CISC 181 On-Line
DRAFT COPY- Principles of Information Systems
Spring 2009- CRN 51389
First 8 Weeks –January 26 through March 21, 2009
INSTRUCTOR: John Hammond
Course Objectives
Our objective is to develop an in-depth understanding of computers as essential components of society and of the business world. We will focus on the computer as a valuable productivity tool, recognize the personal computer's position as the backbone of the computer industry and emphasize its use a stand-alone and networked device. Topics include hardware, application and system software, the Internet and World Wide Web, communications, e-commerce, societal issues, database management, systems analysis and design, programming, information systems, career opportunities, certifications in the computer field, and computer trends. We will also present strategies for purchasing and maintaining a personal computer system, including networking these systems. This course also provides an overview of microcomputer applications including Microsoft Office 2007 (Word 2007, Excel 2007, Access 2007, and PowerPoint 2007).
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS and SOFTWARE
A Bundle with4 items [ISBN: 0-13-5083400] available at the City College bookstore, Room A-12, SD City College and the City College on-line bookstore or the KB bookstore near City College.
The followingfour items are included in the aforementioned bundle:
1.Technology In Action, Complete, 5th Edition and Student CD Pkg; [ISBN: 0135137209];by Evans, Martin, Poatsy; Prentice Hall Publishing {Publish Date: 1/11/2007; 704 pages}
2.Go! with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory and Student CD Pkg 1st Edition [ISBN: 0-13-167999-6]; by Gaskin, Ferrett, Vargas, Marks; Prentice Hall Publishing {1504 pages}
3.Corporate Microsoft Office 2007 180 Day Trial Software
4. Prentice Hall MyITLab for Go w/Office 2007 [ISBN: 013513238X]
ORPurchase Textbooks Online at the SDCCD Online Bookstore
IMPORTANT! If you don’t buy the bundle above you will have to buy the key for item 4, the MyITLab to take the class. The key will cost about $65.00.
Note: Our class is only 8 weeks long. You cannot wait a week to receive books and still complete the volume of work that is required. Please take advantage of this great price of around $110 for all four items and buy them locally. AND, remember, you must also have an edition of Microsoft Office that includes Access in order to do the work. This software is included in the bundle at City College Bookstore or KB Books, (the store near City College only).
HARDWARE ISSUES
All homework is expected to be conducted on a PC. Work done on Macs will NOT be accepted. Please note that you will be working with Microsoft Office 2007. The book bundle includes a trial version of this software for those students who do not have the software installed on their computer. All work must be completed with Office 2007.
GRADING
1Report @ 100=100 A: 900 to 1000
13 Quizzes @ 30=390 B: 800 to 899
14Lab Assignments @ 30=420 C: 700 to 799
6 Discussions Posts @ 15= 90 D: 600 to 699
Total= 1000 F: under 600
COURSE POLICIES
Quizzes(13 from the Technology in Action textbook) must be taken during the time that they are open. Quizzes will NOT be reopened. Each quiz will be open for 5 days, from Wednesday at 8 a.m. until Monday at 11:59 p.m. The open dates are listed on this syllabus and again under the Quiz section of this course. (See Assessment on the toolbar.) You are given an hour to complete each quiz once you have started. The quizzes are graded by the system and are available immediately.
Homework Assignments(14 from either the MyITLab simulator link or the Office 2007 textbook) are due on Mondays by 11:59 p.m. Their respective due dates are listed on this syllabus and again in the Assignment section of this course (see Assignments on the toolbar). Late assignments are accepted but are marked down 2 points each day they are late. On time assignments will be graded as soon as possible hopefully within 3 days of their due date.
Discussion Posts are due on six Fridays throughout the term. They are NOT accepted late. Their due dates are listed in this syllabus. (See Discussion on the toolbar.) Except for the first one, which will focus on you and why you are in the class, Discussion topics will use the “Technology in Focus” found between the numbered chapters in your textbook. More details are listed in the 1st schedule below and on the Discussion Icon. The discussion posts will be graded as soon as possible, hopefully within 3 days of their due date.
Academic Honesty is held in utmost regard in this class. Students are expected to uphold CityCollege’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and the integrity of the work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student’s submitted work – examinations, reports, and projects – must be that of the student’s own work. Students shall be guilty of violating the honor code if theyrepresent the work of others as their own or misrepresent the content of submitted work.
