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1 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM CIS 101 #20267 Summer 2016: Online Syllabus Introduction to Computer Information Systems Instructor: B. Negrete Professor, Computer & Information Sciences Science, Engineering & Math Division Phone: (562) 860-2451 ext. 2735 E-mail: bnegrete@cerritos.edu Office: SS24 Office Hours: TBD Read everything before doing anything! Course Description Class hours: 54 lecture hour equivalents Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: None. This course provides students 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 work environments. The course allows the student to achieve an understanding of computer technology, computer hardware, computer software and how computers can be used to produce meaningful information. The student will solve applied problems in spreadsheet preparation and analysis using Microsoft EXCEL, word processing using Microsoft Word, database management using Microsoft Access and Presentation Management using Microsoft PowerPoint. Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Create an organized set of folders, and successfully copy, move, delete, and rename folders and files according to a model assigned by the instructor. 2. Define the terms information processing, data, and information 3. Design, enter, and analyze spreadsheet applications 4. Access data and generate reports from a database management system 5. Demonstrate the creation, editing and printing of documents from a word processing program 6. Demonstrate the ability to create, edit, and launch a simple graphics presentation using a presentation management system. Cerritos College Distance Education General Online Orientation: See page 58 of the Summer Schedule of Classes You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to see the handout. You can get Adobe Reader free at http://get.adobe.com/reader/. Notice: Mandatory Orientation Quiz must be completed by noon, May 23, 2016 You must complete the Cerritos College Online Orientation & Quiz in order to participate in

2 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM this online course. Students who do not complete the orientation quiz before the above deadline will be absent the first day of class and will be dropped to make room for Wait List students. A certificate of completion will be E-mailed to your instructor upon completion and you will receive the certificate at the end of the quiz. Click here to see the Cerritos College Distance Education TalonNet Online Orientation web page. Be sure to read all of the information on the Online Orientation page about Cerritos College Distance Education. Use the following links and read all of the information provided: Tips For Success Finding Your Instructor E-mail Discussion Board Online Resources Getting Started with TalonNet You will find a link at bottom of the Welcome section on the page for the Online Orientation Quiz. Be sure to carefully complete all of the information in the form above question #1. The Ticket/Class # can be found in the schedule of classes and on my web page. The Class Name is CIS-101. This data is used to record your certificate of completion. You will have to retake the quiz if the form is not completed correctly! Notice: This Orientation Quiz is mandatory and must be completed by noon, May 23, 2016 Your necessary time commitment: This course is going to keep you very busy! This course is the equivalent of 54 lecture hours, i.e. 3 lecture hours/week, in a regular 18 week semester course. In any college course, for every lecture hour you should plan to spend at least 2 to 3 additional hours per week studying, reading, class preparation, homework, etc.. That is a total of 9 to 12 hours per week in a regular 18 week semester course. In a 6 week summer course, every week is equivalent to 3 weeks of an 18 week semester. Be aware that this means you should plan to spend at least 27 to 36 hours per week on this course. I hope that your personal schedule will allow for this. Read everything before doing anything! What is Distance Education Below is an excerpt from the Cerritos College Standards for Distance Educationbr prepared by the Technology-Based Learning Committee of the Cerritos College Faculty Senate

3 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM Cerritos College is known as a leader in instructional technology. Of paramount importance to the college faculty, students, and administration is the issue of maintaining course quality standards. The purpose of this document is to unify existing college policies related to online instruction, to provide faculty with a resource for online instruction at Cerritos College, and to provide a framework for the management of instructional technologies. Distance Education Definition For the purpose of this document, this statement has been adapted from the title 5, Distance Education Guidelines for the California Community Colleges 55200, (July, 2007). Distance education means instruction in which the instructor and student are separated by distance and interact through the assistance of communication technology. Online and Hybrid Definitions Online: All instruction occurs online. Some instructors may require on-campus attendance for orientation, test taking, or to satisfy other course requirements. Access to e-mail and the Internet are required. S tudents may be required to complete work using e-mail, chat rooms, discussion boards, and other instructional tools. Online courses are designated as OL in the published class schedule. Hybrid: Hybrid courses include the combination of traditional in-class instruction with computer-based learning and other instructional technologies. Therefore, students will be required to attend live class meetings on campus as scheduled by the instructor, as well as complete work using e-mail, chat rooms, discussion boards, and other instructional tools. These courses are designated as Hybrid in the class schedule. Class attendance and participation is required and based upon assignments completed. This class is a 54 lecture hour equivalent class. Each completed assignment is equivalent to 3.6 hours of class attendance. Students who are absent in excess of 10% of the total class hours will be dropped from class. Missing two assignments is the equivalent to missing over 7 hours of class. You will be dropped for this. Anyone not maintaining cumulative 60% on assignments, quizzes and exams will be dropped from class. Communication 1. Our primary form of communication will be via email/myitlab Notifications. Be sure to check your email and the MyITLab class site daily for any message(s) from the instructor. 2. Your instructor will do the same and will try to respond to you within 24 hours. 3. All email messages sent to Mr. Negrete must include the following :

