CIS 1 Tamara Wright

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CIS 1 Tamara Wright
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What you should be able to do after this course

• evaluate the potential use of a computer in many
  situations
• understand how the components of a computer
  system interact to produce useful information
• interpret computer hardware and software
  documentation
• operate microcomputers and attached equipment
• use computer applications (word processing,
  spreadsheet, database, graphics)
• use telecommunications applications (electronic
  mail, Internet)
• understand computer terminology on a consumer
  level
• understand differences in various microcomputer
  systems
• appreciate the social implications of the
  information age

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Logistics

• Class Meetings W 600 pm - 805 pm
• Room FM105
• Final Exam Wed May 21st 500 pm - 700 pm
• Instructor Tamara Wright
• Phone[phone] X4995
• Webpage http//isweb.redwoods.cc.ca.us/instruct/w
  rightT/
• Email tamara-wright_at_redwoods.edu
• Office Hours Tuesday - Thursday  by appointment
• My Lab Hours T/Th 1105-1230

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What You Need

• Essentials of Windows 98 by Robert T. Grauer,
  Maryann Barber
• Computers Tools for an Information Age, 7e by
  H.L. Capron, J.A. Johnson
• Exploring Microsoft Brief Office XP by Robert T.
  Grauer, Maryann Barber
• Two 3.5 inch, high-density (1.44 MB) diskettes

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CIS 1L Corequisite

• Concurrent enrollment in CIS 1L is required.
• CIS 1L is a one unit, credit / no credit (CR/NC)
  course. You must earn a C average or better on
  your lab assignments to earn a credit in CIS 1L.
• You must commit to 3 hours in the Lab each week.
• Lab signups begin Thursday morning at 730 am
• IS Lab Hours Check hours posted in FM 109
• IS Lab Web Page Important IS Lab information is
  available at the following Web site
  http//isweb.redwoods.cc.ca.us/instruct/islab/

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CIS 1 Schedule

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Assignments

• Attend a lab orientation complete Assignment 1
  ? 02/12
• Files, Directories the Internet ? 02/26
• Word Processing ? 03/12
• Email ? 03/21
• Spreadsheet ? 4/16
• Database ? 04/30
• PowerPoint ? 5/14 (No late assignments accepted)
• Assignment handouts are available in class or the
  IS Lab.
• All assignments are due by 500 pm on the day
  indicated.
• Assignments can be submitted in class, the IS
  Lab, or my box in the Admin. Bldg.

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Assignments

• Assignments are graded on completeness and
  neatness.
• Hand written work will not be accepted for
  assignment documents.
• All required elements must be present for full
  credit on an assignment.
• Only 3 assignments may be turned in late choose
  wisely the fourth late assignment will be given a
  zero.
• 20 of possible points will be deducted from your
  score for late assignments.
• No homework more than a week late will be
  accepted.
• Note No late assignments accepted for 7

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Grading

• Exams (3) ? 40
• Homework (7) ? 50
• Participation (class attendance and discussion
  contribution) ? 10
• A 90-100
• B 80-89
• C 65-79
• D 55-64
• F 54 or less

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Missing Class

• If you are absent six or more times, which is
  excessive, you will receive a zero for your
  participation grade.
• Arriving late for class or leaving early will
  count as 1/2 an absence.
• It is YOUR responsibility to keep track of your
  absences.
• If you must miss class, it is YOUR responsibility
  to find out what happened in class. You will need
  to find another person in class and copy their
  notes, dates for assignments, and test
  information.
• I will be happy to answer questions after you
  have read the class notes and assigned reading
  material.

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Missed Exams

• Alternative exam arrangements are at my
  discretion and will be considered only in EXTREME
  circumstances.
• Failure to notify me that you will miss an exam
  before the exam is given will result in a zero on
  that exam.
• The alternative arrangement MUST occur before the
  exam is returned in class (at most 1 week).
• Please note A make-up exam taken after the
  scheduled exam date will be marked down 10 of
  the total possible points (one letter grade).

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etc.

• Incomplete Grades
• Incompletes may be granted only in EXTREME
  circumstances.
• I need to be informed at the time of the problem.
  
• You must be receiving at least a C grade at the
  time of the problem.
• Respectful Behavior
• In accordance with the code of student conduct,
  any student disrupting the educational
  environment will be dismissed from class.