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CPSC 100 – Personal Computers & Their Uses. Fall 2010 Dongsheng Che Department of Computer Science East Stroudsburg University. Course Information. Instructor: Dr. Dongsheng Che Contact: dche@po-box.esu.edu Phone: 570-422-2731 Course Time and Location:
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CPSC 100 –Personal Computers & Their Uses Fall 2010 Dongsheng Che Department of Computer Science East Stroudsburg University
Course Information • Instructor: Dr. Dongsheng Che • Contact: dche@po-box.esu.edu Phone: 570-422-2731 • Course Time and Location: • SectionA897: M/W 2:00PM – 3:15AM, SCITECH138 • Section A898: M/W 4:00PM – 3:15AM, SCITECH138 • Office Hours and Location: • M/W 10:00AM – 11:00AM, SCITECH330 • Thursday 10:00AM – 1:00PM, SCITECH330
Course Information • Textbook: • Grauer, Robert T. Exploring Office 2007 (written to Vista), Volume 1, Second Edition. Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN: 0136070558
Course Information • Course Learning Software: http://www.myitlab.com
Course Overview • Familiarize you w/the PC • Learn common office software • Word • Excel • PowerPoint • Access
Requirements • Attendance • Hands-on exercises • Homework assignments • Exams
Grading • You EARN your grade • Breakdown: • 10% Class Attendance • 10% Practice Exercises (in class work) • 32% Homework • 12% Microsoft Word Exam • 12% Microsoft Excel Exam • 12% Microsoft PowerPoint Exam • 12% Microsoft Access Exam • No late hands-on /homework will be accepted!
Grades • Letter equivalents:A: 90 - 100B: 80 - 89.9C: 70 - 79.9D: 60 - 69.9E: below 60
Attendance Policy • Attendance accounts for 10% • Students are required to attend all classes • You may have to take Distance Education class if you will miss lots of classes • Attendance will be taken randomly • Drop me email in advance if you will be absent in next class
Academic Misconduct • Do your own work(hands-on, homework, exams, …) • All violations turned over to Judicial Affairs • Possible failure for course/suspension from University • Read/Understand Student Code of Conduct
Examples of Misconduct • “Sharing” documents • Asking/letting someone else to do work for you • Uploading someone else’s homework to your account (MyITLab can detect integrity violations!)
Tips for Success • Be here & be active • Do reading & homework • Ask Questions! • Be open minded • Be respectful of others • Come to office hours
Electronic Gadgets • Out of respect for me & fellow students, please silence all phones, pagers, alarms, or other electronic devices
Special Needs • If you need any assistance in order to participate fully in class, please see me as early as possible.
Announcement • Log in the computers in Room 138, using • User Name: administrator • Password: myitlab • Log in the Myitlab website (www.myitlab.com), using your own account.
Let’s Get Started! • Introductions: Name, Year, Major,…
Announcements: • Read the syllabus, sign the last page, and return back to me • Get the book with the access code • Needed by the class time on Wednesday • Better purchase it for CPSC100 from ESU bookstore • DO NOT purchase the book for CPSC101!