BCIS-1305 online homework-Week 4 Lab assignment

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W. Sue Furnas Computer Systems and Applications

Professor Computer Information Systems [email protected]

469-365-1802 Office: H119C

Orientation—BCIS 1305

Spring 2014

January 21 – May 19, 2014

Welcome to class!

I have compiled a list of information to help you get started in this course. Please read thoroughly and email me if there is something you do not understand. In order to stay current with this class, you must begin work on the first day

Course Availability: We will be using Blackboard Learn 9. The Blackboard course will be available the

first day of the semester. To enter the course, login to Cougarweb go to My Courses and follow the

“click here to” link and then selecting the name of the course. If for some reason your course does not

show up in cougarweb you can also access the class by going to elearning.collin.edu to log in.

You may also call the help desk 972-377-1777 or email [email protected] for additional support.

If you are not familiar with Blackboard or online classes – I suggest that you go to

http://online.collin.edu/ and review the information on that site – there are tutorials that will help you

navigate Blackboard.

 Syllabus: Read the syllabus for information about the course. The syllabus includes information

about the course requirements, instructor contact information, grading weights and scale,

tentative schedule and other useful information to help you navigate this course.

 Course format—100% online.

 Late work policy—All Lab assignments and quizzes have a due date

 No makeup work will be given or extra credit work.

 Technical requirements—computer with Internet connection capable of running Blackboard

Learn 9 and Microsoft Office 2010. You are responsible for working with Blackboard support

(972) 377-1777) to get your system to work with Blackboard. This is a PC based course – not Mac

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 Preferred contact method—for course questions please use the Blackboard email system.

Emails sent to any other address will not be answered.

 Course Expectations: To participate in the course and complete all assignments, quizzes and

final exams to the best of your ability. Online courses often require a greater time commitment

than traditional on-campus courses.

 Time Commitment: You will need to plan on working on this course at least 4 hours per day.

The amount of time required will vary based on how comfortable you are with using the

computer and working online.

 Work Completed: All work should be your own and in your own words. Please see the Collin

Student Handbook for definitions of collusion, cheating, plagiarism, and copyright. In

addition, please see the syllabus for my policy on Academic Ethics.

Textbooks - Required:

There are two textbooks required for this course.

1. Fundamentals of Information Systems, 7th edition

Stair/Reynolds ISBN: 978-1-133-62962-7

This is the business theory textbook that you will need for reading and quizzes.

Book #2 is the lab book - If you have Microsoft Office 2010 then purchase the textbook shown below – this one is available in the College Bookstore if you do

not want to order it online

2. New Perspectives Microsoft Office 2010 Brief Shaffer…… ISBN 13:978-0-538-74308-2 Or If you have Microsoft Office 2013 then purchase the textbook shown below – this one will need to be ordered online – it is not available in the bookstore

3. New Perspectives Microsoft Office 2013 Brief Shaffer…… ISBN 13:978-1285-1-6765-7

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Purchase your textbooks as soon as possible so you will not get behind in the course. You will need both of the textbooks to complete the assignments. If the lab book is not available in the bookstore you can order from www.amazon.com or www.chegg.com. I do not accept assignments after the deadline even if it due to not having a book. If you do not have a book there should be copies on reserve at the campus library.

 Purchase your textbooks as soon as possible so you will not get behind in the course. You

will need all of the textbooks to complete the assignments. I do not accept assignments

after the deadline even if it due to not having a book. If you do not have a book there

should be copies on reserve at the campus library.

Supplies/Software:

 Microsoft Office 2010 (MS Word, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel). This class is PC based, if you are using a Mac, Office 2008 & 2011 will work for most labs EXCEPT MS Access and you may be missing some features in the MS PowerPoint lab. The textbook is written for a PC so you could possibly encounter problems if you are working with a Mac. Once again this coursed is designed for using a PC. If you are using a Mac you are responsible for making arrangements to use a Windows based computer for the Access lab. In addition, if you do not have Microsoft Office 2010 you may use the computers at any of the Collin College’s campuses.

 Please be aware you may not have Microsoft Access on your home computer – not all office suites come with this application. If you do not have it you will need to make arrangements to work on the Access assignments at the college. All college libraries and computer labs have the required software.

