MICROSYLLABUS

LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Syllabus for COSI 118 Sections B and C
INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTERS
Fall Semester, 2005-2006

Text:

H. L. Capron and J. A. Johnson, Computers Tools for an Information Age, Eighth Edition,
Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 2003 I.S.B.N. 0-13-140564-0

Class Meeting:

Section B. M W F 10:0 - 10:50, GOH 103 Section C M W F 1:00 - 1:50, GOH 103

Instructor:	Vivek Savur, Ph.D.	Office: GOH 100 B	Phone: 435-1385 or Ext. 1385
	Office Hours: Office Hours

Course Description:

This course will deal with the following aspects of computer literacy: (1) The history, design, and social impact of computers. (2) Elementary Programming Concepts. (3) The use of various types of application software word processing, spread sheets and data base.

Objectives:

        1. To introduce students to concepts of computers, information processing, programming, and the impact of computers on society.
        2. To develop in students a basic understanding of hardware technology and internal operations of computers.
        3. To help students gain literacy concerning application and system software.
        4. To allow students to gain hands-on experience in the use of various educational software programs.
        5. To introduce students to word processing commands so as to enable them to understand better how to type a term paper.
        6. To introduce students to spread sheet commands so that they are able to use spreadsheet as a computation tool.
        7. To make students aware of the use of data base commands to manage a data base.
        8. To introduce students basic programming concepts.
        9. To develop in students a skill of critical thinking, test wise, and reading comprehensive of scientific literacy.

Instructional Strategies:

Students will engage in learning activities, which will include assigned readings, class discussion, and computer laboratory work. There will be lectures on Mondays and Lab work on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Course Requirements and Evaluation Procedures:

Examinations:
A mid-term test and a final comprehensive examination will be given. There will be lab tests in Word Processing, Spread sheets and Data Base. The students will have to prepare a web page and have a power point display. There will be daily quizzes. You will not be allowed to take the quiz if you are late. You will get 1 point just for taking the quiz and then an additional point or points for the right answers. There are no make-up exams except for a valid document from a doctor, however, a note from home is not acceptable.

Assignments:
The course requires all students read through the entire textbook.

Grading:
The course grade will be calculated on the following distribution:

Mid Term Word Processor Test Spread Sheet Test Data Base Test Web Page Design Power Point Demo. Daily Quizzes	100 50 50 50 50 50 50
Final Exam	100
Total	500

Grades will be recorded in numerical form until the final averages are determined at the end of the semester.

Grading Scale:

437 to 500 A,

375 to 436 B,

312 to 374 C,

250 to 311 D,

below 249 F

Attendance Policy:

If as many as 6 classes are missed without excuse, the course grade will be reduced by one letter. If as many as 8 classes are missed without excuse, the student will fail the course. An absence from class will be excused only if a written doctor's excuse or a written statement concerning a death in the family is supplied. Other valid excuses are provided by coaches or other faculty for legitimate events.
Four classes tardy will be counted as one missing class.

Policies Related To Students With Disabilities:

The facility of Gibson-Orgill hall is equipped an entrance ramp and elevator to accommodate students with physical disabilities. Special arrangements can be made for students with other disabilities or impairments (i.e., deaf, mute, etc.)

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