C106 Syllabus: Introduction to Computers and Their Use - Summer 2011

Instructor:      John F. Doyle, Ph.D., P.E.

Office:          LF-112

Class:             KV 215   01:00p - 03:00p MTR

 

Office Hours:    MTR 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

                 WF  By Appointment 
  

Laboratory:      LF-111

Lab Assistants' web page:  http://homepages.ius.edu/rwisman/lab/

Phone:           812-941-2195 (Please Use email First!)

Email:           jfdoyle@ius.edu

Texts:           GO! Office 2007 Introductory, Shelley Gaskin, Prentice Hall, 2008. 
                                           ISBN 13: 978-0-13-135675-7 ISBN 10: 0-13-135675-5
                Technology in Action, Sixth Edition, Evan et al, Prentice Hall, 2010
                ISBN 13: 978-0-13-245261-8  ISBN 10: 0-13-245261-8 
                
Companion website:   MyItLab

Course Goals:        Click here

Prerequisites:   None

Course Description:    An introduction to computers and their use in information systems,: use of standard application programs; foundations of information systems design and development; 

                 survey of programming languages, Satisfies the basic computer literacy requirement. 

 

Grade Scale:     A+ 97% - 100%     A  93% - 96%        A-  90% - 92%

                 B+ 87% -  89%     B  83% - 86%        B-  80% - 82%

Click for        C+ 77% -  79%     C  73% - 76%        C-  70% - 72%

Grade Book:      D+ 67% -  69%     D  63% - 66%        D-  60% - 62%

                 F  0% -   59%

Course Evaluation:   2 Tests            =      30%

X Homeworks =     30%

Class Project   =      10%

Final Exam      =     30%

            Total               =    100%

Homeworks - Due at the start of class.
Projects - On designated dates, part of class time will be spent practicing design skills necessary for homework assignments.
Teams - Student teams of two are required for homework and laboratory assignments.
Ethics - All graded work is Expected to be the product of individual effort and is subject to the Indiana University Code of Student Ethics.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Preliminary Class Schedule: [I reserve the right to change this syllabus at any time]

   Jun 27   Course Introduction, Introduction to MyItLab. Introduction to Microsoft Windows 7, Go! Office 2007 and 

 	    please read pp. Word 1 - Word 69 and Word 72 - Word 144 in Go! Office 2007

       28   Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2007, page Word 1, Go! Office 2007 ; Formatting and Organizing Text, page Word 72, Go! Office 2007

            and please read pp. Word 144 - Word 271 in Go! Office 2007. Homework #1 due 

       30   Using Graphics and Tables, page Word 145 in Go! Office 2007 ; Special Document Formats, Columns, and Mail Merge, page Word 213 in

            Go! Office 2007 and please read Excel 273 - Excel 444 in Go! Office 2007. Homework #2 due and please read Excel 445 - Excel 517 in Go! Office 2007.

   Jul 04   School Holiday - Happy Independence Day!

       05   Using Functions and Tables, page Excel 445 Creating a Worksheet and Charting Data, page Excel 273 and Managing Workbooks and Analyzing Data, page Excel 371 in Go! Office 2007 and please read Chapters 1-3 in Technology in Action.

            Homework #3 due

       07   Chapters 1-3 in Technology in Action. Please read Chapters 4-6 in Technology in Action. Homework #4 due

       11   Chapters 4-6 in Technology in Action and please read pp. Access 519 - 599 in Go! Office 2007. Homework #5 due 

       12   Getting Started with Access Databases and Tables, page Access 519 in Go! Office 2007 Homework #6 due

       14   Exam #1 - open book, no other references/resources and please read Access 601 - Access 770 in Go! Office 2007

       18   Sort and Query a Database, page Access 601 and Forms, Filters, and Reports, page Access 689 in Go! Office 2007 and

            and please read Pages PowerPoint 771 - 903 in Go! Office 2007 Homework #7 due

       19   Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, pages PowerPoint 771 - 834 Designing a PowerPoint Presentation, pages PowerPoint 835 - 903 in Go! Office 2007 and please read pages PowerPoint 905 - 965 in Go! Office 2007. Homework #8 due  

       21   Enhancing a Presentation with Animation, Tables, and Charts, pages PowerPoint 905 - 965 in Go! Office 2007. and please read Chapters 7 - 9 in Technology in Action Homework #9 due

       25   Chapters 7 - 9 in Technology in Action Homework #10 due

       26   Exam #2 - open book, no other references/resources and please read Chapters 10 - 13 in Technology in Action Homework #11 due

       28   Class Project Due and Course Evaluations

   Aug 01   Chapters 10 - 13 in Technology in Action and please read Pages 979 - 1013 in Go! Office 2007. 

       02   Chapters 18 - 22 in Go! Office 2007 Homework #12 due

       04   No class meeting today.

       08   Last Day of Class – Final Exam. Open book, no other references/resources Homework #13 due

 

 

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