CIS 101
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INTRODUCTION TO CIS SPRING 2016 Jan 11, 2016 - May 16, 2016 - HYBRID
PROFESSOR: D. WHITNEY
PHONE: 562-860-2451 x4489 (USE EMAIL)
Office Hours: Office SS-21, Tuesdays, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
WEBSITE HTTP://WEB.CERRITOS.EDU/DWHITNEY
EMAIL:
TICKET #: 20846, Monday 6:00pm – 8:50pm (SS139), Lab 5:00 – 5:50pm (MP102)
COURSE ID: whitney18926
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office 2013 and Windows 8
TEXTS:
1. Technology in Action 12th edition; Evans, Martin, & Poatsy, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-394958-7
2. Custom Program for CIS; CIS 101 Introduction to Computer Information Systems Cerritos College
ISBN-13: 978-1-269-69714-9
3. GO! with Microsoft Windows 8 Introductory; Gaskin & Pritchard, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-302891-1
Wk / Date / Topic / Ch / Quiz/Lab Due
1 / 11-Jan / INTRO, USING TECHNOLOGY TO CHANGE THE WORLD / 1 / Q01
2 / 18-Jan / MLK Day, no class
3 / 25-Jan / ONLINE - USING THE INTERNET: MAKING THE MOST OF THE WEB'S RESOURCES / 3 / Q03, L01
4 / 1-Feb / LOOKING AT COMPUTERS: UNDERSTANDING THE PARTS, Microsoft Word / 2 / Q02
5 / 8-Feb / TEST NUMBER 1 CHAPTERS 1,2 & 3
6 / 15-Feb / Washington’s Birthday, no class
7 / 22-Feb / ONLINE - APPLICATION SOFTWARE: PROGRAMS THAT LET YOU WORK AND PLAY / 4 / Q04, L02
8 / 29-Feb / SYSTEM SOFTWARE:THE OPERATING SYSTEM,UTILITY PROGRAMS, Microsoft Excel / 5 / Q05, L03
9 / 7-Mar / ONLINE - UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING HARDWARE: EVALUATING YOUR SYSTEM / 6 / Q06, L04
14-Mar / SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
10 / 21-Mar / TEST NUMBER 2 CHAPTERS 4,5 & 6
11 / 28-Mar / NETWORKING: CONNECTING COMPUTER DEVICES
MS PowerPoint / 7 / Q07, L05
12 / 4-Apr / ONLINE - DIGITAL DEVICES AND MEDIA: MANAGING A DIGITAL LIFESTYLE / 8 / Q08, L06
13 / 11-Apr / SECURING YOUR SYSTEM: PROTECTING YOUR DIGITAL DATA AND DEVICES, MS Access / 9 / Q09, L07
14 / 18-Apr / TEST NUMBER 3 CHAPTERS 7,8 & 9
15 / 25-Apr / BEHIND THE SCENES: DATABASE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, More MS Access / 11 / Q11, L08
16 / 2-May / ONLINE - BEHIND THE SCENES: SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING / 10 / Q10, L09
17 / 9-May / Lab Work / All Labs Due
18 / 16-May / FINAL EXAMINATION Chapters 1-10

CHAPTER TESTS (3) 60 pts ea

FINAL EXAMINATION (1) = 100 pts

TOTAL POINTS = 280

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GRADING SCALE

A = 100-90%

B = 89-80%

C = 79-65%

D = 64-50%

F = 49-00%

CHAPTER QUIZ (11) 20 pts ea.

TOTAL POINTS = 220

LABS/PROJECTS (9) 20 pts ea.

TOTAL POINTS = 180

680 Total Points

ATTENDANCE: Students may be dropped for EXCESSIVE ABSENCE. The college defines excessive absences as more than 2 weeks plus 1 hour of the class time. For this course that means five (5) class periods.

Online weeks: Students are required to email instructor to be marked as attending that week. Include in the email what you are working on that week.

MyITLab: To complete your lab assignments you must have access to MyITLab and your textbooks.

MATERIALS: Flash drive (low capacity)

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

This course provides the student with the essential knowledge required for a well-rounded understanding of the use of the computer as a tool to produce useful information in small and large organizational environments; they will be able to perform the following:

Students will be able to create an organized set of folders, and successfully copy, move, delete, and rename folders and files according to a model assigned by the instructor.

·  Define the terms information processing, data, and information.

·  Design, enter, and analyze spreadsheet applications.

·  Access data and generate reports from a database management system.

·  Demonstrate the creation, editing and printing of documents from a word processing program.

·  Demonstrate the ability to create, edit, and launch a simple graphics presentation using a presentation management system.

**NOTE: Success = Communication

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

The work submitted by each student in this class is expected to be their own work, not the work of others. Please review the college's Academic honesty policy which appears in the schedule of classes.Don't put your credit in this course at risk by violating this policy.

Financial Aid:

Any change in your enrollment may affect your financial aid award and disbursement amounts which could result in an over award, and you may owe a repayment of your financial aid funds. For further information please contact the Financial Aid Office at (562) 860-2451 Ext. 2397 or by e-mail at: .

cis101spring2016syllabus20846.docx 12/31/2015

Syllabus subject to change