Intro to Information Systems Section CY 012
Wed from 6:00 - 8:50

Course Discription
Intro to Information Systems. This course is an introduction to the concepts and applications of information systems. Students are introduced to computer hardware, software, data and its management, and file management concepts. Specifically, microcomputer application software such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet, and presentation software is introduced.

Course Resources
Download Syllabus
SNAP Access
E-Book Primer
SNAP Users Guide
SNAP Player Installation
IE 8 Setup Instructions
SNAP File Location Redirection
On Line Student Evaluations
Your Recorded Grades

Course Text
Marquee Series: Office 2007 w/ Windows VISTA and IE 7.0
Author: Rutkosky, Seguin, and Rutkosky
Publisher: Paradigm
ISBN: 978-0-76383-135-6

Grade Weight Assigments
Labs: Home Work (Assessments): 33% of total grade.
Assessments: Tutorials: 33% of total grade.
Exams: There is no Midterm or Final
Final: Exams (one for each section): 34% of total grade
Extra:
Attendance: For each day missed, your grade cap will be resuded by 1%. That is, if you miss a day, the best score you can obtain is 99%.

Course Assignment Notes
Assignment Due Dates are in the SNAP Schedule
Note: To get credit for your work you have to follow the instructions exactly as written.

Course Schedule: Intro to Information Systems Section CY 012
Week 1 - Introduction
Wed Sep 01

Week 2 - Set up SNAP Accounts
Wed Sep 08
Concepts Chapter - due Saturday
Week 3 - Concepts / Vista
Wed Sep 15
Vista Tutorials
Week 4 - Vista
Wed Sep 22
Vista Tutorials - due Saturday
Week 5 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Wed Sep 29
IE Tutorials / Concepts/Vista/IE Exam - due Saturday
Week 6 - Microsoft Excel
Wed Oct 06
Excel Assessments Sec 1 - due Saturday
Week 7 - Microsoft Excel
Wed Oct 13
Excel Assessments Sec 2 - due Saturday
Week 8 - Microsoft Excel
Wed Oct 20
Excel Assessments Sec 3 - due Saturday
Week 9 - Microsoft Excel
Wed Oct 27
Excel Assessments Sec 4 / Exam - due Saturday
Week 10 - Microsoft Word
Wed Nov 03
Word Assessments Sec 1 - due Saturday
Week 11 - Microsoft Word
Wed Nov 10
Word Assessments Sec 2/3 - due Saturday
Week 12 - Microsoft Word
Wed Nov 17
Word Assessments Sec 4 - due Saturday
Week 13 - Microsoft Word
Wed Nov 24
Word Exam - due Saturday
Week 14 - Microsoft PowerPoint
Wed Dec 01
PPT Assessments Sec 1, 2 - due Saturday
Week 15 - Microsoft PowerPoint
Wed Dec 08
PPT Assessments Sec 3 - due the 15th
Week 16 - PPT / Integration
Wed Dec 15
Integration / PPT Exam - due the 15th