CIS 202B

Microsoft Project

Fall 2009

Ticket #: 23471

Room LA4/SS138

Time: Wed. 5:00 - 10:00 PM

Instructor: Susan Fuschetto

Office Hours: Mondays 11:30 - 12:30, Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:00, Fridays 12:00 - 1:00

Web Page Address: www.cerritos.edu/sfuschetto

Phone: (562) 860-2451, 2781

Office: SS24

Email: sfuschetto@cerritos.edu

Textbook:

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Project 2007

By: Rachel Biheller Bunin

ISBN: 978-1-4239-0594-3 or 1-4239-0594-6

OTHER MATERIALS:

• 1 USB Drive (if you are using the computers on campus)

• A computer with the Windows XP or Vista operating system, Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, MS Project 2007 (free or minimal fee through the MSDN program which will be explained on the first day of class and in the orientation document) and a Web Browser preferably Internet Explorer.   Access to the Internet and an email account.  These computer tools are available in the CIS computer labs in the Liberal Arts building, LA3 - LA6.  You may of course use your own computer tools.  Also, you may purchase discount software such as Office at: http://www.collegesoftware.org .

Student Learning Outcome:

• Using Microsoft, the student will create a detailed project plan and supporting project documentation with an expected success rate of seventy-five percent (75%).

• Using Microsoft Project, the student will be able to create a Web page showing project documentation with an expected success rate of seventy-five percent (75%).

GRADE POINTS REQUIRED:

6 sets of tutorial lab assignments (40 points each)

Midterm Exam

Final Exam

240

100

  100

Total:   440

POINTS REQUIRED

GRADE EARNED

396 - 440

352 - 395

308 - 351

264 - 307

263 and below

A

B

C

D

F

Homework:

The scheduled reading assignments are expected to be read before the date of lecture.  This provides for greater understanding during the lecture; and allows for participation and questions.  Generally, assignments are due the week following the lecture.  It is necessary to keep up with your assignments since each new assignment is based on the previous assignments.  See the dates below in the schedule section.  Assignments may be turned in late, but no later than one week.  Assignments turned in late will be marked down one letter grade.  Meaning that if the assignment is 40 points and it is late, then it will be marked down to 32 points.

Attendance:

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.

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.

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.

Exams:

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 date.

DATE

READ

TOPIC

ASSIGNMENT DUE

8/19

About This Course & How to get MS Project 2007

8/26

Tutorial 1

Planning a Project & Data Files

9/2

Tutorial 1 Continued

9/9

Tutorial 2

Creating a Project Schedule

Tutorial 1

9/16

Tutorial 2 Continued

9/23

Tutorial 3

Communicating Project Information

Tutorial 2

9/30

Tutorial 3 Continued

10/7

Open Lab

Tutorial 3

10/14

Midterm Exam, Tutorials 1 - 3

10/21

Tutorial 4

Assigning Resources and Costs

10/28

Tutorial 4 Continued

11/4

Tutorial 5

Tracking Progress and Closing the Project

Tutorial 4

11/11

Veteran's Day Holiday

11/18

Tutorial 5 Continued

11/25

12/2

Tutorial 6

Sharing Project Information

Tutorial 5

12/9

Tutorial 6 Continued

Tutorial 6

12/16

Final Exam, Tutorials 4 - 6

Please note:  CIS labs are closed during final exams.