CIS-101 #20267 Summer 2016 Syllabus 4 of 9 Subject: CIS-101 Class ##### followed by a brief description of the message. This identifies you as one of my students. Without this in an email, I will probably just delete the email without looking at it. Signature at the bottom of your message: Your Name CIS-101 Class Number ##### Please note: messages without the above Subject & Signature will be returned/deleted. 4. I require that our communication be kept on a professional level. Please do not text me without including the data specified in #3 above. When people send messages without a Subject & Signature identifying themselves as a student in one of my classes, please include the class number, I don't know who they are and I typically delete the message. Read everything before doing anything! Textbooks: The books shown below are packaged/bundled together in the college bookstore. Your MyITLab Access Code will also be in the package. I strongly recommend that you buy the books in the Cerritos College bookstore. In the past, students trying to purchase this bundle online have found it difficult/impossible. The book on the right, "The Pearson Custom Program for CIS" is a customized book for the Cerritos College CIS department. It is not available through an online retailer. I know books are expensive, but, this is our attempt to save you money. This book is actually a subset of four other textbooks. Doing this saves you from having to buy six books. Instead, you only buy these three. Used books: Be careful when buying used books. The book bundle includes a MyITLab access code. Used books will not have this code. Buying used books will require you to buy the access code separately. The code can be purchased from the publisher. By the time you pay fur used books and the access code it may be more expensive. 6/3/2016 5:44 PM

5 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM Technology In Action, Complete, 12/E Evans, Martin, Poatsy Go! with Microsoft Windows 8 Introductory Gaskin Custom Program for CIS Go! with Microsoft Office 2013 Vol. 1 CIS-101 Introduction to Computer Information Systems Gaskin ISBN-10: 0133802965 ISBN-10 0133028917 ISBN-10 1269697145 Required software: The textbooks are written for Microsoft Office 2013. You will have to use a computer with this software installed. Computers with this software are available in the Cerritos College Library. If you are interested in buying Microsoft Office 2013, it can be found using the link below at a huge discount using the link below. Right click on the link below and Open in a New Window www.collegebuys.org After you have entered the College Buy website as a student shopper, look for and click on the "Microsoft" link near the top of the page. Scroll down on that page and you will hopefully find a thumbnail icon for "Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 for Students (DOWNLOAD) " MyITLab Registration and Enrollment Instructions: 1. We will use a Learning Management System(LMS) called MyITLab for this course. All course materials can be found in the MyITLab class website. You must register for MyITLab and enroll in the correct MyITLab class to gain access to the course material 2. Below is a link to a MyITLab instruction page. Click on the link to see a handout with instructions for MyITLab registration and enrollment. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to see the handout. You can get Adobe Reader free at http://get.adobe.com/reader/. CIS-101 Online #20267 Summer 2016 MyITLab Registration and Enrollment Instructions You must both register to create a MyITLab user account and then enroll in the correct MyITLab class site for your CIS-101 class. Print the handout for your reference while registering and enrolling in MyITLab. 3. Follow the instructions to register for a MyITLab user account and enroll in our MyITLab class site. 4. After registering for your MyITLab user account and enrolling in our MyITLab class site: Sign in to the MyITLab class site.

