COMS
B2 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BAKERSFIELD
COLLEGE SPRING 2012
Room, Business 8, B8
CRN 31061: TTh
8:00-9:25am
CRN 31060: TTh
9:35-11:00am
Instructors: Colleen Mesel Phil Mesel
Email
Accts:
WWW: www2.bc.cc.ca.us/cs/cmesel/ www2.bc.cc.ca.us/cs/pmesel/
Office: Business 14 (B14) Business
14 (B14)
Phone: 661-395-4668 661-395-4313
Course Description:
This
course is designed to be an introduction to the concepts of information systems
and use of computers in business and related fields. Topics covered include: history of computers, types of computers,
data communications, file processing, computer careers, systems development and
an introduction to personal computer applications software (word processing,
electronic spreadsheets, and database management programs).
Student
Learning Outcomes:
(Methods of
Evaluation/Assessment include:
Discussion and/or Exam, Assignment)
- The student will create a document in a word processor, spreadsheet, database management program and apply various formatting/function/aggregate features from each product.
- The student will compare and contrast various operating systems and discuss the advantages/disadvantages of each.
- The student will identify various computer hardware devices and itemize the purpose of each device as well as how each device works.
- The student will explain, and defend, their views on societal and ethical issues involving computers (eg., hacking, right to privacy, intellectual property, copyright, etc.)
- The student will demonstrate their skill with Internet based research methods and find relevant information to be used for a paper related to computers and their chosen profession.
Recommended Prerequisite:
One year of
high school algebra or Math A (can be taken concurrently)
Required Materials:
Gary B. Shelly, Misty
E. Vermaat; Discovering
Computers 2010, Living in a Digital World, Complete;
ISBN
13: 978-0-324-78645-3 © 2010 ISBN
10: 0-324-78645-X
Driver,
Mesel, Mesel; An Exposure to Windows
Applications, 6th Edition; Bakersfield College
*
ONLY available on the WWW from the
instructors’ web pages
USB drive
Five (5) 100-answer Scan-Tron
answer sheets
Attendance:
Attendance is MANDATORY. The attendance policy as outlined in the
catalog will be enforced. It is expected
that students will notify us (in advance) of extended class absences. Any student that is TARDY or ABSENT for more
than two weeks of class without prior notification maybe dropped from the
course. Verification of this, however,
is the STUDENT'S
responsibility.
It is also expected that students
will behave courteously, and notify us before class in the RARE instance of
needing to leave class early.
Assignments:
You will be required to complete
the following tests and assignments.
4 Quizzes
(20 pts each) 80
1 Article
Summary 20
4
Microcomputer Exercises (10 pts each) 40
1 Internet
Search Exercise 10
2
Electronic Mail Exercise (10 pts. each) 20
1 Personal
Computer System "Shopping" Exercise 20
3 Exams
(50 pts. each) 150
1
Comprehensive Final Exam (100 pts.) 100
Total Points 440
All
assignments are due at the beginning
(within the first 10 minutes) of the class period and must have the following
information, or points will be deducted from the assignment.
Assignment Name Internet Assignment
Student Name Jane Doe
Class Day and Time TTh 9:35-11:00
Date January
1, 2012
Obtaining
occasional help from fellow students, lab assistants and instructor is legitimate;
however, handing in assignments that are substantially copies of another's
work is totally unacceptable. Such
cases will get grades of zero and may result in an F grade for the course. If there is any doubt about the author of
your work, you may be asked to explain how you did the assignment.
Plagiarism
in any form, such as copying from articles, books, web pages, etc., is totally
unacceptable.
Such assignments will get grades of zero.
Grading:
Grades will be assigned by
percentage of total semester points as follows (Percent
= Total points earned * 100 / 440):
90-100%
= A, 80-89.9% = B, 70-79.9% = C, 60-69.9% = D, below 60% = F
Make-up
and Late Work:
The exams and quizzes CANNOT be made-up nor turned in late – No
exceptions. Four (4) exams will be
given; 3 scores will be kept, the lowest exam score will be thrown out. Five (5) quizzes will be given; 4 scores will
be kept, the lowest quiz will be thrown out.
