IFSM 201 Syllabus Supplement, Spring 2009 DE Session 2, Section E908, UMUC Europe Distance Education
Grading Information:
I prefer to give each student an 'A' in each of my courses. The grade, however, must be earned as I can only reflect the performance I observe. I do understand that students have many other responsibilities, but your own learning is your responsibility. Moreover, I also expect you to assist the learning of others in this class. I will work with every student within reason to help her or him complete this course successfully.
It will come as no surprise that for a variety of reasons a number of students each term choose not to earn an "A".
Students concerned with slow progress should seek help before getting into grade trouble. Contact me, your instructor, early. "Incompletes" will not be given unless thoroughly justified and backed up by a contract negotiated with the instructor allowing for completion within four weeks.
Other Information:
Your mid-term is on-line, open book and open notes on the weekend of 9 - 10 May '09. The final exam is proctored but computer-based for most of you. (Even paper-based exams will be posted to me electronically.) Final Exam Week is 8 - 14 June '09. Please complete your assignments on time as outlined in this supplement and my separate Work Schedule handout so you do not get behind.
You will work through Hunt and Waxer (HW) text individually. It is designed as a self-paced text. Please do not think you are alone. When you have a question on a unit, exercise or technique, please ask. I have set up a special conference where you can post your MS Office 2007 questions. Note that I have assigned the parts of the HW text on Windows Vista and Office Program Integration as background. Some students have minimal training in computers or have forgot the basics. Be honest with yourself and study this background material as needed.
We will work through the issues raised in each chapter of the Morley & Parker (MP) Text as a class. I post a weekly conference with questions that I assign or you select to answer based on your interests and knowledge. You will post your response in that class conference area as a response to the topic. I also set up a private study group for each student so we may exchange messages within our classroom in privacy. Your MS Office 2007 projects and your mid-term are submitted through your assignment folder by the dates shown in the syllabus and its supplement. Also, I need you to notify me of certain details concerning your proctored final exam after you take it; you will do this through your assignment folder. I will provide feedback and grades through your private study group.
You are required to review and comment meaningfully on the responses of at least two of your fellow classmates that are posted in our class conferences. A significant comment adds to, changes or challenges the facts and opinions presented by your classmates. You are expected to support your views with knowledge gained not just from your personal and professional experiences but also from your research during this course. (Focus your research on sources found in the UMUC library databases.) Two such comments in each weekly class conference are typically a minimum for a threshold "A" grade.
In this DE class, your "week" normally begins on Tuesday and ends about seven days later depending on a number of factors. So please, check the syllabus in advance to make sure you know when to check for your assignments and when they are due. My intent is to allow for you both to contribute and to comment on the contributions of your classmates. All times are keyed to Maryland time - USA Eastern time zone.
I post your weekly tasking message in the Course Content area of our classroom. I addition to an introduction to the week's work, I confirm your study assignments, discussion topics and key due dates during the week.
Your weekly participation will normally take place in the class conference area and only when directed in the study group area. Specific assignments are submitted in your assignment folder; if you are late turning in an assignment, you may find the assignment folder locked. If so, put your assignment in your private study group. I will pick it up there and you will still have a record of turning it in.
My feedback to you including your grade on submissions to your assignment folder during the term will be placed in your private study group except for comments that I need to share with the entire class such as questions or elaborations on weekly conference postings.
While we get organized in the first five days of class, I have a special set of assignments I want you to complete:
** Week One DE Assignments **:
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/dist_ed/wk1_assign.html
You are responsible for keeping copies of all your work including graded exams and assignments and should be able to produce the same, if needed.
Again, do not fall behind. Work ahead if possible. Do some work on this course every day or two. Set aside time to do this. If confused, in doubt, or in need of a clarification on any aspect of the course, contact me first.
Two "Must's":
Attribution : Give credit in your work to those whose ideas and words you use - and use them well. No one is expected to know everything. Indeed, we need to avoid "re-inventing the wheel". So look around and build on the ideas and words of others. Just take care to give them full credit. This includes prior works presented or published by you for other purposes or in prior or other classes. Use footnotes or endnotes where needed and construct a proper "Works Cited" or "Bibliography" page to accompany your work. Plagiarized papers, reports, projects, or exams will receive a grade of 0 (zero) whether copied in whole or in part. This includes "accidental" plagiarism. See the UMUC European Division Catalog policy on academic integrity.
