Syllabus for ITM 104 OPERATING SYSTEMS & WORD PROCESSING TOPICS ITM 105 SPREADSHEET TOPICS ITM 106 DATABASE TOPICS Fall Semester 2015 Brady Lawrence MBEB 3209 426-1091 Tim Perry N/A N/A Eliot Smith MBEB 3207 426-2353 E-Mail: All email concerning your course should be sent to the appropriate email: ITM104@boisestate.edu ITM105@boisestate.edu ITM106@boisestate.edu Important Initial Information: The follow information must be considered as you start your ITM experience 1. The primary resource for communication will be Blackboard. The syllabus, course calendar, other handouts, and any announcements will be posted to Blackboard. Grades will not be posted to Blackboard. Grades will be posted in the Custom View under Grades within MyITLab. The student is expected to stay current on information posted to Blackboard. Consider turning on the setting that will email you when a new item is posted to Blackboard. 2. You are required to use your my.boisestate.edu email address. All communications from the professors will be directed to your my.boisestate.edu. Your my.boisestate.edu must be the email address you provide to MyITLab at the time of registration. You are expected to stay current by reading your emails in a timely manner. You must use your my.boisestate.edu email address when communicating with the email address associated with you course: ITM104@boisestate.edu, ITM105@boisestate.edu, or ITM106@boisestate.edu. 3. The subject line of your email must be explicit in explaining why you are initiating contact. Subject lines should give the recipient a good idea of why the recipient should open your email. Many people will not open emails if the subject line is vague in identifying its purpose. Any email without a subject line will be deleted. 4. Adjust your profile in MyITLab so the time zone setting is Mountain Time, not Eastern Time. Lab Decorum: Common courtesy and respect is required in the lab at all times. This includes- 1. Wait your turn to get assistance from the Lab Instructor. Do not interrupt them when they are helping others. 2. Do not ask other students who are doing their homework to help you with yours. 3. Use your ebook and your trainings to try to answer your own questions first. 4. Lab Instructors will only answer specific questions; they will not sit and help you with the entire homework. 5. All conversations working with friends in the lab must be conducted in whispers so as not to disturb others who are working. 6. No cell phone conversations may be held in the lab. 7. If you are disturbing others you will be asked to leave the lab and you must do so at the request of the Lab Instructor and do it quietly. {Thank you to Susan Fry for this list}
Lab Instructors: Brett, Jeff, Jessica, Josh, Kate, Molly, Thomas Lab Hours and Locations: Day Weekly Times Lab Classroom Lab Instructor Tuesday 3:30-5:30pm RFH 210 Thomas Wednesday 3:00-5:00pm RFH 210 Brett Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm RFH 210 Brett, Jeff Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm ERB 1100 1102 Brett, Jeff Thursday 1:30-3:30pm RFH 210 Thomas, Jessica Thursday 3:30-5:30pm RFH 210 Josh, Jessica Friday 12:30-2:30pm RFH 210 Molly, Kate Friday 2:30-4:30pm RFH 210 Molly, Josh Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm RFH 210 Kate, Jeff Course Calendar: A separate course calendar is available from Blackboard and can be seen in MyITLab. Prerequisite Qualifying Exam: If your Microsoft Office Skills are strong enough, consider testing out of ITM 104, ITM 105, or ITM 106. The schedule for the exams is posted on the ITSCM web site. A link is included in Blackboard under Course Documents. Passing the exam allows you to satisfy the associated ITM prerequisite, but does not provide any academic credit. You are limited to two attempts with the same 24 hour time period. If you desire a third attempt, you must wait one week. If you are currently enrolled in an ITM class and you successfully pass the associated exam, you must drop the class on or before the date listed on the registrar web site as Last Date For Refund & Last Date to Register/Add or Drop w/o a W for the current 8 week term. The testing is hosted by the testing center in the Education building. A code to take the Prerequisite Qualifying Exam may be purchased from the bookstore. Please plan on 2 hours for this exam. Academic Honesty: Students are expected to uphold the school's Code of Conduct relating to academic honesty (see Boise State University Undergraduate Catalog). 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, problem sets, and projects must be that of the student's own work. Any violations may result in disciplinary action. The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor code is subject to receive a failing grade for the course and/or suspension or expulsion from the university. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute an honor code violation, the student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation. Integrity Violations: Particular to MyITLab are a series of features to prevent submitting work that is not yours. The initial focus of these features is to prevent submitting someone else s file are your own and prevent copying and pasting someone else s work into your file and then submitting it as your own. If you are caught with an integrity violation, you will receive a zero for that assignment. Review of integrity violations may be available depending on the situation.
Required Materials: Access to MyITLab This is available either by purchasing the book or the ebook from the BSU bookstore or by purchasing access directly from Pearson MyLab and Mastering Course ID s 1 st 8 Week Session ITM 104: smith36385 / ITM 105: smith75742 Windows Computer with MS-Office 2013 MS-Office is available to all students for download. Files produced on Macs with Office, even up to Office 2016, are not recognized by MyITLab. Internet Access and Web Browser Firefox causes the fewest issues. Chrome is the next best option. Pearson and Internet Explorer don t play well together. All computer labs listed on the first page are Windows based, have MS-Office 2013, high speed Internet access and all three popular Windows browsers. As an added bonus, these computer labs have Lab Instructors available to answer questions at the listed times. Registration Information: Registration URL http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/ YouTube Video Title MyITLab for Office 2013 Registration YouTube URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dscr0izqusu COBE Core Outcomes: The Core Curriculum Student Learning Goals and Objectives for this class are: Students in this class will learn or practice the following COBE Core Curriculum concepts, methods, and skills: 1. Understand and apply analytical and disciplinary concepts and methods related to business and economics: ITM 104 ITM 105 ITM 106 1.5. Information Technology Management 2.1. Communicate effectively: Write messages and documents that are clear, concise, and compelling 2.2. Communicate effectively: Give oral presentations that use effective content, organization, and delivery 3. Solve problems, including unstructured problems, related to business and economics 4. Use effective teamwork and collaboration skills 5. Demonstrate appropriate principles of responsible business practices Course Objectives: This course introduces you to the basic concepts of Microsoft Office 2013 productivity software with separate emphases in developing skills with word processors (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), and databases (Access). This course also introduces you to how information technology tools are applied to assist in business communication, problem solving, and decision-making.
Expected Course Outcomes: Students who successfully complete this course with a grade of Pass should be able to: ITM 104 ITM 105 ITM 106 Edit a document Customize Word Improve readability Prepare a document for distribution Modify document properties Format font, paragraphs, documents, and styles Insert, format, manage, and enhance tables Use a writing style Acknowledge sources Review documents and track changes Share and collaborate on documents Enter and edit cell data Create formulas Use Auto Fill Display cell formulas Manage worksheets Select, move, copy, and paste data Apply alignments, font, and number formats Use relative, absolute, and mixed cell references Correct circular references Insert math, date, or lookup functions Create, manage, and use range names Create, move, size, and print a chart Add, format, and change chart elements, styles, and colors Modify a chart data source Design, create, and change styles of tables Sort and filter data Use structured references Apply or create conditional formatting TBD Assignment Weights: This class is graded as Pass/Fail. If you have a 70.0% or better, you will receive a Pass. ITM 104 Grader Projects 50% 6 8.33% Quizzes 30% 4 7.5% Simulations 20% 6 3.33% ITM 105 Grader Projects 50% 4 12.5% Quizzes 30% 4 7.5% Simulations 20% 12 1.67%
Assignment Weights: (continued) ITM 106 Grader Projects TBD TBD TBD Quizzes TBD TBD TBD Simulations TBD TBD TBD Due Dates and Number of Attempts: All assignments may be completed after the due date but at a penalty of 10% per day after the due date. Assignments come due at 8:00 pm Mountain Time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The due dates for each assignment are listed in the Assignment Calendar in MyITLab and in a Course Calendar file under Course Documents in Blackboard. Grader Projects and Simulations may be attempted 3 times to provide an opportunity to improve the grade of individual assignments and promote better understanding as preparation for Quizzes. Quizzes may only be attempted once. Quizzes are taken when and where you desire. There are no in-class exams for the Fall 2015 semester. Mastering MyITLab: The goals of this class center around MS-Office. There are numerous features inside MyITLab that will assist in speeding learning while creating depths to your understanding. There are videos, websites, and PowerPoint presentations to supplement the textbook. Under the Assignment Calendar, there is the Additional Assignment Views that includes To Do. This view lists the next few assignments by their due dates. There are optional assignments for practice. There are review features to see where points were deducted prior to repeating an assignment. Take advantage of all the MyITLab has to offer.