Note of caution: All of your labs must be the result of INDEPENDENT work. If you share your computer with another classmate, you must make sure that the files submitted are your own work. Students who decide to share files will both receive an F on the assignment. More than one occurrence of this behavior and the student will receive an F in the class.
Online Classroom Etiquette: Please remember to keep discussion boards relevant to the topic at hand. Material posted that deviates from the topic, or material that is considered to be rude, angry or biased, or material that creates an uncomfortable environment for the class will be removed at once and the student(s) involved will be given a warning. If such behavior continues, the student(s) will be removed from the class immediately. This etiquette also pertains to emails that are sent within the class. If you should observe such behavior, please contact the professor at once.
Withdrawing/Dropping the Class: It is the student’s responsibility to drop all classes in which he/she is no longer participating. It is the professor’s discretion to withdraw a student after the add/drop deadline due to excessive absences. Students who remain enrolled in class beyond the published withdrawal deadline, as stated in the class schedule, will receive an evaluative letter grade in this class. The drop deadline for this class is 09/03/2008 – the withdrawal deadline for this class is 09/26/2008
Students with Disabilities are asked to contact DSPS at 619.388.3513 to discuss their specific educational assistance requirements. DSPS will then notify the instructor as to the steps necessary to accommodate the student.
NAVIGATING THE HOMEPAGE
Greetings is a message from your instructor.
Syllabus allows you to see the course syllabus.
Using MyITLabcontains instructions for accessing and using the MyITLab website used to complete certain parts of your homework assignments. It is imperative that you review this material before trying to use MyITLab.
Student Help and Tutorials icon on the homepage provides further chapter content for the Technology in Action textbook and has a great tutorial for using this WebCT-Vista delivery system. If you have not taken an online class before at SDCCD, please go through this tutorial during the first two days! It will show you how to access different parts of the system and how to submit homework and how to take quizzes.
Student Files icon on the homepage leads you to a copy of the files that are on the CD that is included with your text book.
Calendar is on the toolbar to the left. Quiz and homework due dates are shown. Use this as a visual reference for the class.
Email is on the toolbar to the left. Use email to write to me or your fellow students privately.
Discussion is on the toolbar to the left. Use discussion to post public questions or comments to me and all of your fellow students. General comments and questions should be posted under the “Free Space” area. Answers to the 6 required posts must be posted under their respective topic heading to ensure you receive full credit.
Homework (including the Research Report) is submitted via the Assignment tool on the toolbar on the left of your screen.
Quizzes are entered via the Assessment tool on the toolbar on the left of your screen.
Grades can be seen via the MyGrades tool on the toolbar on the left of your screen.
Announcements can be accessed via the Announcements icon on the toolbar on the left of your screen. Please look for new announcements each time you login to the class. They contain late breaking news about this class.
CLASS SCHEDULES
There are TWO schedules below and you must work on them concurrently:
The 1st schedule is for READING assignments, and QUIZZES based on GO! Technology in Action. The 13 quizzes are from these readings. This schedule also includes the 6 DISCUSSION POSTS and an Internet Research Report. The Discussion Posts are outlined below. The Internet Research Report is outlined below.
The 2nd schedule is for the 13 homework assignments from the MyITLab simulator and GO! With Microsoft, Office 2007book.
SCHEDULE 1: Reading Assignments and QUIZZES from GO! Technology in Action textbook, REPORT from internet research, DISCUSSION POSTS.
