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Computers Intro

The document outlines a course on computers and their applications, focusing on web development, MS Office tools, and IT terminology. It details course objectives, required equipment, grading criteria, and time management strategies for assignments. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of participation and offers flexibility in project completion while warning against skipping online weeks.

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Computers Intro

The document outlines a course on computers and their applications, focusing on web development, MS Office tools, and IT terminology. It details course objectives, required equipment, grading criteria, and time management strategies for assignments. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of participation and offers flexibility in project completion while warning against skipping online weeks.

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Introduction to Computers and

their Applications
Major Course Objectives
Create web sites
Know some of Office
Able to specify your own PC
Familiarity with IT terminology
Investigate IT ethical issues
Become familiar with Online methods of learning
Improve ability to research and evaluate sources
Improvement from where you start & participation
AIM: Fun projects you will use later – alternative
project suggestions welcome
MS OFFICE Applications +
 MS Office 2010 or below

Word - Word Processor

Excel - Spreadsheet

PowerPoint - Presentation Tool

Access – Database Tool
 SeaMonkey - Web Development Tool
 FileZilla – FTP manager
 Windows Explorer – File manager
 Google Drawing - Graphics
 Google Hangout - Conferencing tool
 Adobe Connect – alternate conferencing tool
Computer Equipment Required
 NONE
 No home PC needed – library is fine

Use library if home PC not working well
 MS Office occasionally needed

Free Open Office is okay but not tutorials for all

No need for Open Office if you have MS Office
 Instructions mostly for Windows, but Macintosh
OS is okay
 Submit through moodle first but email if moodle
does accept your assignment.
Books – all not required
Conceptual and web info:
 New Perspectives on Computer Concepts

Office Apps : Application and Oper Sys


Parsons, June Jamrich and Dan Oja. Computer Concepts, 2010 : Comprehensive Boston, Massachusetts:
Course Technology, 2010. (ISBN: 9780324780840 ) LC CALL: QA76 .P372 2010
Shelly, Gary B. Microsoft Office 2003 : Introductory Concepts and Techniques : course one. Boston,
Massachusetts: Course Technology, 2006 (ISBN 0619254858) LC CALL: HF5548.4.M525 S535
2006
Shaffer, Ann. New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007, First Course, Windows XP Edition. . Boston,
Massachusetts: Course Technology, 2008. (ISBN 978-1-4239-0577-6) LC CALL: HF5548.4.M525
N4885 2008
�Beskeen, David W. Microsoft Office 2007 : illustrated, Windows vista edition. Boston, Massachusetts:
Course Technology, 2008 (ISBN: 9781423905592) LC CALL: HF5548.4.M525 M524988 2008

 See course syllabus


 Available in Library soon
 Older versions fine
Projects / Grading
 Midterm Exam………………………..…..15%
 Quizzes……………………..………….…5%
 Assignments ……….……………………..55%

Web Card

Excel project

Ethics report

HTML and CSS Code Academy

Create and Use tutorials

Minor assignments
Web, PPT and Info Literacy Exam …15%
 Final web project ........................................ 10%
 20% off for late work

I encourage redoing work when I comment to say you can fix it.
Organize with Moodle
15 modules - one per week

Due Sunday 12 noon

Every solid checkbox checked by Sunday 12 noon

Every dotted checkbox instructions completed

Helps:
• F5 to refresh instructions
• Quick tutorials to learn concepts
• Assignments often can be done from high level only
Announcements
Social Cafe - extra credit for answering
Syllabus
Time Management
 Review the assignment at the beginning of the week (allow 1 hour)
 Check your email for updates and announcements (at least every other
day)
 Post the first part of any required two step assignment (This only
occurs some weeks.)
 Do the majority of the reading and activities (allow 3 - 4 hours and
preferably break it into a couple days)
 check the social cafe to read updates and to offer help (at least twice a
week)
 Work on the semester long projects ( Semester Long Project #1 -
Create and Use Tutorials & Semester Long Project #2 - HTML and
CSS ) (allow 1 hour)
DANGER
Skipping an online week is the same as
cutting class.
NOT just homework assignments.
Brush over in class OR new material
SKIPPING 
NOT easily done later.
Library PCs and Backup  no excuses

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