Intro to Microcomputers and Data Processing
Computers in Business – Fall Semester 2012
Course Web Site:
|Instructor: Joe Hall |Course Number: BUS-125 |
|Instructor e-mail: jhall@coe.edu |Time / Days: 12:30-1:50 PM / Tuesday, Thursday |
|Instructor Office: SH 204 E |Room: SH 208 |
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|Course Description |Topics covered in the course include commonly encountered software used for word processing, spreadsheets, charts, presentations, |
| |brochures, and web site creation. Students will develop a fictitious small business at the beginning of the semester, and use software |
| |to create practical documents (including a web site) for it throughout the term. Students will be quizzed and tested upon the skills |
| |learned in class and practiced in the text books. This course is appropriate for students that have limited experience with Microsoft |
| |Office. |
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|Course Goals |The primary aim of the course is to teach students useful computer-based skills through the completion of assignments, quizzes, tests, |
| |and a final presentation. Students will be asked to be inventive and insightful when experimenting with document design and layout in |
| |order to create documents with a professional appearance. |
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| |Following the completion of this course the student should be able to: |
| |Use Microsoft Expression Web to create a small business Web site. |
| |Use Microsoft Word to create a variety of documents useful in business. |
| |Specific advanced features include: Mail Merge, Advanced Tables with Calculations, Multi-Column Newsletters, Graphics, Complex Forms, |
| |Templates, and Resumes |
| |Use Microsoft Excel to create workbooks associated with business and finance. |
| |Specific advanced functions and features include: PMT, FV, DB, IF, Nested IF, Concatenation, Tables, Table Manipulation and Sorting, One |
| |and Two Variable Data Tables (What-If-Analysis), Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Conditional Formatting, and Icon Sets |
| |Use Microsoft Publisher to create business cards, advertisements, and brochures. |
| |Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a small business presentation. |
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| |Class time is devoted to lecture, demonstration, in-class exercises, tests, quizzes, and occasional lab time for students to begin work |
|Class Time |on assignments. During lectures and demonstrations each student is required to follow along with the instructor at his/her computer and |
| |take notes. (There are no required texts for Expression Web, Publisher, or PowerPoint, so it is especially important that students take |
| |excellent notes during these sections of the course.) Students should expect to spend a lot of time completing assignments and preparing|
| |for quizzes and tests outside of regular class time (approximately 6 hours per week). |
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| |Microsoft Office Word 2010 Comprehensive, ISBN: 978-0-13-510440-8 |
| |Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Comprehensive, ISBN: 978-0-13-509859-2 |
| |The textbooks are used to complete assignments and to prepare for quizzes and tests. The textbooks serve as the core for the Word and |
|Required Textbooks |Excel portions of the class. However, the textbooks are not covered in their entirety and skills are covered that are not in the |
| |textbooks. |
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| |USB Flash Drive for Expression Web. Bring it to class every day during the web portion of the course. It will also be very useful for |
| |other portions of the course, too. (Have it by Tuesday, Sept. 4.) |
|Required Storage | |
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|Grading | |
|(Subject to Change) |Assign. #1 |
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| |Assign. #2 |
| |Assign. #3 |
| |Project |
| |Quiz#1 |
| |Test #1 |
| |Test #2 |
| |Total Points |
| |Possible |
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|Final Meeting |Expression Web |
| |15 |
|Quizzes and Tests |- |
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| |35 |
| |15 |
| |- |
| |- |
| |65 |
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| |Word |
| |15 |
| |15 |
| |15 |
|Assignments and Project |- |
|Grading |20 |
| |50 |
| |- |
| |115 |
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| |Excel |
|Final Presentations |15 |
| |15 |
| |15 |
| |- |
| |- |
|Makeup & Late Assignment |50 |
|Policies |60 |
| |155 |
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| |Publisher |
| |15 |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |10 |
| |- |
|Attendance Policy |- |
| |25 |
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| |PowerPoint |
| |15 |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |15 |
|Participation | |
| |Final Presentation |
|Meeting with & Contacting |- |
|the Instructor |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |15 |
|Americans with Disabilities| |
|Act |Grade Record |
| |- |
| |- |
|Grading Scale |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |10 |
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|Learning Environment |Participation |