Effective writing is critical to the intellectual life of university students and graduates within the workplace. Effective managers are usually effective communicators. Your work in this course must demonstrate your ability to master and effectively communicate course content.
We must be able to share our ideas with others properly. That means we need to pay constant attention to the way in which we present those ideas. Written and oral work which contains significant errors in English or presentation typically impairs the quality of the message you are trying to communicate. Use your eyes and brain to check your work -- a mechanical computer can hurt as well as help. Proofread and check your work PRIOR to submission. Poor English or presentation will reduce my evaluation of your work by one or more letter grades regardless of the brilliance of the ideas therein.
Effective writing
- Meets the needs of the reader;
- Covers the subject in a clear, concise, complete, accurate and timely manner;
- Uses expected conventions of format and organization;
- Demonstrates use of credible reasoning and evidence;
- Satisfies standards of style and grammatical correctness; and
- Requires 100% compliance with UMUC's zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism.
Additional Guidelines for Assignments: Use diagrams, charts, and other graphics to enrich your presentations.
Word Processor:
Use Microsoft Word® 2007. If your response will be more than 150-200 words, create a document in MS Word 2007. If you do not have Microsoft Word at hand, use "Save As" in your available word processor and select the MS Word document option (file extension .doc rather than .docx is acceptable).
- Use Page Setup in the Printer to configure it.
- Set page size to A-4.
- Use 1" margins top, bottom, left and right sides.
- Use Times New Roman, size 12.
- Use double spacing.
- Use appropriate headings and subheadings. Headings and subheadings should be placed at the left margin.
- The first word of each new paragraph should be indented 1" from the left margin of the paragraph.
- Create a template with these settings and use it as the basis of your written assignments in this course.
For reports that are longer than 1 (one) page, number each page in the bottom right corner of the footer.
Supplemental Information:
See my web site for further guidance on
Class Policy:
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/class_policy.html
Case Analysis:
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/case_analysis.html
Using email in this course (when needed) : Provide me with both primary and alternate email addresses that you monitor. Please make one of your email addresses a non-military address. Place my email addresses (par.uk@btinternet.com and par.uk@mac.com) in your address book so I will be a recognized correspondent by your spam filter.
The first element of the subject line of every email in this course will begin "ifsm201 0902de" followed by a brief topic indicating the content of the email (example: ifsm201 0902de Unavoidable Absence). All electronic mail will be acknowledged so that you will know I have received your message. See also:
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/email_hints.html
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/email_attach.html
Course Project:
On some of the exercises below, you will see Unit references from the Hunt & Waxer text for your projects in the project descriptions. These references will help you complete the assigned tasking for each project.
All projects will be submitted electronically to me via your assignment folder by 2400 hours Maryland time on the date due. See the schedule below.
All electronic communications will be virus checked before dispatch. If a virus is detected on any communication, it will not be opened. Any graded assignment so effected will receive a zero. All electronic mail and assignment postings will be acknowledged so that you know they were received.
A minimum of one letter grade will be deducted on each project (1 through 4) for significant problems related to organization, grammar, verb tenses, pronoun use, spelling, punctuation, and writing competency and other requirements including following directions. This is in addition to any penalty for late submission.
Style Considerations for your Presentations:
- Keywords: It is common to use telegraphic style emphasizing keywords on flyers, tables, charts, slides, forms and reports. Avoid including full paragraphs; use full sentences sparingly. When sentences are used, punctuate them appropriately.
- When using Presentation Graphics, use the visual part of the presentation to focus attention on key facts. Complement these keywords with comments from a speaker (or recorded audio for a kiosk-based presentation).
- Desktop Publishing Principles: You will often have the opportunity to use the following principles:
- Proximity: Design expert Robin Williams reminds us to "group related items together." Move unrelated material apart from each other. Avoid clutter; do not put too many separate elements on any single slide.
- Alignment: Williams also says " nothing should be placed on the page arbitrarily. Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page." Use left or right alignment; do not use more than one text alignment per slide. MS PowerPoint helps you with templates; select an appropriate one with this principle in mind.
- Repetition: Use the features of MS Powerpoint to help you implement this principle: "... repeat some aspect of the design throughout the entire piece." Use the Slide Masters and templates well.
- Contrast: "... if two items are not exactly the same, then make the different. Really different." (sic) In particular, foreground (e.g., text) and background colors must contrast starkly for slide text to be easily visible in most environments.
- Quotes from Williams, Robin (1994). The Non-Designer's Design Book. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press.
