CSCI-110 05 Daily Syllabus, Fall 2007
Monday/Wednesday/Friday Schedule
1.0 General Information
Class Time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Class Location: 220 Thompson
Instructor: Dr. Shankar M Banik
Office: 222 Thompson
Phone: 953-5039
Email: shankar.banik@citadel.edu
Instructor Office Hours:
Monday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
2.0 Course Material
Textbooks:
3.0
Course Goals
This
course presents an introduction to computer systems and computer applications
in a Microsoft Windows™ PC environment. Students learn to use software packages
for word processing, database management, spreadsheets, and communication in
solving common problems in business management and social sciences. This course
is intended for students with little or no prior computer experience.
A student who
successfully completes this course will be able to:
·
Use the software
applications described above to solve problems similar to those encountered in
the course
·
Answer and
discuss basic questions relating to computers, computer systems and software
4.0 Required Course Work
·
Home-works
Home-works contain multiple choice
questions from chapters in the Discovering Computer 2008 textbook. You
will do each home-work using SAM (http://sam2003.course.com).
You may repeat any homework only one time as needed, in order to achieve a
better grade.
·
MS Office
Tutorial Training
Tutorial
training will help you learn the usage of MS Office applications. You need to
complete certain number of tasks in each training
using SAM (http://sam2003.course.com).
·
MS Office
Tutorial Exam
After completing each tutorial training, you need to take the tutorial exam on
MS Office Applications using SAM (http://sam2003.course.com).
·
Unit Tests
There will be Three Unit Tests
during the semester. Tentative dates for the Unit Tests are Friday September
21, Friday October 19 and Wednesday November 28 at Thompson 220
during the class. Missing a test without a previously approved excuse will
result in a grade of zero for that test. Makeup
test are never available.
·
Final Exam
The Final Examination is from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM on
Wednesday, December 5. The Final Examination is comprehensive. No Final
Examination can be given early, except as required by The Citadel Policy
5.0 Course Policies
SAM 2003: Skills Assessment Manager
2003 (SAM 2003), a web-based software application that measures the proficiency
of a student in Microsoft Office 2003 applications suite and general computer
concepts, will be used in the course.
How to use SAM 2003: Go to http://sam2003.course.com/ and
add yourself as a new user to your section (Section: 05). You will need the
following institution key and an access key that can be found in your Textbooks
package to complete this process.
SAM
Institution Key: S3721244
Tentative Schedule:
|
1 |
8/22/07 (W) |
Overview, Create your user account on
SAM2003 by the web at http://sam2003.course.com
and using your access key start |
|
2 |
8/24 (F) |
D/C Chapter 1 Homework |
|
3 |
8/27 (M) |
MS Word Tutorial 3 Training No. 1 |
|
4 |
8/29 (W) |
MS Word Tutorial 3 Exam No. 1 |
|
5 |
8/31 (F) |
D/C Chapter 2 Homework |
|
6 |
9/3 (M) |
MS Word Tutorial 4 Training No. 2 |
|
7 |
9/5 (W) |
MS Word Tutorial 4 Exam No. 2 |
|
8 |
9/7 (F) |
D/C Chapter 3 Homework |
|
9 |
9/10 (M) |
MS Excel Tutorial 1 Training No. 3 |
|
10 |
9/12 (W) |
MS Excel Tutorial 1 Exam No. 3 |
|
11 |
9/14 (F) |
D/C Chapter 4 Homework |
|
12 |
9/17 (M) |
