THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2004
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: Communicating via Computers 73683-CS-10,
11, 12
FALL SEMESTER:
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M~
F ~
CREDITS: 3….. A
rule of thumb 2-3 hours of outside work per credit
REQUIRED TEXT: Microsoft
Office XP Volume 1 Pamela R. Toliver and Yvonne Johnson Copyright © 2002 by
Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
COMMUNICATING VIA COMPUTERS: Offered every term. The
use of the computer for information presentation and communication; emphases
placed on the use of electronic resources for the access, management, and presentation
of information
PREREQUISITE: Previous computer experience or consent of
instructor
FACULTY:
Kristine Vessey,
Email: kristinevessey@aol.com
Phone: 406-243-5617 (Office)
406-543-0846 (Home)
Office Hours: M
SS 404 F
R
CAMPUS LAB HOURS:
Go To: http://www.umt.edu/it > Facilities > Lab Hours
Most labs are equipped with
Microsoft Office XP 2003
CIS help desk should have a
schedule of the labs above and times available LA 139
(243-HELP)
BLACKBOARD:
Assignments and Syllabus
Will Be Posted On Blackboard
Blackboard Sign-in and
instruction go to > http://umonline.umt.edu/studentsupport
other materials:
Blackboard,
Independent and Group projects (to be announced), Internet, Office XP:
Word, Excel and Power Point Programs, Lab Rules, Laboratory and Office XP
Professional 2002 or 2003 Program Availability http://www.umt.edu/it. For personal home computers this software can
be purchased from the University bookstore.
**You will need one 3.5” 1.44mb Floppy disk, IBM
formatted or one 100MB Zip Disk PC formatted.
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES:
Upon
completion of this course, the student will: have knowledge of working with Blackboard
(an online computer course tool), intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Word,
Excel, and Power Point and should have become self-sufficient in the use of
computers and software applications so that you can affectively use them for
communicating. You should also have basic knowledge of protecting a PC and
campus computers from viruses, and familiarity of the Internet and its copyright
laws.
The
student will be able to use the Word, Excel and PowerPoint software to create
advanced word processing document for effective communications including
letters, flyers and mail merge, create interesting and effective PowerPoint
presentations and create meaningful spreadsheet applications.
COURSE
OUTLINE:
Autumn
Semester 2005
August 30 –September
5 Class Begins, Introduction, Protecting Computers
From Virus, Internet Copyright
Laws, Lab Rules , Blackboard Orientation
September 6- October
9 Word, Communicating w Word
October 10-
November 10 Excel,
Communicating w Excel
November
11-December 10 Power
Point Presentation, Communicating
w Outlook,
Video
Imaging
December
13-December 17 Final
Examinations Week
ASSIGNMENTS:
Each week you will have one new reading assignment and must
complete one task assignment. I will not accept emailed assignments only hard
copies of your assignments. However, we will be working with Blackboard and you
will be able to submit your homework assignments digitally on Blackboard. I
will be instructing how to get onto your Blackboard early in your semester. I
do advise you to save all of your assignments because we will be using one
assignment from each Word and Excel to create a PowerPoint presentation.
All assignments will be posted to Blackboard and if you are
absent, you can view your missed assignment on Blackboard. You may turn in a
hard copy in class on Thursday or your lab on the previous Monday. You may also
turn in an electronic copy to the Digital Drop Box in Blackboard, but no later
than Thursday (absolutely no exceptions). I will not accept late assignments! I
will not allow, “My computer crashed!” as an excuse for late homework! You may drop one assignment without
penalty!
SCHEDULED
LABS:
Your scheduled lab hours are listed above. These labs are set up
to allow you to work on your homework while your instructor and lab assistant
are available for individual help. You are not required to attend these labs
and you may do your work on your own computers at home or at unscheduled lab
times.
EXAMS:
You will have one midterm exam and final exam (each you will take
on Blackboard).The date and time of exams will be announced in class and on
Blackboard. You will also have one group PowerPoint Presentation as part of the
final examination (details will be announced in class and on Blackboard).
You will be turning your PowerPoint presentation in on floppy disks or Zip
Disks marked clearly with your group number (if you would like your finals
returned you must turn in a self-addressed stamped envelope with the disk). I
will be
Choosing three of the best presentations to present in class.
MISSED
EXAMS:
I will not give makeup exams with exception of a medical or family
emergency! You must make prior arrangements with me if you are going to be out
of town and you may locate a computer to access Blackboard on Internet.
STUDENT
ASSESSMENT:
Performance Points System:
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F less
than 60%
P A,
B, or C
NP D
or F
Grade
Weights:
Assignments 60%
Exams 20%
Group Final 20%
CLASS
CONDUCT:
Students at the
I
WILL NOT TOLERATE:
Cheating
Plagiarism (University Rules on Catalog 2004-2005 Page 21)
Disrespect to the instructor or other class members (this includes
talking)
Vulgar Language or any obscenity
Assignments with Inappropriate Pornography
Use of Lab Internet to View Inappropriate Pornography
Alcohol or illegal substance in the classroom
Either
of these offenses will result in you being asked to leave!
POLICIES:
Incompletes can be received up to three weeks before the end of
the semester if passing work is achieved and with regular attendance.
The last day to drop with a refund is
There are five circumstances under which a late drop might be
approved: registration errors, accident or illness, family emergency, change in
work schedule, no assessment of performance in class after the deadline. You
must have documented justification for one of these circumstances.
View the standard policy on incompletes on University Web Site: http:www.umt.edu/catalog/acpolpro.htm#28
CHALLENGED
STUDENTS:
If you have a challenge, please notify the instructor at the
beginning of the course with any special needs for this course. Your challenge
must be “certified” by DSS.