Project No. 1 - MS Word Assignment
| Element # |
%age |
Description |
| 1. |
10% |
Create a flyer for your new 'Internet Cafe' business on one US Letter sheet, with margins at .75" on all edges. |
| 2. |
5% |
Choose your font face, style and size so that the flyer can be read quickly as a handout or noticeboard item. |
| 3. |
5% |
Use WordArt to create the name of your business on the flyer. |
| 4. |
5% |
Center the name and address of your business, using the "Center Alignment" function. |
| 5. |
10% |
Use the 'insert clip art' function somewhere in your flyer. Suggestion: Select a logo for your business and place it on your flyer. |
| 6. |
10% |
Use a multi-cell table to show at least five of your products and their associated prices. Include appropriate labels. Prices require currency symbols and should be organized for easy reading and quick association with the related product. |
| 7. |
5% |
Use the "Table Autoformat" feature and select an table format that attractively displays your data. HINT: Do not leave your table with a dull appearance. Table Autoformat provides a way to distinguish labels from data and aid the eye in moving quickly between related cells of data. |
| 8. |
10% |
Use the Drawing toolbar to insert a banner somewhere on the flyer. Rotate the banner 10-35 degrees from the horizontal (or vertical) and insert a textbox with added information about your business. |
| 9. |
10% |
Create a multi-item list of at least four items using the "Bullets and Numbering" function somewhere in the text. (Keep this separate from the table - see the help menu if you are unclear on how to do this). |
| 10. |
5% |
Use normal, bold, and italic text somewhere in the main body of your flyer. |
| 11. |
5% |
Use at least two colors for your fonts, at least two font faces (different families), and at least two different font sizes. |
| 12. |
10% |
Create a one-line footer and include only the 1) name of the business, and 2) the date the flyer is viewed (using the date function). |
| 13. |
5% |
Spell check and grammar check your work. |
| 14. |
5% |
Save the file in Word 2007 format (.docx). Use your name (no spaces) as the file name with the file extension .docx (for example, myName.docx, philRichardson.docx or jamieWright.docx). |
Project No. 2 - MS Excel Assignment
| Element # |
%age |
Description |
| 1. |
5% |
Create a spreadsheet to display your Internet Cafe sales data for your five main products over the last four weeks. Use only five products and four weeks. |
| 2. |
5% |
Place a title for your worksheet (e.g., Last Month's Sales) at the top of the spreadsheet. Center it over your table using the "Merge and Center" button on the toolbar (near the alignment buttons). See 'Help' if necessary. Note: As your table develops, adjust the title centering to keep it centered over the entire table. |
| 3. |
5% |
List your products down the left column and Weeks 1 through 4 across the top row of the tableau. Enter fictitious data for sales for each week by product. Note: These "test data" entries will be used to create a graph. Hence wild variations in data points may yield a graph that is difficult to display or interpret. |
| 4. |
5% |
Make the product names and the week names bold. Use a size 16 font for all row and column labels. The Table Title should be at least size 16 font. Use any contrasting text color except black for your row and column labels. Use the default font size for your data. Do not make the data 'bold'. |
| 5. |
10% |
Use the "Sum" function to add the totals for each week for all products (in the adjacent row at the bottom of the tableau) and the Sum function to add the totals for each product for all four weeks (in the adjacent column to the right side of the tableau). Label the added row and column appropriately and format for consistency. Create a total of the total row (or column); that is sum the totals in the lower right corner cell. |
| 6. |
10% |
In the row beneath the weekly totals, use the "Average" Function to calculate the average sales for each week. In the column to the right of the product total sales column, use the "Average" Function to calculate the average sales for each product during the four weeks. Take care that the averages do not include the data in the totaled row or column. Label the added row and column appropriately and format for consistency. Note: Do not create an average of the totals. |
| 7. |
5% |
Use the "Table Autoformat" feature and select an table format that attractively displays your data. HINT: Do not leave your table with a dull appearance. Table Autoformat provides a way to distinguish labels from data and aid the eye in moving quickly between related cells of data. |
| 8. |
5% |
Format the data using the "Currency" type with decimal points to two places (e.g. $365.43) for all data, sums, and averages. In other words, everything. Note: This will align the columns of numbers around the decimal points. |
| 9. |
5% |
Set each column width to 12 (except row label column). Adjust the column labels as needed (abbreviate) to stay within this width limit. Set all row heights to 20. |
| 10. |
10% |
Using the "Chart" command, chart the data (be careful not to include the totals or averages in your range) using a "Column Chart". Choose the option that places the chart on your spreadsheet and not as a separate sheet. Position the chart below the table. |
| 11. |
5% |
Your chart should show all five products together grouped by weeks. (Hint: The legend should color code your products, not the weeks.) If the proper grouping does not happen automatically, revise it so that your chart puts all products together by week, not the reverse. |
| 12. |
5% |
