TRINITY=20 VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSE:=20 ITSC=20 1301=20

INTRODUCTION TO=20 COMPUTERS

INTERNET=20

INSTRUCTOR=20 INFORMATION:

INSTRUCTOR: Jan = Osteen

E-MAIL: josteen@tvcc.edu

OFFICE: First=20 floor TC 126 of the Ronald C. Baugh Technology Center, Trinity Valley = Community=20 College, 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, Texas =20 75751

OFFICE=20 HOURS: as=20 posted on office door

OFFICE=20 PHONE: =20 903-675-6367

GENERAL=20 COURSE INFORMATION:

COURSE=20 DESCRIPTION

&nbs= p; =20 An introduction to Electronic Computer Systems and their use in=20 business. The course = covers the=20 history and development of computers, concepts and terminology, and = career=20 opportunities in computer related fields. =20 This course includes a series of lab projects using IBM = compatible=20 computers.

PREREQUISITE: =20 No course = prerequisites,=20 however, this course assumes computer and Internet literacy. This course = requires self-discipline and self- motivation.

CLASSROOM: By=20 Internet

TO = SIGN ON TO=20 THIS COURSE

For = Students=20 That Are Not Virtual College of Texas = Students:

How=20 to Activate your TVCC Cardinal ID and Password =96

MUST=20 be done BEFORE you can access e-Courses for the first = time!

How to=20 Log On to E-Courses

For = VCT=20 Students:

&nbs= p; =20 From your Internet browser,

&nbs= p; =20 Go To:

&nbs= p; =20 &nbs= p; =20 http://www.tvcc.edu/<= /P>

From the top menu = of the TVCC=20 homepage (under Trinity Valley Community College = logo)

&nbs= p; = ; =20 Click on eCourses

&nbs= p; = ; =20 Click on Log In

When you get to = your log in,=20

&nbs= p; = ; =20

Right mouse = click and save=20 this page to your favorites or make a shortcut on your desktop so that = the next=20 time you want to work on this course, you can go directly to the log in=20 page.

Your WEBCT ID = is your=20 last name, first initial and the last 4 digits of your social security = number.=20

Example osteenj1234. Note = that it is=20 all lowercase letters.

Your password = is the=20 same as your user id, however the first letter of your name is=20 capitalized.

Example=20 Osteenj1234

Upon initial login, = you will=20 have to create an 8-digit password that conforms to the strong password = security=20 requirements.

Your password must = be at least=20 8 characters long

Your password must = include 3 of=20 the following types of characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, = numbers, and symbols.

&nbs= p; =20 For Example:

Pa55w*rd

Log in, then = click on the=20 link for this course

On the left side = of your=20 e-Courses @ The Valley screen, under Course Tools, click on Course = Content and=20 then click on the =93I Am Here, Now What Do I Do=94 icon in your = e-Courses @ The=20 Valley window. Begin to = read and=20 complete your work. &nbs= p; = ; =20

LABROOM: Trinity Valley Community = College, 100=20 Cardinal Dr. Athens, Texas 75751, TC118 of the Ronald C. Baugh = Technology=20 Center, however, the student may work in TC112 on the first floor of the = Ronald=20 C. Baugh Technology Center when TC118 is not open.

TEXTBOOK,=20 SUPPLIES AND OTHER RESOURCES

REQUIRED=20 TEXT: Parsons,=20 June Jamrich and Dan=20 Oja=20 , New Perspectives Computer Concepts 2010 Comprehensive, Course = Technology=20 Cengage Learning , Boston, MA

&nbs= p; = ; =20 ISBN:=20 0-324-78084-2

Textbooks=20 may be purchased at the TVCC bookstore. =20 The bookstore will ship books upon request by contacting James=20 Quattlebaum at 903-675-6203.

Make=20 sure that if you purchase a used book, it has the Book on CD with = it. You will need the Book on CD = to complete=20 your work!

SUPPLIES=20 AND MATERIALS:=20 You will need a storage media to save your lab work and practice exams = on. The book on CD will save to a = tracking=20 file with a .TK3 = extension. This is the file that you will = attach=20 through your =93Assignments=94 link (left side of your = e-Courses@TheValley homepage=20 under Course Tools) and send to me. =20 You can use your hard drive at home, a thumb drive(travel drive), = a CD=20 (but make sure the computer you are completing your lab work on can = write to a=20 CD), or a 3 =BD inch floppy diskette. =20 On your book on CD you will have to go to TOOLS and then to = =93Change=20 Tracking Location=94 to set where you are going to save your .TK3 file. If you are saving to a CD or = travel=20 drive, choose =93Store Data in Custom Location=94.