|Expectations |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |25 |
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| |Attendance |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |75 |
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| |Total Possible |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |- |
| |500 |
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| |Small Business Presentations: Wednesday, December 12, 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM |
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| |Quizzes and tests are a significant part of this course. We move rapidly throughout the semester, and it is very important to keep up. |
| |During quizzes and tests you will be asked to replicate files that I distribute based upon course content, and/or you will create files |
| |based upon word problems, and/or you will answer T/F and multiple choice questions. I typically announce the format of the quiz or test |
| |at least one class meeting ahead of time and post important information on the course web site. During quizzes and tests I permit each |
| |student to use his/her own note card with handwritten notes on one side (approximately size 5” X 7”). Quizzes and tests are usually very|
| |demanding, and are the primary means for me to evaluate student performance in Word and Excel. In addition, I try to design the quizzes |
| |and tests to be a part of your learning experience – as a result of the preparation and completion of these challenging activities your |
| |software skills should improve. The best way to be successful is to spend a lot of time preparing and practicing the software in |
| |accordance with the guidelines that are provided before the quiz or test. |
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| |Letter grades are used to grade many assignments and the Web project (instead of detailed point-by-point markups). “A” grades are given |
| |for work that demonstrates noteworthy attention to detail (including specific assignment/project parameters) and outstanding execution. |
| |The “A+” grade is reserved for the best example(s) of assignment/project work in the class and may be rarely awarded. Feel free to ask |
| |me before/after class to show you an example of “A+” work after the specific assignments (or the projects) have been graded (the other |
| |student would need to agree to let me use his/her work as an example). |
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| |Present your small business PowerPoint Presentation or your small business Web site to the class (additional details are provided near |
| |the end of the semester). (If you would like to present another thing, like an Excel Workbook or Publisher document, please see me – |
| |this is possible.) Presentations are brief (approximately 3-5 minutes long). |
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| |Tests and quizzes may not be retaken. Missed tests and quizzes may be made up due to an absence within one week if the student notifies |
| |the instructor prior to or immediately following the test or quiz and if a legitimate, acceptable, documented excuse is presented |
| |(students may be asked to provide a doctor’s note, evidence of an athletic event, etc. – acceptable excuses are at the discretion of the |
| |instructor). Makeup tests and quizzes are usually different than those given in class, but of approximately the same level of |
| |difficulty. Assignments and the web site project may be submitted for full credit within one week of the due date if the student |
| |notifies me prior to (or immediately following) the due date and if a legitimate, acceptable, documented excuse is presented (see above).|
| |Otherwise, late assignments and the Web site project are accepted for 80% late credit (graded score X 80%) and may be submitted at any |
| |time before the final meeting (Wednesday, December 12, 2:00 PM). The course ends at the conclusion of the final meeting. |
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| |An attendance sheet will be passed around near the conclusion of each class – it is each student’s responsibility to sign in. We meet 29|
| |times this semester (including the final meeting day), and students receive 2.5 points for attending each day and 5 points for the final |
| |meeting day– this adds up to 75 points (15% of the total grade). Students are responsible for arriving on time. Habitual tardiness is |
| |not acceptable. If there is difficulty getting to SH 208 on time due to schedule problems, it is expected that the student solve the |
| |problem independently by immediately changing his/her class or work schedule. Students who have unexcused absences totaling more than |
| |15% of the Computers in Business course (more than 4 days for this semester) should not expect to pass regardless of performance in |
| |assignments, tests, and projects. Also, absences can have an impact upon the participation grade. If a student misses class or is late |
| |due to a doctor’s appointment, illness, athletic event, etc., the student should notify the instructor by email and provide documentation|
| |(athletic schedule, doctor’s note, etc.). Students should use good judgment when weather conditions are poor. |
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| |Participation grading details are available on the course Web site after the 2nd class meeting. |