Label your chart and each of the axes. Provide a legend with the names of your products. Adjust the axis labeling for easy interpretation of the data without unneeded details (rarely would you include decimals on an axis label, for example). |
| 13. |
5% |
Adjust your print area and page layout as needed so that the table and your chart will print on one US Letter sheet (with title, labels and all the data you have created and your chart). NOTE: Do not include any empty rows or empty columns in the print area as this will interfer with computer controlled centering of the material on the printed page. |
| 14. |
5% |
In page setup, create a one-line footer that has your name and the date the sheet was created. |
| 15. |
5% |
In page setup, choose landscape for your page orientation and center your printing horizontally and vertically. |
| 16. |
5% |
Spell check and grammar check your work. |
| 17. |
5% |
Save the file in Excel 2007 format (.xlsx). Use your name (no spaces) as the file name with the file extension .xlsx (for example, myName.xlsx, philRichardson.xlsx or jamieWright.xlsx). |
Project No. 3 - MS PowerPoint Assignment
| Element # |
%age |
Description |
| 1. |
5% |
Create a presentation for your new Internet Cafe business to explain to lenders and investors why they should loan you money (or invest) to expand your business. Your presentation should consist of five slides only, including the title slide, two bullet slides, one graph slide, and one bulleted summary slide. |
| 2. |
5% |
Place your name and your business name on the first slide. Create a summary slide from the slide titles of each of the two bullet slides and your one graph slide. Make your summary slide your final slide. (See the Help menu as needed.) NOTE: Every interior slide needs a title to help the audience follow your presentation. |
| 3. |
5% |
Choose and use a design template for your presentation appropriate to your intended audience and purpose. You need the template to enhance your presentation adding to the significance of the moment. Rarely will a default plain template suffice. |
| 4. |
5% |
Make sure the template will work in a variety of lighting situations and for a desktop presentation. Provide high contrast between all text material and the background colors, pictures or patterns. |
| 5. |
5% |
Create and use a Slide Master and Title Slide Master for your presentation. Place your company logo on the master slides (both Title and Slide Masters - see PowerPoint help if necessary) in a convenient location. Note: The Master Slides serve to create a consistent look and feel for all slides in the presentation. Control placement and formatting issues using the Slide and Title Masters. Take care that text, pictures and graphics do not needlessly overlap in the final presentation. For this exercise, do not enter text directly onto the Slide and Title Masters. |
| 6. |
5% |
Use the Header and Footer Dialog box to place the page number and creation date in the background on all slides (except the graph slide as noted below). |
| 7. |
5% |
Use keywords as anchors for the ideas you will present to your audience. If you must use a short sentence, punctuate it correctly. Avoid long sentences; do not include paragraphs. |
| 8. |
5% |
Insert clip art directly on at least two of the slides to reinforce the message. |
| 9. |
5% |
Use the "Draw" toolbar to insert at least one textbox somewhere in your presentation and one constructed "Shape" or object. |
| 10. |
10% |
Create a graph (bar, column or line chart) on one slide to show increasing sales over the last year for four products or services (only four). You can use the charting function inherent in PowerPoint or embed a chart created in MS Excel. (See HW Unit O.) |
| 11. |
5% |
Label your graph slide. Label your graph axes appropriately and provide a useful legend. The graph should dominate the slide. |
| 12. |
5% |
Omit the background from the graph slide only, and change the slide background to a solid color (other than white) of your choice different from yet complementing the background color of the other slides. |
| 13. |
10% |
Your visual presentation must be complemented by a narrative in the "Notes" pane which amplifies rather than simply repeats the information on the slide itself. Create speaker notes on each of the slides using the notes function in PowerPoint. Alternatively, you may attach an audio (.mp3) file with your spoken narrative to accompany each slide using the Insert menu: select "Movies and Sound" and attach a sound file to activate when the slide is shown. Note: Mere sound effects with each slide is not sufficient. |
| 14. |
5% |
Aside from any WordArt, use at least two colors for your fonts, at least two font styles, and at least two different font sizes. |
| 15. |
5% |
Set the preset timings for each slide for the online presentation mode. |
| 16. |
5% |
Create transitions for each slide for the online presentation mode. On at least one bulleted slide, reveal the bulleted items one by one. |
| 17. |
5% |
Spell check and grammar check your work. |
| 18. |
5% |
Save the file as MS PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx). Use your name (no spaces) as the file name with the file extension .pptx (for example, myName.pptx, philRichardson.pptx or jamieWright.pptx). |
Project No. 4 - MS Access Assignment
Create a customer database to allow you to conduct mailings in the future. Customers will put their business cards into a jar in hopes of winning promotional items. Their business cards will give you their name, the company they work for, and all the other information you need to set up your database. This project will closely parallel the one in the HW text. Note: Do not set a password for your database.