Reading AssignmentQuizQuiz
Week DatesChapter: TopicNumberCoversOpen Quiz Dates:
Jan 26 – Mar 1#1 Becoming Computer FluentQ1Chap 1Jan 28 thru Feb 2
Discussion Post #1*due Jan 30
Feb 2 – Feb 8#2: Looking at ComputersQ2Chap 2Feb 4 thru Feb 9
#3: Using the Internet Q3 Chap 3Feb 4 thru Feb 9
Discussion Post #2*due Feb 6
Feb 9 – Feb 15#4: Applications SoftwareQ4Chap 4Feb 11 thru Feb 17*
#5: Using System SoftwareQ5Chap 5Feb 11 thru Feb 17*
*Extra day added for holiday
Feb 16 – Feb 22#6: Understanding HardwareQ6Chap 6Feb 18 thru Feb 23 #7: Networking and Security Q7 Chap 7 Feb 18 thru Feb 23 Discussion Post #3* due Feb 20
Feb 23 – Mar 1#8: Mobile ComputingQ8Chap 8Feb 8 thru Mar 2 #9: System Hardware Q9 Chap 9 Feb 8 thru Mar 2 Discussion Post #4* due Feb 27
Mar 2 – Mar 8#10: Software ProgrammingQ10Chap 10Mar 4 thru Mar 9
#11: Databases and IS SystemsQ11Chap 11Mar 4 thru Mar 9
Discussion Post #5*due Mar 6
Mar 9 – Mar 15#12: Networking/ServersQ12Chap 12Mar 11 thru Mar 16
#13: Internet and How it WorksQ13Chap 13Mar 11 thru Mar 16
Discussion Post #6*due Mar 13
Mar 16 – Mar 21Internet Research Report** Mar 18
(Note: submit under Assignment Icon on sidebar)
CLASS ENDS Saturday, March 21 at midnight!
* Discussions outlined below.
** Internet Research Report outlined below.
SCHEDULE 2: Reading Assignments and HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS from the MYITLab simulator exercises and GO! With Microsoft Office 2007Introductory book. The MYITLab simulator is explained in more detail on the class homepage. Click the icon.
Note: DO NOT PRINT WHEN THE BOOK SAYS PRINT. INSTEAD, SAVE AND SUBMIT. If a homework assignment includes Project A and Project B, then those parts will be completed in MyITLab. This simulator will walk you through each step (that is also outlined in the book). But it’s easier and faster. Just do the work there. I will check to see that it has been completed. You will then use Microsoft Office 2007 to complete the remaining part of the assignment. Submit these (non A and B) files through our in-class Assessment tool. (See Icon on the left of your screen.)
Important Note: Each homework assignment is worth a total of 30 points. Quite often, groups have two practice parts (Parts A and B, done in the MyITLab link) which are worth 5 points each and one or twoSkills Review or Problem Solving parts(done from your book), which is worth 20 points. In these types of assignments, you will not receive credit for the Skills Review or Problem Solving (the 20 points) unless you also do the A and B filesthrough MyITLab.Points for all other assignment groupings are as labeled below.
Where to
Week DatesWhat to do: LocationWhat to turn in:Submit Due
Jan 26 – Mar 1Project 5A, Create & Edit doc. (5 pts)MyITLabApplication LetterMyITLabFeb 2 Project 5B, Checking your work (5 pts) MyITLab Company Overview MyITLab Feb 2
Project 5L, Word Problem Solving (20 pts)313Survey formHw1Feb 2
Feb 2 – Feb 8Project 6A, Formatting Text (5 pts)MyITLabSeminar AnnouncementMyITLabFeb 9 Project 6B, Research Paper (5 pts) MyITLab Research Paper MyITLab Feb 9 Project 6K, Word Problem Solving (20 pts) 402 Plagiarism Document Hw2 Feb 9
Project 7A, Using Graphics (5 pts)MyITLabPhotography FlyerMyITLab Feb 9 Project 7B, Using Tables (5 pts) MyITLab Price List Flyer MyITLab Feb 9
Project 7L, Word Problem Solving (20 pts)487Classes FlyerHw3Feb 9
Feb 2 – Feb 8Project 8A, Using Columns & Labels (5 pts)MyITLabNewsletterMyITLabFeb 17* Project 8B, Skills Review (5 pts) MyITLab Television Hosts MyITLab Feb 17*
Project 8K, Word Problem Solving (20 pts)560Extension classesHw4Feb 17*
*Extra day for holiday
Project 9A, Excel basics (5 pts)MyITLabAuto Sales workbookMyITLabFeb 17 Project 9B, Calculations/Pie charts(5 pts) MyITLab Inventory workbook MyITLab Feb 17
Project 9C, Skills Review (20 pts)645Auto Service workbookHw5Feb 17
*Extra day for holiday