COURSE=20 GOALS

To=20 introduce the student to concepts applying to computer history, the = internet,=20 web and e-mail basics, computer hardware and software, file management, = virus=20 protection and LAN technology, databases and the concepts of computer=20 programming. Upon = successful=20 completion of this course, the student should have knowledge of the = above=20 computer concepts and their usage in = business.

COURSE=20 LEARNING OUTCOMES

The=20 student will acquire an understanding of the following course=20 learning=20 outcomes:

=B7 =20 Computer,=20 Internet, Web And E-Mail Basics

=B7 =20 Computer=20 Hardware

o =20 Data=20 representation and digital electronics

o =20 Microprocessors=20 and memory

o =20 Storage=20 devices

o =20 Input=20 and output devices

=B7 =20 Computer=20 Software

o =20 Software=20 basics

o =20 Personal=20 computer operating systems

o =20 Application=20 software

o =20 How=20 to install software and why software is = copyrighted

=B7 =20 File=20 Management, Virus Protection And Backup

o =20 The=20 basics of file management

o =20 What=20 a computer virus is

o =20 How=20 to backup data

=B7 =20 Internet=20 and LAN Technology

o =20 What=20 a local area network is

o =20 How=20 packets are tracked

o =20 How=20 to access the internet

=B7 =20 Web=20 pages, Web sites, and E-commerce

o =20 Basic=20 web page authoring

o =20 What=20 web page extensions, scripts and programs are

o =20 What=20 e-commerce is

COURSE=20 LEARNING OUTCOMES CONTINUED

=B7 =20 Digital=20 Media

o =20 How=20 to work with bitmap graphics

o =20 What=20 vector and 3-D graphics are

o =20 What=20 a desktop video is

o =20 What=20 digital sound is

=B7 =20 The=20 Computer Industry: History, Products, And Careers

o =20 The=20 history of computers and how they evolved

o =20 The=20 computer industry and IT industry

o =20 Careers=20 for computer professionals

=B7 =20 Information=20 Systems Analysis and Design

o =20 What=20 information systems are

o =20 What=20 systems analysis is

o =20 How=20 to design a system

o =20 How=20 to implement and maintain a computer system

=B7 =20 Databases

o =20 File=20 and database concepts

o =20 What=20 a data management tool is

o =20 How=20 to design a database

=B7 =20 Computer=20 Programming

o =20 The=20 basics of =20 programming

o =20 What=20 procedural programming is

o =20 What=20 object-oriented programming is

o =20 What=20 declarative programming is

=B7 =20 Concepts=20 That Go Beyond Desktop Computing

o =20 Large-scale=20 computing

o =20 Enterprise=20 and high-performance architecture

o =20 What=20 hierarchical storage management is

COURSE=20 REQUIREMENTS

All=20 students are expected to:

=B7 =20 Do=20 all assigned readings and related lab work.

=B7 =20 Study=20 and reading skills will need to be applied in order to achieve maximum = knowledge=20 from this course.

=B7 =20 Be=20 self-disciplined, self-motivated and highly = organized.

=B7 =20 Meet=20 deadlines for all quizzes and lab work assignments

EVALUATION/GRADING

GRADING=20 SYSTEM:

Approximately=20 6 quizzes and 1 Final

60%

Lab=20 work

40%

Total

100%

Grades: 90 -=20 100 =3D A &nbs= p; = ; =20

80 - 89.9 =3D =20 B &nbs= p; =20

&nbs= p; =20 70 - 79.9 =3D = C &nbs= p; =20

&nbs= p; =20 60 - 69.9 =3D = D &nbs= p; =20

&nbs= p; =20 Below 60 =3D = F &nbs= p; =20

INCOMPLETE IN = LIEU OF=20 GRADE POLICY:

An =93INCOMPLETE=94 = is only given=20 in extreme circumstances as stated in the TVCC Student Course = Catalog. Those who believe such = conditions exist=20 must submit to the instructor a typed letter stating why you should be = given an=20 =93INCOMPLETE=94 grade and when and how you intend to complete the = course. You should include any proof = of reason=20 or need with the letter. = The letter=20 must include your social security number and be signed by you. Only after the letter and = documentation=20 are submitted will a decision be made by the instructor to either grant = or deny=20 the =93INCOMPLETE=94.