6 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM After signing in, click on Getting Started. There you will see three links Browser Tune-up: Be sure to do this on your personal computer. MyITLab will not work correctly when this isn't done. Student User Guide: Be sure to read, at a minimum, the "How to Complete a Simulation Training" and "How to Complete a Grader Project" sections. You will find a couple of good YouTube videos there. Set Time Zone: Set the time zone to Pacific Time and Save the settings. 5. You will find all materials for this course in the "Course Materials" section of the MyITLab class site. 6. Grades/Scores: All scores earned for assignments, exams, etc., will be posted in the "Grades" section under "Custom View". 7. For help with technical issues use this link or the Support links in MyITLab: http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/myitlab/students /support/index.html Please be aware that I cannot help with MyITLab technical issues. You must contact MyITLab Support for this help. If/when you send me an email asking for help with technical issues, I will simply refer you to MyITLab Support. Assignments: There are three types of assignments for this class: 1. Reading assignments from the "Technology In Action" book: see the Class Schedule below. 2. Chapter Exercises: these are chapter review questions from the reading assignments to be completed and submitted via MyITLab. 3. Microsoft Windows & Office assignments using the Go! with Microsoft Windows 8 Introductory and Custom Program for CIS Go! with Microsoft Office 2013 Vol. 1 books. Students will be required to complete assignments using Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013. All assignments must be submitted to the instructor via MyITLab. Assignments are not accepted via email. Assignments are not accepted after the deadline/due date & time. Assignment web pages are posted on the MyITLab class site for student access. All, except two, assignments will be available at 12 a.m. the first day of class. This provides students time to complete each assignment before the deadline posted on each assignment page. Almost all of the assignments have been prepared such that you can do and redo them as many times as you wish, until the deadline. I have done this to provide you the opportunity to earn the maximum possible points. Your final scores on all assignments is really up to you. Get started early! Due dates/deadlines are on assignment activities in MyITLab Look in each assignment folder to see the list of activities and corresponding

7 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM deadlines/due dates. Assignments must be completed, including any necessary corrections, prior to the deadline. I strongly recommend that you submit assignments early. I have provided you the maximum amount of time available to complete assignments before deadlines. Do not wait to do the assignments. I do not accept technical issues as an excuse for not submitting assignments before the deadlines... especially for those people that wait until the day before a deadline to submit an assignment. Assignments close at, and cannot be accessed after, the deadline. Expectations It is expected that you will participate actively by maintaining communication with the instructor in class via e-mail, submitting assignments according to due dates listed on the assignment pages, and completing the assignments, including and necessary corrections, prior to the deadlines. Complete assigned readings as listed on the syllabus/assignment list, and responding to requests/questions by the instructor within 24 hours of receipt. Academic Honesty/Dishonesty Policy: Be sure to review and understand this policy. It can be found in the Cerritos College Catalog. The Cerritos College Catalog can be purchased in the college bookstore. It can also be viewed at: www.cerritos.edu. Final Comments: I believe all the information is here. Watch your email and the announcements/notifications in the MyITLab class site every day for any future information. Week Class Schedule Reading Assignments: The reading assignments are from the Technology In Action textbook. Exams: See the MyITLab class site for exam dates & times 1. Introduction Read: Ch. 1, Using Technology to Change the World Technology In Focus 1: History of the Personal MS Windows 8, MS Office 2013 & Technology In Action Chapter Exercises: - See the MyITLab class site for each assignment instructions and due dates & times. 1. MyITlab and Windows 8 : Getting Started (20 pts.) 2. Windows 8 : File

8 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM Computer Read: Ch. 2, Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts Technology in Focus 3: Under the Hood Read Ch. 3, Using the Internet 2. 05/31/2016 File Management Quiz (40 pts.) Read Ch. 4, Application Software 06/03/2016 Exam 1: Chapters 1-4 (100 pts.) Read Ch. 5, System Software Read Ch. 6, Understanding and Assessing Hardware 3. Read Ch. 7, Networking Read Ch. 8, Digital Devices and Media 06/15/2016 Exam 2: Chapters 5-8 (100 pts.) 4. Read Ch. 9, Securing Your System Read Ch. 10, Software Programming 5. Read Ch. 11, Databases Read Ch. 12, Networking and Security in Business 06/24/2016 Exam 3: Chapters 9-12 (100 pts.) 6. Review/Reread chapters and prepare for final exam. 06/30/2016 Final Exam: Chapters 1-12 (100 pts.) Management (40 pts.) 3. Excel (40 pts.) 4. Excel (40 pts.) 5. Excel (40 pts.) 6. Excel (40 pts.) 7. Excel (20 pts.) 8. Word (40 pts.) 9. Word (40 pts.) 10. 11. 12. Excel (20 pts.) Word (40 pts.) Word (40 pts.) 13. Access (40 pts.) 14. Access (40 pts.) 15. PowerPoint (40 pts.) Grading: Scale:

9 of 9 6/3/2016 5:44 PM 15 Win/Office Assigns. = 540 12 Chapter Exercises = 120 Exams & Quizzes = 340 Final Exam = 100 Tentative Total Points = 1080 90% of Total points = A 80% of Total points = B 70% of Total points = C 60% of Total points = D <60% of Total points = F Notices: 1. Anyone not maintaining a minimum cumulative score of 60% on assignments, quizzes and exams will be dropped from class. 2. The Grading Points are subject to change. 3. Assignments will not be accepted late. Assignments must be completed, including corrections by the deadline posted on the MyITLab class site. 4. There are no make-up quizzes/exams. 5. Incompletes are not given.