Course Number: |
MIS 103 - Section 1 |
Course Name: |
Microcomputer Applications in Business |
Semester: |
Spring 2005 |
Class Meetings: |
Monday, Wednesday.......10:50 - 12:05
Room D114 Dawson Building Note: In case of compressed schedule, we will meet at: |
| 1. | To provide the student with a working knowledge of key general-purpose applications software packages commonly used in today's business world. |
| 2. | To familiarize the student with the Windows mode of operation. |
| 3. | To ensure the student has a working knowledge of word processing operations and document development. This will include some of the basic and advanced layout and editing features of word processing. |
| 4. | To ensure the student has a working knowledge of spreadsheet operation and application development. This will include work with formulas, formatting , charts, decisions, and other enhancement tools. |
| 5. | To provide students with an understanding of database management system concepts. Basic work in creating and querying databases will be covered. |
| 6. | To introduce students to the basics of integration to share data and graphics between applications. |
| 7. | To provide students with tools to produce and integrate Web pages within the framework of Windows XP. |
| Microsoft Office XP: Introductiory Concepts and Techniques | Shelly, Cashman |
| Three 3 1/2 Floppy diskettes | Used for this class Only |
| 3 Tests: | 25 % | Exact dates to be announced in class |
| 6 Quizzes | 25% | Quizzes may be announced or unannounced |
| 10 Homework Assignments | 25% | Program/Homework #1:
Program/Homework #2: Program/Homework #3: Program/Homework #4: Program/Homework #5: Program/Homework #6: Program/Homework #7: Program/Homework #8: Program/Homework #9: Program/Homework #10: |
| Final Exam | 25% | (Exact date to be announced later) |
Your Final Average will be rounded to the nearest whole number, then a letter grade will be assigned according to the table below:
| A |
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| A- |
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| B+ |
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| B |
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| B- |
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| C+ |
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| C |
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| D |
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| F |
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| Note: | Attendance is mandatory. Most topics covered
will be reinforced via in-class exercises. I believe this enhances the
learning experience. I also strongly believe a student should be an active
learner in class: arriving on time, participating often, and asking questions
when concepts are not clear.
I will reward perfect (or near perfect) attendance by dropping the lowest test score and the lowest quiz score before calculating the students' final average. Near perfect attendance is defined as missing no more than 150 minutes of class time. |
| Note: | No make-up tests or quizzes will be given without prior notification. |
| Note: | To receive full credit, homework assignments must follow all guidelines and must be submitted at the beginning of class on the assigned due date. Grades for late homework will be reduced by 50% per week. No programs will be accepted after one week from the due date. |
| Note: | Any form of Academic Dishonesty will result in a failing grade for the course. This includes, but is not limited to, copying and/or submitting another student's programming/homework assignments or copying (or attempting to copy) another student's work during a test or quiz. |
All students are expected to act with civility, personal integrity; respect other students' dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their own efforts. An environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and a civil community.
Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another persons' work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation, fabricating field data or citations, "ghosting" (taking of having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students' act of academic dishonesty, etc.
Academic dishonesty violates the fundamental ethical principles of the University community and compromises the worth of work completed by others. A student should avoid academic dishonesty when preparing work for any class. If charged with academic dishonesty, students will receive written or oral notice of the charge by the instructor. Students who contest the chare should first seek resolution through discussion with the faculty member or the campus Director of Academic Affairs. If the matter is not resolved, the student may request a hearing with the Commonwealth College Committee on Academic Integrity at the campus.
Sanctions for breaches of academic integrity may range (depending o the severity of the offense) from F for the assignment to F for the course. In severe cases of academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to stealing or "ghosting" an exam, students may receive a grade of XF, a formal University disciplinary sanction that indicates on the student's transcript that failure in the course was due to a serious act of academic dishonesty. The University's statement on Academic Integrity from which the above statement was drawn is available at: www.psu.edu/dept/oue/aappm/G-9.html
Disability statetment:
"The Pennsylvania State University is committed to providing access
to a quality education for all students, including those with documented
disabilities. If a student has a disability and wants to request an accommodation
for a course, it is the responsibility of the student to first obtain a
University accommodation letter confirming the disability and
suggesting appropriate remedies. This letter can be obtained from the
Penn State Office for Disability Services or the campus Disability Contact
Liaisons. The contact person for physical disabilities at Penn State Worthington
Scranton is Tara Morgan Modeski (SLC 12, Phone - 963.2681, Email
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txm266@psu.edu). For all other disabilities see Marisa Yarnes (SLC
11, 963.2686, mxy16@psu.edu). It is encouraged that students request their
accommodation needs early in the semester, and once identified, a reasonable
accommodation will be implemented in a timely manner. Students may also
access the web site for the Office of Disability Services at University
Park: www.lions.psu.edu/ods/