DEADLINES=20 FOR QUIZZES AND ASSIGNMENTS

Quizzes:

All=20 quizzes are to be taken when scheduled as noted on your Course Lab = Assignment=20 Sheet. This sheet can = be obtained=20 by clicking on =93Course Content=94 under Course Tools and then = clicking on the=20 =93Find Out Which lab Assignments You Are To Complete Here=94 icon on = your=20 e-courses @ The Valley homepage.

Available=20 times for the quizzes can be viewed by clicking on =93Assessments=94 = under Course=20 Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley homepage. =

No=20 makeup quizzes will be given under any circumstances. No quizzes will be = administered to you=20 after your class time has taken the quiz.

If=20 it is determined that a student was dishonest (See Page 10 and 11=20 =93DISHONESTY=94) on a quiz, that student will receive a zero on the = quiz and does=20 not get to complete, retake, or make that quiz up.=20

ASSIGNMENTS:

Lab=20 work is completed and stored on your tracking disk in a file with a = .TK3=20 extension on it. This = is the file=20 you will attach through the =93Assignments=94 link under Course Tools = on your=20 e-Courses @ The Valley homepage and send to me for grading on the = dates=20 specified on your Course Lab Assignment Sheet. Always send your .TK3 file, = not your=20 .BAK file. I cannot = grade the=20 .BAK file.

Lab=20 work to be graded will be worth 100 points each.=20

To=20 receive the full 100 points possible. =20 A lab work must be submitted on time, have proper documentation = and be=20 fully correct, along with conforming to the rules as set forth in=20 class.

Lab work is due and = is to be=20 submitted electronically as an attachment through the = =93Assignments=94 link under=20 Course Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley homepage . See your =93How Do I Submit = My Lab Work =94=20 sheet. This sheet can = be obtained=20 by clicking on Course Content under Course Tools on your e-Courses @ = The=20 Valley homepage, and then clicking on the =93How Do I Submit My Lab = Work=94 icon.=20 See your Course lab Assignment Sheet for due dates. Your Course Lab Assignment = Sheet may=20 be obtained by clicking on Course Content under Course Tools on your = e-Courses=20 @ The Valley homepage and then clicking on the =93Find Out Which Lab Assignments = You Are To=20 Complete Here?=94 icon.

NO=20 LATEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY = CIRCUMSTANCES!=20
It is to the = student=92s advantage=20 to stay ahead in class as much as possible. If you know that you have a = time=20 conflict, submit your lab work or homework assignments=20 early.

ATTENDANCE AND=20 BEHAVIOR:

ATTENDANCE:

Although no formal = attendance=20 will be taken, students are required to e-mail the instructor each = week so=20 that the instructor knows that the student is still active in the=20 course.

You must = e-mail your=20 instructor each week and let her know that you are on task and that = everything=20 is okay!=20 To do this, use = =93Mail=94 under Course=20 Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley homepage.

=B7 =20 On the = left side of=20 your e-Courses @The Valley screen (under your Course Tools), click Mail

=B7 =20 Click on = the Create=20 Message button

=B7 =20 To: click the Browse for = Recipients button,=20 then under =93Select Individuals and Groups=94, click on the box beside = my name=20 under the =93To=94 column. You will see a green check appear in the = box. Now click = Save.

=B7 =20 Subject: = Type a=20 reference letting your instructor know what the e-mail is about.=20

=B7 =20 Message: Type your message=20 here.

=B7 =20 Note that = the To,=20 Subject, and Message fields are required.

=B7 =20 On your = =93Create=20 Message=94 screen, click SEND

The=20 instructor reserves the right to drop a student from this Internet class = if the=20 student fails to contact the instructor through the Internet course for = two=20 consecutive weeks in a row. This is solely up = to the=20 discretion of the instructor.

All students are expected to set aside time to = complete=20 all lab assignments and quizzes. Dates to submit lab = assignments and=20 quizzes will be strictly enforced. =20

It = is the=20 student=92s responsibility to officially drop a course or verify that = the=20 instructor has initiated the drop procedure. See the counselor at the = college that=20 you enrolled at to officially drop from this = course.

