ITSC-1401-73 - Intro to Computers
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Fall 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Fall 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Duhon, Brenda Goates | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 719-1681 | ||||||||||||
duhonbg@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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MyLamarPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you’ve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the “My Courses” tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA. | ||||||||||||
Course Information | |||||||||||||
Course Number | 90295 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | Overview of computer information systems. Introduces computer hardware, software, procedures, and human resources. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks | ISBN: 978-133-721-2878 Bundle Carey/Oja/Parsons/Pinard/Romer/Ruffolo/ New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Office 2016: Introductory Cengage Learning 2017 Bundle Loose-Leaf Version ***MindTap Computing 1 term | ||||||||||||
Attendance Policy |
Poor attendance is a leading reason for termination from a job in all areas of employment. With this factor in mind, the instructor monitors student attendance daily. In addition, attendance on a regular basis is necessary for proper skill development. This includes attendance/participation in weekly online activities since this is an online course. All late assignments will be assessed a 30% penalty. No late work is allowed beyond one week after it is due. Students are responsible for completing all assigned homework and for being prepared for each class. Please note: There are NO makeups for quizzes or exams. If a student misses an exam, their lowest test grade (excluding the final exam) will count twice. If more than one exam is missed, those exams will be given a grade of zero. |
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Course Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade | Assignments/Quizzes 40%, Exams 60% | ||||||||||||
Final Exam Date | December 11, 2017 - 5:00 AM Through December 14, 2017 - 8:00 AM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1: Syllabus review, Pre-test, Blackboard, Self-Service Banner; Managing Your Files--Organizing Files and Folders with Windows 10. Week 2: Word Module 1--Creating and Editing a Document-Session 1.1 Writing a Business Letter and Formatting a Flyer, Session 1.2; Formatting a Document Week 3: Word Module 2--Navigating and Formatting a Document Session 2.1 Editing an Academic Document According to MLA Style, Session 2.2; Bibliography, Review for Word Test Week 4: Word Exam; Excel Module 1--Creating a Customer Order Report Session 1.1 Week 5: Excel Module 1 (continued) Session 1.2 Excel Formulas and Functions, Module 2 Session 2.1 Formatting Workbook Text and Data Week 6: Excel Module 2--Continued. Session 2.2 Designing a Printout, Module 3 Session 3.1 Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions, Week 7: Excel Module 3--Continued. Session 3.2 Cell references and Formulas Week 8: Excel Module 4--Analyzing and Charting Financial Data Session 4.1 Preparing a Business Plan Week 9: Excel Exam Week 10: Access Module 1--Creating a Database Session 1.1 Introduction to Database Concepts, Session 1.2 Creating a query, form and report. Week 11: Access Module 1 continued. Week 12: PowerPoint Module 1--Creating a Presentation Session 1.1, Session 1.2 Slideshow and Presenter Views; Post Test Week 13: Exam--Access & PowerPoint; Finish work and review for final exam Week 14: Final Exam (December 11-14, 2017) (This schedule is subject to change.) |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Week 1: Syllabus review, Pre-test, Blackboard, Self-Service Banner; Managing Your Files--Organizing Files and Folders with Windows 10. Week 2: Word Module 1--Creating and Editing a Document-Session 1.1 Writing a Business Letter and Formatting a Flyer, Session 1.2; Formatting a Document Week 3: Word Module 2--Navigating and Formatting a Document Session 2.1 Editing an Academic Document According to MLA Style, Session 2.2; Bibliography, Review for Word Test Week : Word Exam; Excel Module 1--Creating a Customer Order Report Session 1.1 Week 5: Excel Module 1 (continued) Session 1.2 Excel Formulas and Functions, Module 2 Session 2.1 Formatting Workbook Text and Data Week 6: Excel Module 2--Continued. Session 2.2 Designing a Printout, Module 3 Session 3.1 Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions, Week 7: Excel Module 3--Continued. Session 3.2 Cell references and Formulas Week 8: Excel Module 4--Analyzing and Charting Financial Data Session 4.1 Preparing a Business Plan Week 9: Excel Exam Week 10: Access Module 1--Creating a Database Session 1.1 Introduction to Database Concepts, Session 1.2 Creating a query, form and report. Week 11: Access Module 1--continued. Week 12: Access Exam; PowerPoint Module 1--Creating a Presentation Session 1.1, Session 1.2 Slideshow and Presenter Views; Post Test Week 13: Exam--Access & PowerPoint; Finish work and review for final exam Week 14: Final Exam (December 11-14, 2017) (This schedule is subject to change.) |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. PSLO 1. Utilizes basic software development terminology, and concepts. PSLO 2. Applies a software-development process to develop and troubleshoot a software product. PSLO 3. Creates computer graphics for inclusion into a software product. PSLO 4. Demonstrates ethics and professionalism within the computer field. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
1. Obtains general knowledge of networking and computer terms through content reading material (PSLO ALPHA) measured by pretest/posttest. 2. Describe current technology including hardware, software, and digital media (PSLO 1) measured by embedded test questions. 3. Use current Microsoft Office programs to develop professional results from software use. (PSLO 2) measured with rubrics applied to hands-on projects. 4. Students demonstrate ethics and professionalism (PSLO 4), measured by embedded test questions. |
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Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
Facility Policies |
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Additional Information | You may need a FLASH DRIVE for this class. | ||||||||||||
Important Information | |||||||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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