ITM104 - Operating Systems & Word Processing Topics Instructor: Susan Fry Lab Instructor: Whitney and Molly Semester: Summer, 2014, 5-week session Office: MBEB 3239 Office Hours: 8:00 9:30 M- Th (MBEB 3016) and by Appointment Phone: 426-4384 (Office) E-mail: ITM104@boisestate.edu Important notes about Email and Homework for this Course: 1. Update your My.boisestate preferred email address. The default should be your Boise State email. You are responsible for reading all emails. 2. Set your email address to identify you by your name, or include in the subject line your name and all other required information. All emails that do not identify you by name, either in the address or the subject line, will be deleted immediately. In others words, if I receive an email from boisestate, or something similar, which does not identify who you are or your name is not in the subject line, this email will be deleted without being read. 3. Include a subject line that tells me why you are sending the email. Subject lines should give the recipient an idea as to why the email is being sent. Many people will not open emails if the subject line does not identify the purpose of the email. Any e-mail without a subject line will be deleted without being read. 4. All homework must be completed by the due date or you will not receive credit. 5. Go into your Profile on MyITLab and make sure the time zone setting is MST not EST. If you have any trouble understanding any of the previous five steps, you need to see me immediately, or come to MBEB 3016 during the posted lab times and discuss with the TA or my office hours. This is a 5-week class so get everything straight in your mind during the first couple of days to enjoy successful completion of this course.
Course Description This hybrid course is an application of microcomputers using current productivity software. Particular attention is devoted to problem solving with word processing. Students will learn to use one of the most commonly used word processing software - Microsoft Word 2013. In addition to hands-on experience, students will learn computer concepts related to the Internet and the World Wide Web, an overview of computers, input and output devices, the system unit, and application software. MyITLab You will be learning Word through step-by-step instructions in the e-book for GO! Word 2013 Comprehensive and MyITLab, a self-paced tutorial. MyITLab is a training and testing software package that has been developed by Prentice Hall for Office 2013. Before accessing your course content in MyITLab, you will need to register during the first day of class (which means you must have your books purchased by the first day you attend class) using: 1. A student Access code, which is included in your MyITLab package that is part of your package purchased at the bookstore. 2. Your email address 3. The MyITLab Course ID for this course which is fry08917 4. The E-text ID for the Word e-book is Fry000536627eb (need later not for registration) 5. The E-text ID for the Technology in Action book is Fry001613243eb (need later not for registration) Please follow the instructions given in class to register for the MyITLab course. The website we will be using this summer is www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com If you find that you are having problems with the program, which the lab instructors cannot resolve, you will need to contact Tech Support for MyITLab, found on the homepage under Students at www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com. All assignments will be listed in MyITLab by week. For example, you will need to click on Week 1 in your MyITLab account and do everything listed in the folder. Deadline time for ALL assignments: Everything in the weekly folder will be due by 3:00 PM on the assigned day of the week that it is due. The chapter grader projects for Word and the 4 study guides for Technology in Action will affect your grade. It does not matter what the name of the assignment is (i.e. study guide), it still is required and must be completed for credit in the course. All five weeks are now available so if you want to work ahead you will be able to do that. Once the due date is reached, the folder will disappear from your view. This means you can Work Ahead but not Work Behind.