Feb 16 – Feb 22Project 9M, Excel Problem Solving (30 pts)672Labor Costs workbookHw6Feb 23
Project 10A, Summary Sheets (5 pts)MyITLabTicket Sales workbookMyITLabFeb 23
Project 10B, Making Projections (5 pts)MyITLabGrowth Projections wbMyITLabFeb 23
Project 10C, Skills Review (20 pts)729Permit Sales workbookHw7Feb 23
Feb 23 – Mar 1Project 10D, Skills Review (30 pts)732 -736Property Tax workbookHw8Mar 2
Project 11A, Functions and Tables(5 pts)MyITLabMilan Inventory workbookMyITLabMar 2
Project 11B, Making Projections (5 pts)MyITLabLoan Payments workbookMyITLabMar 2 Project 11D, Skills Review (20 pts) 817 - 820 Auto Loan workbook Hw9 Mar 2
Mar 2 – Mar 8 Project 11L, Excel Problem Solving (30 pts) 838Commission workbookHw10 Mar 9
Project 12A, Access basics (5 pts)MyITLabContact databaseMyITLabMar 9
Project 12B, Using Templates (5 pts))MyITLabEvents databaseMyITLabMar 9
Project 12C, Skills Review (20 pts)907 - 911Departments databaseHw11 Mar 9
Mar 9 – Mar 15Project 13A, Sorts and Queries (5 pts)MyITLabInstructors/Courses dbMyITLabMar 16
Project 13B, Excel and Access (5 pts)MyITLabAthletes/Scholarships dbMyITLabMar 16
Project 13C, Skills Review (20 pts)1011 - 1014Music Department dbHw12Mar 16
Project 14A, Forms (5 pts)MyITLabCandidates/InterviewsMyITLabMar 16
Project 14B, Reports (5 pts)MyITLabJob Openings dbMyITLabMar 16
Project 14C, Skills Review (20 pts)1105 - 1109Counseling SessionsHw13 Mar 16
Mar 16 – Mar 21Project 15A, PP basicsMyITLabExpansion Plan MyITLabMar 21
Project 15B, Creating a presentationMyITLabBakery MyITLabMar 21
Project 15N, PP Problem Solving1216MenusHw14Mar 21
Submit any late homework for partial credit by Saturday Mar 21, and do Research Report – due by Wed., Mar 18.
CLASS ENDS Saturday, March 21 at midnight.
DISCUSSION POSTS
Six (6) discussion posts are due during this course. You must reply to the topic with at minimum of 10 sentences that explore that particular topic. Your posting should have substance and demonstrate that you completed the appropriate reading to answer the questions.The first post, which must be completed by January 30, is a self introduction. Discussions 2 thru 6 will be based on the “Technology in Focus” topics found in your textbook between the numbered chapters. Discussion posts are worth 15 points each and are not accepted past the due date. They will be graded as soon as possible, hopefully within 3 days of their due date.
REPORT
The Research Report, due Wednesday, March 18, should be three (3) or more pages of text PLUS a reference page that lists your online resources. The paper has to cover a computer-related topic from the following list. It should be researched on the Internet. You must list at least three sites that you read for this paper. If you use WIKIPEDIA as one of your references, you must have at least 3 other references. Be sure to reference the complete URL of your sites. See Project 6B from hw2 as an example report. Be sure to put things in your own words (NO plagiarizing!) 100 points. Late submission will lose 10 points a day (after midnight, March 21 = no credit)
REPORT TOPICS:
WebLogs (BLOGS)
Service-based Web Businesses
EXPERT SYSTEMS
Singularity
MS PASSPORT
Eco-friendly workspaces – Working in a paperless world.
Wireless Network Security
Innovations in Medical Imaging
Innovations in Adaptive Devices for the Disabled
Social Implications of Facebook and MySpace
E-commerce for Startup Businesses
Careers in Web Design
Careers in <your choice as long as it’s a computer-related field>
10 Safe ways to Back up your system
Protecting Artists (especially musicians) on the Web (or, Quit downloading my song for free!)
Microsoft’s HealthVault – Web-based personal health records
Digital Entertainment
Find a topic from the list above OR a computer-related topic that you want to write on. You must get approval for a topic that is not on my list. Having said that, I do like when people think up new ideas. More interesting that way.