| Element # |
%age |
Description |
| 1. |
10% |
Create a table with all the same fields and settings as shown the Unit J activity "Designing a Table" ("Completed Customer Table") EXCEPT change the 'Billing Address' label to simply 'Address', change 'Company or Department' to simply 'Department' and add a 'Customer Since' field that is a Date/Time Data Type. Save this table as "Customer Data." |
| 2. |
10% |
Build a data entry form similar to the one shown in Unit J activity "Designing a Data Entry Form" ("Customer Form in Form View Window"). Design the format of the form any way you choose, but do format it for ease of entry. |
| 3. |
5% |
Add clip art to your entry form (anything you choose) as an unbound image. |
| 4. |
10% |
Enter data for ten customers, using the data entry form (only ten customers). Use three (no more, no less) different zip codes for your imaginary customers. Use at least four different company names. NOTE: Use the entry form to input data instead of using the table so you can make sure the form works correctly. That is, each field needs to be linked from the form to the table correctly. |
| 5. |
5% |
Sort your database table by the customer's last name. |
| 6. |
5% |
Create and save a query that pulls all the company names from the company name field. Include the customer's name (first and last) in this query, displayed to the right of the company name. |
| 7. |
5% |
Sort the query results alphabetically by company name ascending. |
| 8. |
10% |
Create a one page report of customer mailing addresses that contains your customer's company, name, address, city, state and zip code only. Save your report as "Customer Mail Report." |
| 9. |
5% |
Format your report in some way to include report title, clip art (e.g., company logo) or drawing tool object, and font styles and colors. |
| 10. |
5% |
Adjust formatting as needed so that both field labels and content are fully visible. |
| 11. |
5% |
Orient your report to print in landscape mode on a single page. Check in Print Preview as your report develops to ensure it still prints on a single page. |
| 12. |
5% |
Group your data by zip code. Sort your report first by zip code ascending and then by company followed by customer last name. See the Unit L activity "Creating a Report" for help. |
| 13. |
10% |
Include in your Customer Mail Report a Summary Count function for each zip code group (in the Group Footer) and a Summary Count function for the report as a whole (in the Report footer). (Insert and label a "calculated text box." See on-line help menu and the Unit L activity "Adding an Expression to a Report". Hint: Replace the Function "SUM" with the function "COUNT" and the field name "SALES" with your field name "Postal Code".) |
| 14. |
5% |
Spell check and grammar check your work. |
| 15. |
5% |
Save the file as a MS Access 2007 file (.accdb). Use your name (no spaces) as the file name with the file extension .accdb (for example, myName.accdb, philRichardson.accdb or jamieWright.accdb). |
PROTECTING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from Internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your work, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism.
Schedule:
Notes: Assignments are due as follows:
* Students prepare and post their responses to the assignments not later than (NLT) noon of the day prior to the last day of the assignment period (typically noon on Sunday); and
* Students then comment on the contributions of their classmates NLT the end of the assignment period (typically midnight, Monday).
** MP = Morley & Parker book Understanding Computers 12e;
** HW = Hunt & Waxer's book MS Office 2007.
Module 1: Introduction
Week 1, 6 - 10 Apr. '09
Study text: Table of Contents and Preface of both texts; Computer History Timeline in the MP Reference Appendix
Assignments:
- Complete orientation and explore the Help facility on WebTycho.
