SHAW UNIVERSITY

CIS 101 CONCEPTS OF COMPUTERS - COURSE SYLLABUS

TEXTBOOK AND MATERIALS:

1. Office XP by Shelly/Cashman/Vermaat
2. Discover Computers 2006 Brief Edition by Shelly/Cashman
3. Flash/jump drive with all homeworks required at all time. ( several 3.5 floppy diskettes may be accepted).

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides the student with the basic knowledge and fundamental skills to understand and fully use microcomputer systems for professionals, home, and small business tasks. Microsoft Office XP application software package will be used to create various types of documents.

COURSE OBJECTIVE :

• Meet student's need to use and understand microcomputer systems;
• Meet student's need to understand computer history, development, and terminologies
• Familiarize each student to microcomputer hardware components;
• Familiarize each student to Microsoft Windows and other software tools
• Familiarize each student with internet terminologies navigate the World Wide Web (WWW) and introductory HTML.

COURSE EVALUATION

TextBook #1: Discovering Computers 2006Text Book

TextBook #2: Office XP Text Book

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY --Class attendance is mandatory (except in some cases) for all Shaw University students. Students are responsible for attending class on time and adhering to the University's Class Attendance Policy.  Students are expected to take all exams and not be absent for those exams without adequate cause. It is the responsibility of students to make up in a timely fashion scheduled class work missed for any reason (s).  All home works must be submitted by e-mail (no hard copies please) to haroldrm@shawu.edu. The Final exam is comprehensive of all materials covered throughout the semester and cannot be exempted. Please note that to get  an "A" grade for this class, you must achieve at minimum 90 points out of 100 on all tests, quizzes, homework, assignments and punctuality.

Student Classroom Decorum Expectations 

To enhance the learning atmosphere of the classroom, students are expected to dress and behave in a fashion conducive to learning in the classroom. More specifically, students will refrain from disruptive classroom behavior (i. e., talking to classmates, disrespectful responses to teacher instructions; swearing; wearing clothes that impede academic learning such as but not limited to, wearing body-revealing clothing and excessively baggy pants; hats/caps, and/or headdress. Students will turn off telephones prior to entering the classroom. Students who exhibit the behaviors described above, or similar behaviors will be immediately dismissed from class at the third documented offense. The student will be readmitted to class only following a decision by the department chair. The student may appeal the decision of the department chair to the Dean of the College offering the course, and, subsequently, to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and then to the President of Shaw University. The decision of the President will be final. Failure to follow the procedures herein outlined will result in termination of the appeal, and revert to the decision of the department chair.

 Each behavior construed by the teacher/professor as noncontributive  to learning will be recorded, properly documented, and appropriately reported to the student and to the chair of the academic department offering the course. The report will be in written form with a copy provided to both the student and the department chair. The faculty member should retain a copy for his/her own records.

 Additional student behavior codes may be found in Student Affairs.