CS 100

Introduction to Microcomputers

 

 

 

Instructor        Cindy Eack                              Semester        Fall 2003

Office              Dooley Hall C                          Lecture           T Th 2-2:20pm

Phone              735-5050 ext. 371                      Room              DH 101

E-mail  ceack@lincolncollege.com                     Office Hours     MWF: 8:30- 9:00; 11:30-12;

                                                                                  T-Th: 9:30am-10:30am or by appointment

 

General Course Description

A basic introduction to the computer world with emphasis on operation, understanding and utilization of microcomputers.

 

Course Objectives

A. At the conclusion of this course, you should be familiar with computer terminology and understand how a computer operates.  In addition, you will be proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.

 

B. Teaching Methods:

1. Lectures: Important material from the text and outside sources will be covered in class. Students should plan to take careful notes as not all material can be found in the texts or readings. Discussion is encouraged as is student-procured, outside material relevant to topics being covered.

2.Demonstrations: Students are encouraged to carefully observe the demonstrations and also to go through the tutorial material in the textbook.

3. Assignments: Problems, cases, and readings will be assigned to help support and supplement material found in the text. These assignments may require the application of various software packages.

4.Quizzes: Occasional scheduled or unscheduled quizzes will be given to help ensure students stay up with assigned material.

5.Exams: Several exams will be given. The exams will be divided into two sections. One section being a "hands on" exam in that you will be given a set of instructions to follow to produce the required result. These sections will be timed so it is important that the student not only know the skills but also know them well enough to move quickly through the test. When the time for the test has passed, students will be required to turn in what they have completed at that point.

      The second part is a traditional multiple choice/ true false/ short answer and essay exam, testing on terminology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading Policy

Letter grades will be determined using a standard percentage point evaluation as outlined below. Grades MAY be curved after the total semester points have been tabulated. However, do not count on a curve to obtain your desired grade.

A 90%-100% -B 80%-89%- C 70%-79%- D 60%-69% -F Below 60%:

Each assignment will be assigned a point value- your grade is based on the number of points you earned for each assignment. Points are as follows:

 

Attendance and Participation                 50   points

Assignments                                         400 points (estimated total points)

Tests/ Quizzes                                      300 points

Final Exam/ Project                              200 points

 

Attendance Policy

A. You will start with 50 points for attendance and participation.  Attendance is important if you plan to learn how to operate and become proficient with computers.

           

            B.  Late arriving students

Class will start promptly. Students arriving late are a distraction to the students who are in attendance. Therefore, if you arrive late you will be penalized 1.5 points on your attendance grade.

 

C. Policy regarding missed classes

The student is responsible for obtaining material, which may have been distributed on class days when he/she was absent. This can be done through contacting a classmate who was present or by contacting the instructor during her office hours or other times.

 

            D. Notification of the number of absences allowed.

            After six- 50 minutes absences, the student will receive a warning letter from the            Dean’s office. After seven absences, the student may be withdrawn form the     course.

 

E.  Missed exams or quizzes.  You will be penalized 10% for each day you miss an exam or quiz. You have one week to reschedule the missed exam or quiz.  After the week has passed the missed exam or quiz will result in a score of 0 for that exam.  Students missing exams due to a pre-arranged, excused absence will be allowed.  Only official excuses will be accepted. You must schedule with the instructor a time to take the exam, preferably before the scheduled exam

                       

Homework Assignments

 

Weekly homework and laboratory assignments can  be handed in by 3:00pm on the assignment due date. Late homework is penalized 10% for each day it is late. No exceptions!

Make sure your name, and exercise number appears in the upper-right corner.  If an exercise has multiple sheets, then staple them together.  Do not staple different assignments together.   Disorganized assignments (pages out of order, mislabeled, unreadable, etc.) will receive a grade of zero.  If there are multiple sheets are to be handed in, then sequence them according to the order you were told to print them in the exercise.

Written assignments must be typed double space.

All Review Questions may be handwritten.

 

Other pertinent Information

            A. Textbook

                        Shelly& Cashman (2000); Discovering Computers 2001

                        Pasewark & Pasewark (2000); Microsoft Works 2000 Basics

 

B. Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on exam, paper or project; failure in course; and or expulsion from the College

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Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic 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 they:

                        1. Represent the work of others as their own.

                        2. Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work.

           

For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques.  General advice and interaction are encouraged.  Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned homework and laboratory exercises.  Students may not "work together" on graded assignments.  Such collaboration constitutes cheating, unless it is a grouped assignment.  A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her won.  If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor, not other classmates.

 

C.        Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.

 

D. Tutoring Services are available.  See instructor for more information.