- ** Week One DE Assignments **: Visit the following web sites and complete the activities requested:
- http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/dist_ed/initial_contact.html
- http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/dist_ed/wk1_assign.html
- Explore the student companion sites for your Morley & Parker text Understanding Computers Today and Tomorrow, 12th Edition
- Explore the student companion site for your MS Office 2007 text MS Office 2007 (MS Windows Vista Ed.)
- Review your Classwork Schedule in the Student Admin Conference of our classroom.
- Confirm that your testing activity for your proctored final exam will be available during final exam "week" (see schedule below).
- Confirm that you will be available to take the proctored final exam during the scheduled exam week at the designated testing activity (unless you specify differently, this is the place you indicated when you registered for this course). Any changes to this location or time must be approved by me, your instructor.
Module 1 (cont'd) & Module 2: Hardware
Week 2, 11 - 20 Apr. '09
Introduction to the World of Computers,
The System Unit: Processing & Memory,
MS Windows Vista Overview,
MS Office 2007 Overview,
MS Word 2007 Word Processing.
Study texts: MP: Ch. 1 & 2.
HW: WinVista Units A & B; Office 2007 Unit C; & Word 2007 Units D-F.
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Project 1 (MS Word) Due 20 Apr.
Week 3, 21 - 27 Apr. '09
Storage & Input and Output,
MS Excel 2007 Spreadsheets.
Study texts: MP: Ch. 3 & 4;
HW: Units G-I (Excel 2007).
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Module 3: Software
Week 4, 28 Apr. - 4 May '09
Systems & Application Software,
MS Excel 2007 Spreadsheets.
Study text: MP: Ch. 5 & 6;
Review: HW: Units G-I (Excel 2007).
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Project 2 (MS Excel) Due 4 May.
Module 4: Networks & The Internet
Week 5, 5 - 8 May '09
Computer Networks,
MS PowerPoint 2007 Graphic Presentations.
Study texts: MP: Ch. 7;
HW: Units M & N (PowerPoint 2007).
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Take-Home Midterm Exam Weekend
Take-Home Midterm Exam, 9 - 10 May '09
Open Book, Open Notes, covering text, e-handouts, homework, and class discussion through Week 5. Your exam will be posted on WebTycho in the study group area by 0000 hours Maryland time (U.S. Eastern Time), 9 May '09, and is to be returned to your Assignment area of WT by 2400 hours Maryland time, 10 May '09.
Assignments: Review text, e-handouts and class discussion through Week 5.
Complete and turn-in mid-term by deadline.
Week 6, 11 - 18 May '09
The Internet and the World Wide Web,
Network & Internet Security,
MS PowerPoint 2007 Graphic Presentations.
Study texts: MP: Ch. 8 & 9;
Review: HW: Units M & N (PowerPoint 2007).
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Project 3 (MS PowerPoint) Due 18 May.
Module 5: Business on the Web
Week 7, 19 - 25 May '09
Multimedia & The Web,
E-Commerce,
MS Access 2007 Databases.
Study texts: MP: Ch. 10 & 11;
HW: Units J-L (Access 2007)
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Module 6: Systems
Week 8, 26 May - 1 June '09
Information Systems and Systems Development
Program Development and Programming Languages,
Databases and Database Management Systems,
MS Access 2007 Databases.
Study texts: MP: Ch. 12, 13, & 14;
Review: HW: Units J-L (Access 2007)
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Module 7: Computers & Society
Week 9, 2 - 7 June '09
Computers Security and Privacy,
Intellectual Property Rights, Ethics, Health, Access & the Environment;
MS Access 2007 Databases,
MS Office 2007 Program Integration.
Study texts: MP: Ch. 15 & 16;
Study: HW: Unit O (Integrating Office 2007 Programs).
Review: HW: Units J-L (Access 2007)
Assignments: See the Weekly Tasking Message in the Course Content Area.
Check with your testing center to confirm the arrival of your proctored exam and schedule your final exam testing session.
Project 4 (MS Access) Due 7 June.
Final Exam Week
Week 10, 8 - 14 June '09
Proctored Final Exam
Closed Book, Closed Notes, three hours long covering all course material and discussions. You must arrange your schedule to take this proctored exam when the testing center is available. Please do so in advance. This exam will be given to most students on a computer terminal using a pre-designed MS Word template and file. You will enter your responses directly (nominally via a keyboard) into the MS Word file which will be emailed to me for grading. (Some students may be given a paper-based version of the Final Exam; if so, please print or write legibly. A scanned or faxed version of your responses will then be provided to me.)
Review text, e-handouts, class discussion, and notes.
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