Late
homework will be penalized 25% for
each week that it is late.
However,
homework older than ONE (1) week
late will NOT be graded – No
exceptions.
All written assignments turned in
after the BEGINNING of the class period that they are due will be
considered late – No exceptions.
NO
written work will be accepted after May 3, 2012 – No exceptions,
and is due at the beginning of class.
The
Electronic Mail (email) exercises may NOT
be turned in late. Failure to
complete the exercises by the beginning of class on the date due will result in
a grade of zero – No exceptions.
Extra Credit:
There
will be an opportunity to earn extra credit of up to twenty (20) points announced later in the semester.
"Students with disabilities who
believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact
Disabled Student Programs & Services located at Student Services Building,
1st Floor, Counseling Center (661-395-4334), as soon as possible to better
ensure such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion."
COMS B2 - TENTATIVE READING AND
CLASS SCHEDULE
Date Reading Topic(s)
1/17 Orientation
1/19 Milestones
in Computer History
1/24 Ch.
2 The
Internet and World Wide Web
1/26 Ch. 2, Cont. The Internet and
World Wide Web
Class
Handouts E-mail
assignment and Internet Search assignment
1/31 Ch.
4 The
Components of the System Unit
2/2 Ch.
4, Cont. The
Components of the System Unit
2/7 EXAM #1
2/9 Ch.
3 and Application
Software
Class
Demonstration Introducing
Microsoft Word
2/14 Ch.
3, Cont. and Application
Software /
Class
Demonstration Introducing
Microsoft Excel
2/16 Ch.
3, Cont. and Application
Software /
*ETWA Microsoft Windows
Internet Search Assignment Due
2/21 Tuesday ***
Last Day to Drop from Classes without a 'W'***
2/21 Ch. 8 and Operating Systems
and Utility Programs /
*ETWA
instructions Microsoft Word
2/23 Ch. 8, Cont. and Operating Systems and
Utility Programs /
*ETWA
instructions Microsoft Excel
E-Mail Assignment Due
2/28 Class Handout Article Summary assignment
EXAM #2
3/1 Ch.
5 Input
Windows Exercise Due (*ETWA)
3/6 Ch. 5, Cont. and
3/8 Ch. 6, Cont. Output
Word Exercise Due (*ETWA)
COMS B2 - TENTATIVE READING AND
CLASS SCHEDULE
Date Reading Topic(s)
3/13 Ch. 7 Storage
3/15 Ch. 7, Cont. Storage
Excel Exercise Due (*ETWA)
3/20 Class Handout Computer
"Shopping" Exercise
EXAM #3
Article Summary Due
3/22 In-class
Movie
3/27 Ch.
9 Communications
and Networks
3/29 Ch.
9, Cont. Communications
and Networks
3/30 Friday *** Last day to Withdraw from Classes and
Receive a 'W'***
4/2
– 4/6 Spring
Break – no classes
4/10 Ch. 10 Database
Management
4/12 Ch. 10, Cont.
*ETWA Microsoft
Access
Computer "Shopping" Exercise Due
4/17 EXAM #4
4/19 Appendix C, Class
Handout Coding Schemes and Number Systems
4/24 Ch. 11 Computers
Security and Safety, Ethics, and Privacy
4/26 Ch.
11, Cont. Computers
Security and Safety, Ethics, and Privacy
Access Exercise Due (*ETWA)
5/1 Ch. 13 Programming
Languages and Program Development
5/3 Ch.
13, Cont. and Programming
Languages and Program Development /
5/3/2012 ***
Last Day to Turn In Late Work &
Extra Credit ***
FINAL EXAM
IF…Your class time is 8:00-9:25 (CRN 31061), your FINAL is:
Thursday, May 10, 8:00 -
9:50
IF…Your class time is 9:35-11:00 (CRN 31060), your FINAL is:
Tuesday, May 8, 10:00
- 11:50
NOTE: This syllabus is TENTATIVE and subject to
change.