Types of homework that will be listed in MyITLab: 1. Tech in Action homework A link to Study Guide questions. Read the chapter prior to going to this link. Do not click on this link until you are ready to answer the questions or it will count as one of your two attempts. Answer all questions and then click FINISH: Submit for Grading. A message will pop up on the screen to confirm your request. Click Finish to submit. Your grade will automatically be calculated and entered into your grades. 2. GO Word 2013 homework. (a) The skill-based training (Chapters 1-3) and the Student Videos (Chapter 4-6) are tools that enables you to learn the material at your own pace. Because the training and videos are showing you how to perform a task but not necessarily explaining why you are doing it, I suggest that you use your e-book in conjunction with the training to help you understand the why of what you are doing and not just the how. This will help you understand the concept of the tasks rather than just the pointing and clicking steps. These do not affect your grade but are there to teach you the material as you are not in a class with the instructor explaining this. I STRONGLY urge you to take advantage of the trainings and the videos to learn the material before attempting graded homework. (b) The Grader Project is an actual project that you will download from MyITLab, complete in Word 2013 and then upload to MyITLab for automatic grading. You will select the link in MyITLab and it will have three steps for you to follow. You will download at least one Word file and one instruction file. Do not open the file directly from MyITLab. You must choose Save from the pop-up box. If you are using the computers in the lab or sharing a computer at your home with someone else who is also in this class, you must use your own storage device. You must save the solution files using the exact name given in the instructions. You cannot add initials or anything else to the file name. If you save the file on the computers in the lab or a common computer and someone else uploads your file, this will show up as an integrity violation and you and the other student will both receive 0 s on this assignment. You will then go into Word and follow the steps in the instructions. After you have completed and saved and closed your file you will return to MyITLab and upload your file into the grader assignment and then submit it for grading (be sure to click upload and wait for it to complete and give you a confirmation message). Then, make sure you hit Finish and Submit for Grading. The system will grade your assignment and give you a score. This score will display in your MyITLab grade book. You will be allowed two attempts on this grader project. After the first attempt you may look at several different reports to determine what you did wrong. You can then go back to the file you have saved on your storage device and correct your mistakes and upload the file again in MyITLab. Your highest score will be recorded in the grade book.
COURSE INFORMATION This course is a hybrid course, as listed in the Schedule of Classes. You will meet with an instructor on the first day of class (June 9, mandatory with no exceptions), take the Technology in Action exam on Thursday, June 26 and the Word exam on Thursday, July 10. These are the only required attendance days. However, if you have assignment specific questions, you will need to visit the lab during the lab hours provided below and speak with a lab instructor onsite. Office hours are listed above. Additional lab assistance hours are listed below. If you are fairly new to computers or feel somewhat uncomfortable with a hybrid format, be sure to utilize these resources to ensure your success. General communication after the first class will be through My.boisestate e-mail and MyITLab Announcements. Please make sure that you have a current e-mail address in My.boisestate that is not full. (See Step 1 above in the first section). If you fail to receive e-mails because your e- mail account is full or is not one that you check regularly, or do not check announcements regularly, this does not relieve you from any information provided in that e-mail or MyITLab. TEXTBOOK Access Code for MyITLab. e-book in MyITLab for GO! Word 2013 Comprehensive and Technology in Action LAB ASSISTANCE Day Time Lab Instructor Monday-Thursday 9:30 AM 3:00 PM Whitney and/or Molly GRADING Point System: total assigned points; 450 total possible points. Final Word Exam - 200 points Final Technology in Action Exam - 50 points GO! Word 2013 Grader Projects - 120 points (6 chapters at 20 points each) Technology in Action Study Guides - 80 points - 4 study guides at 20 points each To calculate your total points at any time during the 5-weeks, use the Custom Gradebook which gives your scores in percentages. Multiply the decimal form of the percentage score times the points possible for each type of assignment. (For example if you received a 90% on a grader project, multiply.9 * 20 for total points of 18). Sum all of these points for homework completed and you can determine how close you are getting to the required 313 points to pass the class.