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| |I am usually in my office (SH 204 E) immediately before and after class. Feel free to visit with me if you have any questions, comments,|
| |or concerns. We can also arrange a time to meet. Please send e-mails to communicate with me outside of class (jhall@coe.edu). I will |
| |try to return e-mails within 48 hours of receiving them. Email is always the best way to contact me outside of class. (I do not |
| |regularly check emails on Saturdays and Sundays, nor do I expect you to.) It takes me time to learn and remember your names – please be |
| |patient in this regard. |
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| |Coe College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. If you have a disability which may have some |
| |impact on your work in this course, please contact Ms. Lois Kabela-Coates, Assistant Dean of Student Retention Services and Director of |
| |Academic Achievement, 319-399-8547. |
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| |Each student is expected to: be prepared, arrive on time, pay attention, take notes, contribute to discussions, be respectful of other |
| |students and the instructor, meet deadlines, and strive for his/her best performance. Cell phones and other portable electronic devices |
| |may not be used during class, except for during breaks. Do not send or read text messages during class – instructors always take note of|
| |this, even if they don’t say anything (and it isn’t good for your participation grade). If it is an emergency, students should leave the|
| |classroom and use the phone in the hallway, or go in the hallway during break to make the call, etc. Video recording (for example, with |
| |a cell phone), audio recording, or photography of lectures is only permitted with prior permission of the instructor and/or completed |
| |accommodation form. Adult guests are only permitted with prior permission of the instructor. Children and pets are not permitted in the|
| |classroom. Food and drinks are not permitted near computers. All students are expected to know and comply with the General Student |
| |Conduct Policy and Academic Integrity Policy as printed in the Coe College Catalog. |
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|Tutors |Tutors are available to help – don’t be shy if you think this may be useful to you. Please ask me about it if you are interested, or visit|
| |Academic Achievement, lower level of Voorhees Hall (319-399-8547). |
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|Academic Integrity |It is expected that work submitted for credit is completed by the student that submitted it. Evidence to the contrary may result in severe|
| |grade reduction, or grade ‘F’ for the specific assignment or in some cases grade ‘F’ for the course. Do not copy another student’s work, |
| |cheat, or submit a classmate’s work as your own (in part or in whole) – these actions can result in grade ‘F’ for the specific |
| |assignment/quiz/test or in some cases grade ‘F’ for the course. See the Coe College Catalog for further information and what to expect if |
| |involved in such an incident. “At Coe College, we expect academic integrity of all members of our community. Academic integrity assumes |
| |honesty about the nature of one’s work in all situations. Such honesty is at the heart of the educational enterprise and is a |
| |pre-condition for intellectual growth. Academic dishonesty interferes with the mission of the College and will be treated with the utmost |
| |seriousness as a violation of community standards.” |
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| |The section entitled “Academic Integrity Policy” in the Coe College Catalog outlines the rules regarding cheating, copying, and other forms|
| |of academic dishonesty. |
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| |From the Coe College Catalog: |
| |Acts of academic dishonesty will be subject to one or more of the following sanctions: |
| |failure of the assignment, i.e. exam, paper, lab report, etc. |
| |failure of the class |
| |suspension or expulsion |
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| |According to Webster, to plagiarize is “to steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own…to use created productions without |
| |crediting the source…to commit literacy theft…to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.” Students |
| |are responsible for authenticating any assignment submitted to an instructor. If asked, the student must be able to produce proof that the|
| |assignment submitted is actually his/her own work. Therefore, it is recommended that students engage in a verifiable working process on |
| |assignments. The inability of the student to authenticate work, should an instructor request it, is sufficient grounds for failing the |
| |assignment. In addition to requiring a student to authenticate his/her work, instructors may employ various other means of ascertaining |
| |authenticity – such as engaging in Internet searches, creating quizzes based on student work, requiring the student to explain his/her work|
| |and/or process orally, etc. |
Have a good semester! Please ask if you have any questions.
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