CIS 100 - Introduction to Computers and Software Applications
Course Overview - Spring, 2011

Instructor: Kathie Gourlay
Telephone: 313-268-6537
E-mail: gourlay@wccnet.edu
Mailbox: BE 200 (734-677-5431)
Home Page: http://courses.wccnet.edu/~gourlay
Office hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays by appointment.

Course Description:

This course covers basic computer skills, an introduction to the Windows desktop, the fundamentals of productivity software (currently using Office 2010) and experience using the Internet. The class format includes hands-on work on the computer. The student is expected to have basic knowledge of computers including using Windows, using a Web browser like Internet Explorer and using e-mail.

Prerequisites:

Objectives

• Navigate the Windows user interface
• Perform basic Windows functions including copying, moving, deleting files, and creating folders
• Describe the different storage options including devices, folders, and files
• Describe basic Web concepts including URLs, IP address, DNS, HTML, and search engines
• Explain basic techniques for protecting a PC against viruses, worms, and other malware
• Provide definitions for basic computer terminology
• Use Microsoft Word to create and modify word processing documents
• Use Microsoft Excel to create and modify spreadsheet documents
• Use Microsoft Powerpoint to create and modify presentation documents
• Apply basic and intermediate formatting to documents
• Open, Save, and Print documents
• Use advance search methods in Google
• Use Cloud and Web 2.0 tools

Required texts and supplies:

1. Text: Go! With Microsoft Office 2010 Volume 1, Pearson Custom Publishing.
   ISBN 013510730X is the electronic bundle that includes an ebook and access to MyItLab. If you want a hard copy book, you may instead purchase ISBN 0132570335, which is the hard-copy bundle that includes a textbook, ebook, and access to MyITLab.
2. A MYITLab access code. This comes in the course packet with the custom textbook for this course. Do not unwrap the book or the MyITLab code until after the first class.
3. RECOMMENDED: A flash drive on which to keep your files.

Grading Policy:

Your grade will be based on in-class and homework assignments and concepts and skill tests with the following weighting. Note, the exact number of assignments and points per assignment is subject to minor changes.

Most assignments will be submitted on-line to either MyITLab or Blackboard. All hard copy assignments must have your name printed, not handwritten, on them.

Late Assignments - Cutoff dates for submitting assignments will be announced in class and on Blackboard. After that, late assignments will not be accepted. Usually, the cut-off date is one week after the exam that covers that material.

Missed Exams - You need to take the exams on the days scheduled in the syllabus unless you have a very good reason. Please contact the instructor as soon as possible, preferably before, or within a few days of, a missed exam to reschedule it. Because these exams are long, they can be difficult to reschedule.

Extra Credit - You may improve your final grade up to 5 percentage points by earning extra credit. You may do any of the unassigned projects at the end of each chapter of the book or exercises that you design yourself. See the instructor as to how much extra credit exercise could be worth.

Your final letter grade will be determined as follows. You may determine your percentage points by taking your Total Points in Blackboard, dividing it by 565 then adding your extra credit points.

Miscellaneous:

Two hours spent on homework for each hour of a college class is not unusual. Outside of class time you may use the Computer Commons on the second floor of the library in the GM building (973-3420) or any computer with Internet access or the Microsoft Office 2010 program that you need for that particular homework. There are tutors and aids available to help you in the Computer Commons and at Learning Support Services in LA 104 (973-3342).

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act all qualified students are entitled to reasonable accommodations. Please notify the instructor if any accommodations are needed or go to LA 104 for support.

No eating or drinking near any computer. The instructor will show you where you may store your food and drink during class/

Academic Honesty

Although you are encouraged to help each other, the work you hand in must be your own. If you are caught cheating or are guilty of plagiarism, you may be sanctioned as described in Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees Manual, Student Rights & Responsibilities section.