Course Syllabus

Spring 2024 | CIS-1041-VO05 - Computer Applications

Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Faculty

Susan Le Grand
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Deb Grant

General Education Requirements

VSCS Digital and Technical Literacy

Note

Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.

Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course provides a hands-on introduction to office application software designed for computers and mobile devices. Topics include cloud applications, presentations, word processing, and spreadsheets. Basic computer and internet skills are required.

Essential Objectives

1. Demonstrate safe computing practices.
2. Demonstrate the ability to create resources and set appropriate permissions for cloud-based files and applications and apply file management principles on local and remote networks.
3. Explain the function and the primary features of a word processing program and create documents appropriate for academic and business environments.
4. Design and build a spreadsheet using professional formatting, names, labels, tables, values, formulas, functions, and absolute and relative references.
5. Use spreadsheet software to present and analyze quantitative information, draw conclusions, and evaluate the reliability of those conclusions.
6. Use presentation software to demonstrate proficiency in using text, graphs, organizational charts, tables, artwork, drawing tools, animation, and multimedia.
7. Demonstrate effective, safe, and ethical searching, evaluating, communicating, and citing of digital information.
8. Discuss legal and ethical issues related to computers and information processing, including fair use standards, academic honesty, and user accessibility.
9. Discuss how digital media perpetuates or disrupts systems of inequality.
10. Determine the appropriate devices and software for a variety of tasks and how to accurately convey information, thoughts, and ideas.

Required Technology

Students in this course will need access to Microsoft 365. This software is available on CCV lab computers at CCV academic centers and to CCV students free of charge through a download of Microsoft 365. Information on how to download Microsoft 365 can be found HERE.

Microsoft 365 can be installed on Windows 10/11 PC and Macintosh computers and laptops. It cannot be installed on a Chromebook. Microsoft 365 on a Macintosh computer does not include all of the features supported by Windows and there are significant menu differences.

If you have difficulty in acquiring or accessing this resource for your course, please contact your advisor or financial aid counselor.

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

*** This is a no cost textbook or resource class. ***

CIS-1041-VO05 Link to Textbooks/Resources Information for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Methods

Please take a look at the syllabus as well as Learnfree.com to understand the work that is involved.

We have no class time to cover the basics of using a computer, how to access the Canvas classroom, or how to fix a broken computer. We will learn file management, how to send and receive files, using the Cloud, and other intermediate computer skills.

We use Learnfree.com, an internet site which provides great tutorials for Microsoft Word for Windows. If you are using a Mac, there are some resources specific to that in LearnFree, they offer links to other places that will help, and many of the Windows instructions can be easily adapted to your installed software. We will also explore some of the mysteries of computers, and think about and discuss electronic ethics and invasions.

I do not take any time off during this course. Each week's assignment is due the following week, with a very few exceptions. I will grade your work promptly. Work submitted late will not get the careful attention that on time work does. One week late has a 20% deduction from the grade earned and work submitted later than one week from due date cannot earn a grade greater than "C."

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria: Completion Requirements/ Criteria for Evaluation

Your written work will generally be graded using the following standards: ( Forum participation and assignments will include a rubric in the Canvas class describing the specific grading criteria)

• Major assignments make up 40% of your grade. They are graded on a scale of 1-100.
• Minor assignments are graded in single digits, and together comprise 20% of your grade.
• Discussions make up another 20% of your grade,
• And the final Project counts as 20%.

1. For discussion forums, credit is given for participation in class discussion and activities as well as the contribution of personal talents in completing online group discussions and forums. Read the rubrics for each forum to see the exact things I am looking for.

2. For written assignments satisfactory and timely completion of the work assigned is the basis for the grade. Read the rubrics for a more precise definition of the grading criteria for each asignment. All work is due the week after it is assigned. And late submissions must be approved by me prior to the due date. Late work can earn no higher than a score of 90.

Start working on the week's assignments early, ask for help if you need it, give each assignment your best try, and if you simply cannot complete it, submit it either on time or a week late, if absolutely necessary. Later submission will not be able to earn a grade above "C.".

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

The week begins on Tuesday and work for that week is due on Monday at midnight.

All work must be submitted in Microsoft Office format. That is, with the extensions .docx, .xls and .pptx (these are the 2016 extensions for WORD, EXCEL and PowerPoint.) before you send a file, make sure it has been saved in one of these formats.

In the Canvas classroom are FAQs about completing and submitting the homework. The rubrics contained within each assignment will guide you as to my expectations for your submission.

Missing & Late Work Policy

You are expected to submit your best effort for each assignment to the Canvas site by the due date shown on the syllabus or the assignment page. Work submitted up to one week late will have 10 points deducted. Work submitted later without prior communication and permission for late submission from the instructor can get no higher than a "C" grade

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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