IS 2241 THWA Fall 2010 Syllabus - Sorrell College of Business ...

IS 2241 THWA
Computer Concepts and Applications
Fall 2010
This syllabus is tentative and is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. Changes will be
announced in class.
Instructor
Mr. Sven Aelterman
E-mail: saelterman@troy.edu
Phone: 334-670-3922
Instant Messaging: Wimba Pronto (via Blackboard)
Office Hours:
M T W T F
8:00 – 12:00
8:00 – 12:00
None
1:00 – 2:00
1:00 – 2:00
None None
Course Info
Textbook(s): This is found in the bookstore as a single bundled item.
Exploring Getting Started with Computer Concepts, 2011 Edition
ISBN: 978-0558-59506-6
Exploring Microsoft Office 2010 Volume 1
ISBN: 978-0-13-612232-6
Other materials:
‣ i>clicker student response system (included in the textbook
bundle)
‣ Access to TROY e-mail and Blackboard is necessary to complete the
course.
‣ Pearson myitlab: you will receive a username and password during
the second week of classes.
Meeting times: MW 2 PM – 3:15 PM
Meeting location: Lectures: GAB 101
Exams, labs: McCartha 119
Course web site: http://troy.blackboard.com, http://www.myitlab.com
Important Dates First day of class Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Labor Day Holiday Monday, September 6, 2010
Fall Break
Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Classroom Administration
Last day of class Monday, November 29, 2010
Final exam
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10 AM
Note: This date is different from the scheduled
date due to lab availability restrictions.
No one will be allowed to take the exam early.
Students are expected to
‣ punctually attend all scheduled classes
‣ complete and submit all assignments on or before the due date
‣ read the textbook and additional materials in advance
‣ remove hats and sunglasses during class
‣ leave food, drinks and tobacco outside the classroom

Assessment and Grading
Course Catalog
Grade distribution:
A
90% and up
B 80% - 89.9%
C 70% - 79.9%
D 60% - 69.9%
F Below 60%
Assessment methods:
Exam 1 – Computer Concepts 12.5%
Exam 2 – Word 12.5%
Exam 3 – Excel 12.5%
Exam 4 – PowerPoint 12.5%
Final Exam (Comprehensive) 25%
Homework, in-class assignments 15%
Attendance/Participation 10%
Test policy:
Make-up exams will only be given for unforeseen excused absences (see
Attendance policy). Make-up exams must be completed within one week
of the student’s return to class after the excused absence.
You are expected to turn off all electronic devices prior to entering the
exam location. Using any electronic device (in any manner) will be
considered cheating and will be handled according to the Cheating Policy
outlined above. This includes translators.
Description:
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to microcomputer
literacy, word processing, spreadsheets, database, business graphics and
the Internet.
Objectives:
1. List and describe the hardware and software components of a
computer system.
2. Maintain file systems, and run applications.
3. Use a word-processing application to create, modify, save, and
preview fully featured, academically formatted documents.
4. Use an electronic-spreadsheet application to create, save, modify,
and preview a fully featured, multiple-sheet workbook.
5. Use a presentation software package to create, save, modify, and
show a multiple-slide presentation using various templates, designs,
formats, objects, headers, footers, and animation and transition
schemes.
6. Use a database package to create, save, populate, maintain, and
query a database and to produce formatted reports.
Purpose:
To develop the computer skills necessary for satisfactory performance in
upper-level business courses, and to encourage further development of
skills for effective participation in business organizations. Prerequisite for
admission into upper-level business courses.

Attendance Policy
Cheating Policy
Academic Dishonesty
Incomplete Work Policy
Homework Policy
Attending class regularly contributes to success in this course. This policy is
designed to encourage you to attend classes.
1. Students who arrive after attendance is taken will be marked absent.
2. Attendance is mandatory. If a student misses a class, s/he is still
responsible for materials and information covered in that class.
3. Students who miss NINE or more classes (whether excused or
unexcused) will be asked to DROP this course.
4. Excused absences: Excused absences have the following
characteristics:
a. Instructor was informed prior to the absence.
b. Instructor determines that the absence is excused.
c. Absence is of one of the following types:
i. Participation in a documented official University function that
does not permit the student’s class attendance (e.g., athletic
events, field trips, etc.)
ii. Severe illness (this does not include scheduled medical
appointments nor driving someone else to doctor), a hospital
stay, or a doctor's excuse saying that it is impossible for
student to attend class(es)
iii. Death of immediate family member (grandparent, parent,
sibling, or child)
iv. Appearance in court (if mandatory)
v. Personal situations that are approved by the instructor in
advance of the time the student is to be absent.
d. Written documentation (on letterhead) must be provided at the
first class session after the student’s return to classes.
If you are caught cheating or committing plagiarism as defined in the
ORACLE: Student Handbook, 2008-2009, pp. 48-49, your grade for the
exam/assignment will be reduced to zero, your grade for the course could
be reduced to an “F”, and you could be “suspended from the university for
a specific or an indefinite period.”
Any incomplete work at the end of the term will not be accepted, unless
the student provides documentation and obtains approval from the
instructor prior to grades being submitted to the Registrar.
Assignments must be submitted online using Blackboard. No other method
of submission will be accepted unless approved by the instructor in
advance.
If you can access your assignment from Blackboard, then the instructor
should be able to access it as well. There is no need to ask if an assignment
is received.
Hands-on assignments take considerable time to grade. Do not ask for your
grade. As soon as grading is completed, your grade will be available on
Blackboard.

Additional Services
Electronic Devices Policy
Sorrell College of Business
Mission Statement
Sorrell College of Business
Vision Statement
Troy University Mission
Statement
Troy University supports Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which insure that
postsecondary students with disabilities have equal access to all academic
programs, physical access to all buildings, facilities and events, and are not
discriminated against on the basis of disability. Eligible students, with
appropriate documentation, will be provided equal opportunity to
demonstrate their academic skills and potential through the provision of
academic adaptations and reasonable accommodations. Further
information, including appropriate contact information, can be found at
the link for Troy University’s Office of Human Resources at
http://www.troy.edu/humanresources/ADAPolicy2003.htm
Per TROY Academic Operating Policy 8-1-07-08 (See
http://www.troy.edu/academics/aop/documents/AOP_08-01-07-08.pdf):
“Use of any electronic devise by students in the instructional environment
is prohibited unless explicitly approved on a case-by-case basis by the
instructor of record or by the Office of Disability Services in collaboration
with the instructor. Cellular phones, pagers, and other communication
devices may be used for emergencies, however, but sending or receiving
non-emergency messages is forbidden by the University. Particularly, use
of a communication device to violate the Troy University “Standards of
Conduct” will result in appropriate disciplinary action (See pp. 42-52 of the
Oracle.
In order to receive emergency messages from the University or family
members, the call receipt indicator of devices must be in the vibration
mode or other unobtrusive mode of indication. Students receiving calls
that they believe to be emergency calls must answer quietly without
disturbing the teaching environment. If the call is an emergency, they must
move unobtrusively and quietly from the instructional area and notify the
instructor as soon as reasonably possible. Students who are expecting an
emergency call should inform the instructor before the start of the
instructional period.”
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