1. Introduction to Computers and their Applications Objectives and Grading Course Introduction Professor Pepper

2. Major Course Objectives §Create web sites §Know some of Office §Able to specify your own PC §Familiarity with IT terminology §Investigate IT ethical issues §Become familiar with Online methods of learning §Improve ability to research and evaluate sources §Improvement from where you start & participation §AIM: Fun projects you will use later – alternative project suggestions welcome

3. MS OFFICE Applications + §MS Office 2010 or below l Word - Word Processor l Excel - Spreadsheet l PowerPoint - Presentation Tool l Access – Database Tool §SeaMonkey - Web Development Tool §FileZilla – FTP manager §Windows Explorer – File manager §Google Drawing - Graphics §Google Hangout - Conferencing tool §Adobe Connect – alternate conferencing tool

4. Computer Equipment Required §NONE §No home PC needed – library is fine l Use library if home PC not working well §MS Office occasionally needed l Free Open Office is okay but not tutorials for all l No need for Open Office if you have MS Office §Instructions mostly for Windows, but Macintosh OS is okay §Submit through moodle first but email if moodle does accept your assignment.

5. Books – all not required Conceptual and web info: §New Perspectives on Computer Concepts Office Apps : Application and Oper Sys Parsons, June Jamrich and Dan Oja. Computer Concepts, 2010 : Comprehensive Boston, Massachusetts: Course Technology, 2010. (ISBN: 9780324780840 ) LC CALL: QA76.P372 2010 Shelly, Gary B. Microsoft Office 2003 : Introductory Concepts and Techniques : course one. Boston, Massachusetts: Course Technology, 2006 (ISBN 0619254858) LC CALL: HF5548.4.M525 S535 2006 Shaffer, Ann. New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007, First Course, Windows XP Edition.. Boston, Massachusetts: Course Technology, 2008. (ISBN 978-1-4239-0577-6) LC CALL: HF5548.4.M525 N4885 2008 � Beskeen, David W. Microsoft Office 2007 : illustrated, Windows vista edition. Boston, Massachusetts: Course Technology, 2008 (ISBN: 9781423905592) LC CALL: HF5548.4.M525 M524988 2008 Beskeen, David W §See course syllabus §Available in Library soon §Older versions fine

6. Projects / Grading §Midterm Exam………………………..…..15% §Quizzes……………………..………….…5% §Assignments ……….……………………..55% l Web Card l Excel project l Ethics report l HTML and CSS Code Academy l Create and Use tutorials l Minor assignments §Web, PPT and Info Literacy Exam …15% §Final web project........................................ 10% §20% off for late work l I encourage redoing work when I comment to say you can fix it.