Students that=20 enrolled at Trinity Valley Community College may see a counselor in = person to=20 drop this course, or you may fax a request stating that you wish to drop = this=20 course. Be sure to also drop the lab. =20 Fax# 903-675-6209 Attention: Counseling = Office.

Students that=20 enrolled at other colleges must contact the counselors at the college = that=20 completed your enrollment for drop = instructions.

NOTE:

A new THECB Rule = has been=20 established to address a new law enacted by the legislature regarding = the number=20 of withdrawals (=93Ws=94) that a student may have during their academic = career (=20 THECB Rules: Chapter 4, Subchapter A, 4.10). The law states that any = student=20 whose first semester in college is Fall 2007 or later may not have more = than six=20 unexcused withdrawals (=93W=94s ) during their academic career. This applies to a student=92s = academic=20 record from all higher education institutions attended. If a student has six unexcused = withdrawals, they will no longer be allowed to withdraw from a course = without=20 receiving a grade in the course (which will be an =93F=94). To determine if a withdrawal = is excused,=20 a student must initiate a withdrawal request through the guidance = services=20 office or, in special circumstances, through the faculty member. It is the student=92s = responsibility to=20 officially withdraw from a course and to verify that the withdrawal has = been=20 posted to their transcript.

BEHAVIOR:

All students are = considered=20 mature individuals by the faculty and staff. =

=B7 =20 Students are to be responsible,=20 self-motivated, and self-disciplined.

All correspondence = (whether=20 hand-written, e-mailed, or phone conversations) with the instructor is = to be=20 done in an appropriate business-like manner. Every student is to = use=20 professional courtesy when corresponding with the instructor and the=20 instructor will do so also.=20

Inappropriate = behavior which=20 continues after the instructor=92s reprimand will be dealt with by=20 administration.

OTHER INFORMATION

DISHONESTY:

In=20 this class, test and quiz are synonymous.

Scholastic = dishonesty as=20 described on page 56 of the TVCC Catalog applies to, and will not be = tolerated=20 in this class. Page 56 of = the TVCC=20 catalog relating to scholastic dishonesty is stated as follows:

Scholastic dishonesty which = shall=20 constitute a violation of these rules and regulations and is punishable = by Board=20 policies. Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to, = cheating=20 on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.

=93Cheating=20 on a test=94=20 shall include:

=B7 =20 Copying=20 from another student=92s test paper.

=B7 =20 Using=20 test materials not authorized by the person administrating the=20 test.

=B7 =20 Collaborating=20 with or seeking aid from another student during a test without = permission from=20 the test administrator.

=B7 =20 Knowingly=20 using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, = the=20 contents of an unadministered test.

DISHONESTY=20 CONTINUED:

=B7 =20 The=20 unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the = contents of=20 the unadministered test.

=B7 =20 Substituting=20 for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for = oneself, to=20 take a test.

=B7 =20 Bringing=20 another person to obtain an unadministered test or information about an=20 unadministered test.

=93Plagiarism=94=20 shall be defined as the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or = obtaining=20 by any means another=92s work and the unacknowledged submission or = incorporation=20 of it in one=92s own written work.

=93Collusion=94=20 shall be defined as the unauthorized collaboration with another person = in=20 preparing written work for fulfillment of course=20 requirements.

In=20 this class, a grade of zero will be given to any work if it is = determined that a=20 student is copying that work from another student or in any way = violating the=20 TVCC dishonesty policy as described on page 56 of the TVCC catalog. The student that copies will = receive a=20 zero, and the student that lets another student copy from his/her work = will=20 receive a zero. =93Work=94 consists of any lab work assignment, = any quiz, or=20 final.

If=20 I suspect that a student is cheating, it will be up to the = student to=20 produce his/her disk (or other storage media) so that the storage media = can be=20 examined. If I am still = convinced=20 that the student is not = doing=20 his/her own work or is =93sharing=94 work with another student or = students, the=20 grade of zero will stand. = If the=20 students in question continue to exhibit the =93cheating=94 conduct, = he/she, or they=20 will be asked to drop the class, or I will drop he/she, or them out of = the=20 class. If = the students=20 in question cannot be dropped from the class because it is after the = official=20 drop date as specified in the TVCC catalog, then the student or students = in=20 question will receive a grade of =93F=94 in the = class.

DISHONESTY=20 WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN THIS CLASS.

CLASS=20 COMMUNICATION: