essay. Penalties
will be applied AFTER the score for your assignment has been computed. A maximum
of 10 penalty points will be applied for No-name or Late penalties. No work
will be accepted after the Friday following the final exam.
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Penalty
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Cause |
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1 point
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No name on submitted assignment |
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1 point
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No ID on the submitted assignment. Moodle or SJCC student ID is acceptable. |
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1 point
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No assignment name on the submitted assignment |
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2 points
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Assignment is one, two, or three days late |
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5 points
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Assignment is four, five, or six days late |
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10 points
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Assignment is one or more weeks late |
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY PENALTIES:
You are expected
to DO YOUR OWN WORK. I have several ways to help me determine if a student
is submitting someone else's work. I may not catch every instance of plagiarize
work, but I can catch many of them. The penalties for Academic Dishonesty
far exceed the penalties for submitting your work late.
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Penalty
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Cause |
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zero points
on the assignment |
All
or some of your work was created by another student this semester, or
a previous semester, or your work is copied by another student |
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double
points off
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Second
offense. Aa negative score that will subtract from your total class points.
Example: If the assignment is worth 30 points, you will receive negative 60 points. |
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A failing
grade
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You will receive an 'F' in the class |
CIS 41 COURSE
OUTLINE -- LECTURE AND LAB ASSIGNMENTS
* * * * Refer to Moodle for the most current information regarding class assignments
and due dates ! ! ! ! !
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Week
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Quiz
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Points
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Reading Assignment,
Quiz and Essay Submit each by Moodle |
Lab
Due Thr |
Points
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Lab Assignments Submit by Moodle except Web page, Resume & Cover Letter |
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2/1
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20
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Orientation quiz, |
2/3
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30
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Internet Search |
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2
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2/8
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20
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Ch1 - History of Computer Hardware |
2/10
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30
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Windows Help |
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3
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2/15
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20
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Ch2 - Internet and World Wide Web |
2/17
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30
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Buying a Computer |
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4
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2/22
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20
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Ch3 - Data Organization and File Extensions |
2/24
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30
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Web Page |
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5
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3/1
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20
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Ch4 - Software |
3/3
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30
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Word Tutorials |
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6
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3/8
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20
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Ch5 - Operating Systems |
3/10
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30
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Word Formatting |
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7
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3/15
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20
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Ch6 - Input and Output Devices |
3/17
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30
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Resume & Cover Letter (submit by e-mail) |
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8
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3/22
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20
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Ch7 - The Systems Unit |
3/24
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30
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Brochure |
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9
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3/29
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20
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Ch8 - The Central Processing Unit |
3/31
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30
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Excel Checkbook |
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10
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4/5
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20
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Ch9 - Storage |
4/7
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30
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Excel Sales Report |
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11
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4/12
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20
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Ch10 - Computers and Society, Careers |
4/14
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30
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Excel Pivot Tables |
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12
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SPRING BREAK 4/18-4/24 |
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SPRING BREAK 4/18-4/24 | ||
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13
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4/26
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20
50 |
Ch11
- Databases Essay Due |
4/28
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30
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Graphics Manipulation |
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14
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5/3
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20
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Ch12 - Networks and Security |
5/5
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30
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Database |
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15
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5/10
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20
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Ch13 - Systems Analysis and Design |
5/12
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30
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Programming |
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16
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5/17
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20
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Ch14 - Programming |
5/19
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30
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PowerPoint |
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17
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5/24
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50
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Written
Final Exam - online students can take the final exam Monday 5/23 6:00pm or Tuesday 5/24 10:45am or 6:00pm |
5/26
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100
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Lab
Final Exam - online students can take the final exam Monday 5/23 6:00pm or Tuesday 5/24 10:45am or 6:00pm |
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400
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QUIZ, TEST and ESSAY TOTAL |
550
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LAB TOTAL | |
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950
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COURSE TOTAL |
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