Northeastern State University
Information Systems
IS 1003: Computers in Modern Society
Fall 2009
9:00 - 9:50 MWF   (NET 307)   [Section 1406]
11:00 - 12:15 TTh   (NET 307)   [Section 1462]
Online   [Section 2110]


(Part I)

1. Instructor:
Name: Dr. Bill Rosener
Office: Haskell Hall Annex 227   (Office Hours)
Phone: (918) 444-2923
Homepage:   http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~rosener
E-mail:

2. Course Data:
Credit:   3 hours undergraduate credit
Class URL: http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~rosener/is1003

3. Prerequisites:
None

4. Catalog Description of Course:
This course provides students with fundamental computer skills needed during and after college. Hardware, software, Windows O/S, file management, Internet, e-mail, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access are covered in this course. Students will be introduced to the use of local and wide area networks. Not open to students who have successfully completed CS 1003 or IS 1133.

5. Instructional Materials:
Picture of class textbook Picture of class textbook OPTIONAL: (any edition)
Exploring Microsoft Office 2007 Volume 1, Third Edition, Robert T. Grauer, © 2010 (ISBN 0-13-506250-0).
OR
Exploring Microsoft Office 2007 Volume 1, Robert T. Grauer, © 2008 (ISBN 0-13-157564-3).

Additional course materials may be provided as handouts or placed on the Web. Students might consider purchasing a USB flash drive (e.g., JumpDrive). These portable storage devices can be very helpful in storing, carrying, and transferring information between home and school. All students are expected to have their accounts on the NSU networks by the end of the first week of the course.

6. Course Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to provide you with the ability to apply microcomputers, readily and comfortably, to common business situations. In particular, the word processing capability will be of immediate use in fulfilling the instructional assignments in other courses at NSU and elsewhere. Spreadsheets can be used whenever you need to manipulate numeric data and produce information that can be both descriptive and predictive. Databases are the textual counterparts of spreadsheet programs. They are used for keeping, analyzing, and presenting lists of textual information. Presentation software will allow you to produce professional-looking presentations.

7. Expected Course Outcomes:
Students are expected to achieve the following objectives:

8. Points Possible:
Face to Face section  
    Points
Exam 1 50
Exam 2 50
Exam 3 50
Final Exam 50
Resume/Cover Letter 25
Presentation 25
Assignments/Quizzes 100
Paper 50


Total 400
Online section
      Points  
Initial task* 20  
Assignments** 160  
Resume project 25  
Exam 1 25  
Exam 2 25  
Exam 3 25  
Exam 4 25  


 
Total 305  
*Obtain space, complete syllabus agreement
**Altogether there are 32 assignments each worth 0-10 points. At the end of the semester, the instructor might grade only the even assignments, might grade only the odd assignments, or might weight each assignment 5 points. Your lowest assignment score will be dropped. So if there is one assignment you just cannot figure out - move on to the next assignment knowing your grade will not be lowered.

The point assignments shown above are approximate and the actual point assignments at the end of the semester may vary from the breakdown shown above. See section 9 (Evaluation) for extra credit points.

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