How the course works:

 Weekly Schedule - A list of everything you need to do each day is listed in the Weekly Schedule posted in Blackboard

1. At the beginning of the week, review the schedule for that week’s assignments. (All of the assignments and quizzes are available to you at the beginning of the semester, so if you would like to work ahead, I will accept early submission of any of the quizzes or assignments.)

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2. Complete each lab assignment and quiz required for the current week. Labs will be uploaded to an Assignment drop box. Quizzes will be automatically graded and stored in the My Grades component of blackboard.

 Multiple-choice quizzes and exams are automatically graded when you submit the quiz. You should be able to see the overall grade as soon as it is submitted. If you are not satisfied with your grade you have the option to take the exam again. The system will record the highest grade.

3. Lab Assignments will be manually graded and you will be able to view feedback in the My Grades area.

 Lab Assignments require manual grading and may take longer to grade. When an assignment is uploaded or posted it indicates that you are ready for it to be graded. Usually grades will be available within 1 - 2 days.

Quizzes, Lab Assignments, and Final Exams:

o Quizzes (25% of grade)  There will be a quiz for each chapter (1-9, Fundamentals of Information System

textbook). All will be open-book and have a 45 minute time limit. Questions for each exam are pulled from a test bank, so each student has a different mix of questions for their exam. There will be 10 multiple choice questions and you will have 2 attempts to complete the quiz. Quizzes are automatically graded and the system will use the highest score for grade calculation purposes. Once you have started the quiz you must finish it. It will not allow you to close and re-enter. No makeup quizzes will be given. For this reason, please plan ahead and do not wait until the last minute to submit the lab. Blackboard server times may not match your time this becomes particularly critical if you are trying to upload close to the cut-off time.

 In order to access the quizzes, go to the homepage click on Quizzes and you will see a list of the quizzes. Click on the quiz you want to take, it will open, read the instructions and begin.

o Lab Assignments (35% of grade)

 The instructions for the lab are attached to the assignment link along with the data files you will need to complete the assignment. Late submission will not be accepted.

 Go to Lab Assignments on the Homepage – you should see a list of all the lab assignments. For each lab assignment there will be an instruction sheet and if

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required data files that you will need to complete the assignment.

 Download and read the instructions and then download the data files to your computer (if required) before beginning the assignment. Then complete the assignment. After completion you will upload your files to Blackboard. Plan ahead and do not wait until the last minute to submit the lab. Blackboard server times may not match your time this becomes particularly critical if you are trying to upload close to the cut-off time.

o Final Exams (20% of grade)

 There is a Mid-Term exam which covers Chapters 1-5 and a Final exam which covers Chapters 6-9.The exams will be over the material in the Fundamentals textbook. The exams consists of 25 multiple choice questions and you will have 2 attempts to complete the exam. Quizzes are automatically graded and the system will use the highest score for grade calculation purposes. Once you have started the quiz you must finish it. It will not allow you to close and re-enter.

 No makeup exams will be given. For this reason, please plan ahead and do not wait until the last minute to submit the lab. Blackboard server times may not match your time this becomes particularly critical if you are trying to upload close to the cut-off time.

 The Lab Final Exam will cover a project in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. You have been working on it throughout the semester by completing the lab assignments that are title “Final Word Assignment, Final Excel Assignment”, etc. For example, you will complete the assignment for Word Tutorial 1 and then Word Tutorial 2. Then the next assignment will be to complete the Word portion for the final. This will be the procedure for each application. All of the final assignments will then be averaged together for the Comprehensive Lab Final grade.

See the syllabus for total grade breakdown.

Blackboard Orientation: http://online.collin.edu/Orientations.html for online orientation.

Blackboard Tutorials: http://online.collin.edu/Tutorials.html for tutorials on using common Blackboard

and Wimba tools.

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Blackboard Help: http://online.collin.edu/TechnicalSupport.html for technical support numbers and

student technical support. These resources are for login issues, Blackboard crashes, inability for an exam

to run, submission errors, etc… For issues related to an assignment not available, an exam not available,

a link not visible, a grade not displaying, and other issues related to course content, please contact your

instructor.

If you are not familiar with Blackboard or online classes, I suggest that you go to the orientation and

tutorials link and familiarize yourself with the concept and structure of online classes.