GRADING SCALE This class is a Pass/Fail Class. If you have a 70% or better overall (not required on each assignment) you will receive a Pass, if not, you will receive a Fail. Examination Policy There are two examinations (one for the Technology in Action portion of the class and one for the Word 2013 portion of the class). You must bring a photo ID to each exam in order to be let in. If you do not bring a photo ID, you will not be allowed to take the exam. Midterm Exam 1: The Technology in Action exam will be taken in MBEB 3016 on Thursday, June 26. This exam is password protected so must be taken in MBEB 3016. There are 32 multiple choice and True/False questions, so it usually only takes about 15-20 minutes. If you are registered for more than one class, you must start your exam no later than the start time of your earliest class and then you may start the next exam as soon as you finish one if you want to do this. You do not have to come back at the next time, but you are welcome to do that if you want to leave the room and study for the next exam. You cannot study in the room that we are doing the testing. Final Exam 2: The Word 2013 exam will be taken in MBEB 3016 on Thursday, July 10. As you are taking this exam, if you do not know how to complete a specific task, you may skip the task and return to it later. Further, always hit the reset button when you are marked incorrect action, so it starts that section clean again. Otherwise, MyITLab will count the steps you have already performed. If you are registered for more than one class, you must start your exam no later than the start time of your earliest class and then you may start the next exam as soon as you finish one if you want to do this. You do not have to come back at the next time, but you are welcome to do that if you want to leave the room and study for the next exam. You cannot study in the room that we are doing the testing. Preparing for Examinations 1. Read the GO! Word 2013 and Technology in Action etexts. Do all assignments. Complete all assigned training on MyITLab. 2. Use the Summary, Key Terms, Buzz Words, and Critical Thinking Questions at the end of each chapter of the Technology in Action etext as a recap to prepare for the concepts examination. Review all study guides assigned. 3. Complete both Exam review activities available just before the exams. These do not affect your grade but will prepare you for the exams.
Academic Honesty and Lab Decorum Students are expected to uphold the school's Code of Conduct relating to academic honesty (see p. 22 of the 2013-2014 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 quizzes, examinations, MyITLab reports, and Word 2013 projects must be that of the student's own work. Any violations will result in disciplinary action. The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor code may, at the discretion of the instructor, receive a failing grade on the assignment, may receive a failing grade for the course and/or may be suspended or expelled 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. For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. Each person, however, must develop their own solutions to the assigned projects,, exams, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments. This means you will not sit at the same machine and do the work together and submit the same assignment. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. Each student must do their own computer work. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her own. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor or go to a lab session and have one of the TAs help, not other classmates. 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 TA. Do not interrupt her when she is 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. The TA will only answer specific questions; she 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 TA and do it quietly.
COURSE POLICIES Learning Objectives: Students who successfully complete this course with a Pass should be able to: 1. Go online and understand the makeup of an internet address. 2. Use internet browsers to access information on the internet. 3. Understand the various types of internet applications, including e-mail, chat, IM and newsgroups. 4. Understand cookies and what risks they pose. 5. Know the various kinds of multimedia files found on the Web and what kind of software you need to enjoy them. 6. Know what it means to be computer fluent. 7. Understand how being computer fluent can help you in a career. 8. Know exactly what a computer is and its four main functions. 9. Know the two main types of software you find in a computer. 10. Understand what input devices you use to get data into the computer and what output devices you use to get information out of the computer. 11. Know what s on the front of, back of, and inside the system unit. 12. Understand what different types of software are used by various industries. 13. Know how to install and uninstall software. 14. Be able to use Word 2013 to create, format, edit, and print documents and tables. The Prerequisite Bypass Exam If you feel you have already acquired good skills using Microsoft Word 2013, you may be able to test out of ITM104. In order to do this, you need to take the ITM104 Prerequisite Bypass Exam. The schedule of this exam is posted at the ITSCM Department and posted on the ITSCM homepage. This exam gives no academic credit, but a passing grade allows you to satisfy the ITM104 prerequisite. In order to take the prerequisite bypass exam, you may not have taken ITM104 for credit or audit in the past. This will nullify any test results. If you are currently enrolled in ITM104 and successfully complete the prerequisite bypass exam, then you must drop the class by June 11 so you will not receive a W on your transcript. If you successfully complete the prerequisite bypass exam, and you do not drop the class by June 20, you will receive a grade of F for this course.