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CIS 101 |
Intro. to Computer Information Systems |
Fall 2009 |
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Ticket #: 20183 |
Room SS139 |
Time: Friday 9:00 - 12:00 |
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Instructor: Susan Fuschetto |
Phone: (562) 860-2451, 2781 |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: BACK TO TOP A. To gain essential knowledge required for a well-rounded understanding of the use of the computer as a tool in small and large business environments B. To achieve an understanding of computer technology, hardware, software and how computers can be used to produce meaningful information C. To solve problems in spreadsheet preparation and analysis using Microsoft Excel D. To solve problems in database management using Microsoft Access
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME:
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The three required books are sold as a bundle in the Cerritos College bookstore. The ISBN bundle number is 1435435796. If you buy the books separately, then here's the details of what books are in the bundle:
OTHER MATERIALS:
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Grade Points Required: |
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Lab Assignments (11 at 20 points each) Tests (3 at 50 points each) Final Exam |
220 150 50 Total: 420 |
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Scale: |
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90% of Total points = A |
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80% of Total points = B |
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70% of Total points = C |
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60% of Total points = D |
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<60% of Total pts = F |
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You are expected to keep up with the scheduled reading assignments and lab assignments. It is necessary to keep up with your lab assignments since new assignments build upon previous assignments. Lab assignments have strict deadlines. Late assignments will be accepted up to one week after the deadline. If the assignment is late, then it will be marked down one letter grade (4 points). Check the dates in the Class Schedule section. Here is the link to the Lab Assignments page where you will find the instructions for each lab assignment. |
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Attendance is very important. To quote the Cerritos College catalogue: "When the hours of
absence exceed one more than twice the number of class hours per week, the
students are considered to be excessively absent and are subject to exclusion
from class." Students will be dropped from the class if they are considered to be excessively absent based on the above criteria. The only exception to this rule will be for authorized or excused absences as described in the Cerritos College catalogue.
1 hour TBA Labs: The lab assignments listed below are to be completed during the 1 hour to be arranged lab times.
For online students attendance will be based upon actively participating in the class. This means doing the weekly activities such as the readings, lab assignments, discussions, quizzes, and tests as assigned by the deadlines. You may be dropped if you fail to do the weekly activities. |
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Exams will NOT be "made-up." The only exceptions will be for authorized or excused absences or foreseeable absences. If you know you will not be able to attend
class on a day when an exam is being given, you may take it one week prior to
the scheduled date. You must notify
me two weeks in advance to arrange to take the exam prior to the scheduled
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ACADEMIC HONESTY/DISHONESTY POLICY:
Please be sure to read the college’s Academic Honesty/Dishonesty Policy found in the catalogue. A copy of the catalogue is located at www.cerritos.edu . How does it apply to this class? For tests be sure to study and answer questions on your own without help from other students. For the homework assignments make sure you create your own files from scratch and do your own typing. I know some of you work together, share books and computers. That’s OK. What is not OK is having one person type up the assignment and then submitting it (file or printed document) for multiple students. Trust me I have ways of figuring it out if you are cheating in this manner. If I determine that you are cheating, then I will do one of the following actions as stated from the college’s policy:
One or more of the following actions are available to the faculty member who suspects a student has been cheating or plagiarizing: 1. Review-no action. 2. An oral reprimand with emphasis on counseling toward prevention of further occurrences. 3. A requirement that work be repeated. 4. A reduction of the grade earned on the specific work in question, including the possibility of no credit for the work. 5. A reduction of the course grade as a result of item 4 above, including the possibility of a failing grade for the course. 6. Referral to the Office of Judicial Affairs for further administrative action, such as suspension or expulsion. |
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Below is the test and reading schedule. Chapters 1 - 11 are in the Discovering Computers book. Please click this link to go to the Lab Assignments page where you will find the instructions for each lab assignment. |
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DUE DATE |
READ |
TOPIC |
LAB ASSIGNMENTS |
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8/21 |
Chapter 1 |
About This Course Introduction to Computers |
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8/28 |
Chapter 2 |
The Internet and World Wide Web |
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9/4 |
Windows Project |
Managing Your Files |
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9/11 |
Chapter 3 |
Application Software |
Windows |
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9/18 |
Test #1, Chapters 1 - 3, Word 1 |
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9/25 |
Chapter 4 |
The Components of
the Systems Unit |
Word 1 |
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10/2 |
Chapter 5 |
Input and Output |
Word 2 |
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10/9 |
Chapter 6 |
Storage |
PowerPoint |
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10/16 |
Access Project 2 |
Test #2, Chapters 4 - 6 Querying a Database |
Access 1 |
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10/23 |
Chapter 7 |
Operating Systems
and Utility Programs |
Access 2 |
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10/30 |
Chapter 8
Excel Project 2 |
Communications
and Networks |
Excel 1 |
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11/6 |
Chapter 9 |
Database
Management |
Excel 2 |
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11/13 |
Excel Project 3 |
Test #3, Chapters 7 - 9 What-If Analysis, Charting, and Working with Large Worksheets |
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11/20 |
Excel Project 4 |
Financial
Functions, Data Tables, Amortization Schedules |
Excel 3 |
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11/27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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12/4 |
Chapter 10 |
Computers and Society, Security, Privacy, and Ethics |
Excel 4 & 6 |
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12/11 |
Chapter 11 |
Information Systems Development and Programming Languages |
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12/18
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FINAL EXAM, Chapters 10 - 11 |
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Please note: CIS labs are closed during final exams. |
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