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Essential Objectives

Course Syllabus


Revision Date: 01-May-25
 

Summer 2025 | CIS-1041-VO05 - Computer Applications


Online Class

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

Location: Online
Credits: 3 (45 hours)
Day/Times: Meets online
Semester Dates: 05-20-2025 to 08-11-2025
Last day to drop without a grade: 06-02-2025 - Refund Policy
Last day to withdraw (W grade): 07-07-2025 - Refund Policy
This course has started, please contact the offering academic center about registration

Faculty

Theresa Strong
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Deb Grant

General Education Requirements


This section meets the following CCV General Education Requirement(s) for the current catalog year:
VSCS Digital and Technical Literacy
    Note
  1. 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.
  2. 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 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.
2. Explain the function and the primary features of a word processing program and create documents appropriate for academic and business environments.
3. Design and build a spreadsheet using professional formatting, names, labels, tables, values, formulas, functions, and absolute and relative references.
4. Use spreadsheet software to present and analyze quantitative information, draw conclusions, and evaluate the reliability of those conclusions.
5. Use presentation software to demonstrate proficiency in using text, graphs, organizational charts, tables, artwork, drawing tools, animation, and multimedia.
6. Demonstrate effective, safe, and ethical searching, evaluating, communicating, and citing of digital information.
7. Discuss academic, legal, and ethical issues related to computers, artificial intelligence, and information processing, including fair use standards, academic integrity, and user accessibility.
8. Discuss how digital media perpetuates or disrupts systems of inequality.
9. Determine the appropriate devices and software for a variety of tasks and how to accurately convey information, thoughts, and ideas.
10. Demonstrate appropriate prompt engineering when working with generative AI applications for text and media.


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 computer recommendations Support page.

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 course uses one or more textbooks/books/simulations.

Summer 2025 textbook details will be available on 2024-12-06. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be specific to this class. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks/books.

CIS-1041-VO05 Link to Textbooks 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

Discussion Boards:

20%

Weekly Assignments:

40%

Midterm Exam:

20%

Final Exam: 20%

Total: 100%


Evaluation Criteria

  1. Assignments: End of chapter and online activities will be assigned weekly to reinforce material in the text. These assignments may require the application of various software packages.
  1. Exams: Two exams will be given – the midterm and final exams. The midterm exam will be on Microsoft Word 2019 (Word Modules 1-4. See the textbook for a description of each Module). The final exam will not be comprehensive in nature and will be on Microsoft Excel 2019 (Modules 1-4) and Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Module 1). Each exam will be timed at 3 hours and will consist of 50 multiple choice questions.
  1. Class Participation (Discussion Boards): Each week you will have a discussion board to participate in which will count as your class participation. See the “attendance” section in this syllabus, as well as the discussion board rules document posted in Canvas for more information.

Grading Criteria

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

 HighLow
A+10098
A Less than 9893
A-Less than 9390
B+Less than 9088
B Less than 8883
B-Less than 8380
C+Less than 8078
C Less than 7873
C-Less than 7370
D+Less than 7068
D Less than 6863
D-Less than 6360
FLess than 60 
P10060
NPLess than 600


Weekly Schedule


Week/ModuleTopic  Readings  Assignments
 

1

WORD: Creating and Editing a Document

  

WORD: Creating and Editing a Document

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

2

WORD: Navigating and Formatting a Document

  

WORD: Navigating and Formatting a Document

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

3

WORD: Creating Tables and a Multipage Report

  

WORD: Creating Tables and a Multipage Report

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

4

WORD: Enhancing Page Layout and Design

  

WORD: Enhancing Page Layout and Design

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

5

WORD: Creating and Editing a Document,WORD: Navigating and Formatting a Document,WORD: Creating Tables and a Multipage Report, andWORD: Enhancing Page Layout and Design

  

WORD: Creating and Editing a Document,WORD: Navigating and Formatting a Document,WORD: Creating Tables and a Multipage Report, andWORD: Enhancing Page Layout and Design

  

Exam in MindTap

 

6

EXCEL: Getting Started with Excel

  

EXCEL: Getting Started with Excel

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

7

EXCEL: Formatting Workbook

Text and Data

  

EXCEL: Formatting Workbook

Text and Data

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

8

EXCEL: Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions

  

EXCEL: Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

9

EXCEL: Analyzing and Charting Financial Data

  

EXCEL: Analyzing and Charting Financial Data

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

10

POWERPOINT: Creating a Presentation

  

POWERPOINT: Creating a Presentation

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

11

POWERPOINT: Adding Media and Special Effects

  

POWERPOINT: Adding Media and Special Effects

  

Discussion Board in Canvas & Assignment in MindTap

 

12

EXCEL: Getting Started with Excel,EXCEL: Formatting WorkbookText and Data,EXCEL: Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions,EXCEL: Analyzing and Charting Financial Data,POWERPOINT: Creating a Presentation, andPOWERPOINT: Adding Media and Special Effects

  

EXCEL: Getting Started with Excel,EXCEL: Formatting WorkbookText and Data,EXCEL: Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions,EXCEL: Analyzing and Charting Financial Data,POWERPOINT: Creating a Presentation, andPOWERPOINT: Adding Media and Special Effects

  

Exam in MindTap

 

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

Class attendance at CCV is essential to your success. Online courses generally use a seven (7) calendar day "class period" which is the equivalent to the site-based course three (3) hour class period. If you cannot attend class for some reason, contact your instructor beforehand and make arrangements for making up any missed work. You should be aware that missing more than 3 classes may jeopardize course credit. Instructors count regular attendance and class participation as a completion requirement for courses.

Class attendance is of the utmost importance and since online classes meet online and not in person, the attendance policy has to be interpreted in a slightly different way than onsite classes. Therefore, several different things will be taken into consideration when attendance grades are calculated:

  • If a student doesn’t submit any posts to the discussion forum or does not submit any work in Connect during any given week, they will be considered absent
  • If a student submits one or more posts in the discussion forum or completes the weekly Connect assignment, they will be considered present


Missing & Late Work Policy

I only accept late assignments unless prior notice is given or an emergency arises. If an emergency does come up, please contact me via email at your earliest convenience. Late assignments and/or exams that are not completed before the deadline will be handled on a case to case basis.

Please contact me as soon as you realize you may not make the deadline. The first week is flexible due to late books, latecomers to class, etc. Starting with the second week we will stick to this process and if you are submitting late for any reason - you had to work late, you are sick with a cold, you are on vacation, you simply forgot - you need to let me know ASAP and it will be handled on a case to case basis.


Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:


CCV strives to mitigate barriers to course access for students with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please
  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.


Academic Integrity


CCV has a commitment to honesty and excellence in academic work and expects the same from all students. Academic dishonesty, or cheating, can occur whenever you present -as your own work- something that you did not do. You can also be guilty of cheating if you help someone else cheat. Being unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty (such as knowing what plagiarism is) does not absolve a student of the responsibility to be honest in his/her academic work. Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously and may lead to dismissal from the College.

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