MS Excel Tutorial 2 Training No. 4 |
|
13 |
9/19 (W) |
MS Excel Tutorial 2 Exam No. 4 |
|
14 |
9/21 (F) |
Test 1 (covers D/C Chapters 1-4) |
|
15 |
9/24 (M) |
D/C Chapter 5 Homework |
|
16 |
9/26 (W) |
MS Excel Tutorial 3 Training No. 5 |
|
17 |
9/28 (F) |
MS Excel Tutorial 3 Exam 5 |
|
18 |
10/1(M) |
D/C Chapter 6 Homework |
|
19 |
10/3 (W) |
MS Excel Tutorial 4 Training No. 6 |
|
20 |
10/5 (F) |
MS Excel Tutorial 4 Exam 6 |
|
21 |
10/8 (M) |
D/C Chapter 7 Homework |
|
22 |
10/10 (W) |
MS PowerPoint Tutorial 1 Training No. 7 |
|
23 |
10/12 (F) |
MS PowerPoint Tutorial
1 Exam 7 |
|
24 |
10/15 (M) |
MS PowerPoint Tutorial
1 Exam 7 |
|
25 |
10/17 (W) |
D/C Chapter 8
Homework |
|
26 |
10/19 (F) |
Test 2 (covers Chapters 5-8) |
|
27 |
10/22 (M) |
MS PowerPoint Tutorial 2 Training No. 8 |
|
28 |
10/24(W) |
MS PowerPoint Tutorial 2Exam 8 |
|
29 |
10/26 (F) |
D/C Chapter 9 Homework |
|
30 |
10/29 (M) |
MS Access Tutorial 1 Training No. 9 |
|
31 |
10/31 (W) |
MS Access Tutorial 1 Exam 9 |
|
32 |
11/2 (F) |
D/C Chapter 10 Homework |
|
33 |
11/5 (M) |
MS Access Tutorial 2 Training No. 10 |
|
34 |
11/7 (W) |
MS Access Tutorial 2 Training No. 10 |
|
35 |
11/9 (F) |
MS Access Tutorial 2 Exam 10 |
|
36 |
11/12 (M) |
MS Access Tutorial 2 Exam 10 |
|
37 |
11/14 (W) |
D/C Chapter 11 Homework |
|
38 |
11/16 (F) |
D/C Chapter 15 Homework |
|
|
11/17-11/25 |
Thanksgiving
Break |
|
39 |
11/26 (M) |
Catch-up |
|
40 |
11/28 (W) |
Test 3 (covers Chapters 9-11,15) |
|
41 |
11/30 (F) |
Catch-up |
|
42 |
12/3 (M) |
Review |
|
43 |
12/5(Wednesday) |
Final Exam
CSCI-110-05 @ 1300 hours |
Class Attendance and Discussion: It is advised that students attend all lectures. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the class discussion.
E-mail: Any announcement will be sent through email. Class
emails are sent to your official Citadel email address. You are responsible for
making sure that you are receiving class e-mails. It is your responsibility to
have your official email account working properly and forwarding to the
location where you read emails.
Grading: There are four components to the course grade. They
are weighted as follows.
|
Component |
Percent |
|
D/C Chapter Homework |
20 |
|
MS Office Training |
20 |
|
MS Office Exams |
35 |
|
Three Unit Tests on D/C |
15 |
|
Final Exam on D/C |
10 |
The grading scale will be no higher than the
following. It may be lower at the discretion of the instructor.
|
Grade |
Percentage |
|
A |
90+ |
|
B |
80-89 |
|
C |
70-79 |
|
D |
60-69 |
|
F |
Otherwise |
Policy on Late Assignments, Tests
Assignments are due on the assigned
date.
Tests must be taken on the assigned date at the assigned time. There is
no "extra credit" make-up work.
Just do the assigned work at the assigned time. Excuses will not be accepted,
but legitimate reasons for late work will be given due consideration by the
instructor. Late submissions carry penalty and may not be accepted two weeks
beyond the due date. Minimum penalty is 10% per week.
Disability
Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact the instructor personally as soon as possible so that necessary accommodations can be made to ensure full participation and to facilitate educational opportunities.
Academic Misconduct
All work submitted for an individual grade, should be the work of that single individual, and not their friends, nor their tutor. It is your responsibility to be familiar with the policies mentioned in The Honor Manual of The Citadel. Ignorance of these policies is not an excuse for violating them.