Seattle Central Community College
Course Syllabus
MIC 101
Course Title/Number: Introduction to Microcomputer Applications, MIC 101, Item #1951
Instructor: Yun Moh E-mail: ymoh@sccd.ctc.edu Phone: 206.931.0673 Office: 2BE1141
Office Hours: Appointment only. E-mail me to setup an appointment.
Division Office and Phone: Business, Information Technology, and Creative Arts division, 2BE-5166, 206-587-3830
Credits: 4 Lecture Hours Equivalent: 11 Lab Hours Equivalent: 33
Meeting Times & Rooms: We meet Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. at room 3168. The attendance is required.
Prerequisites: None
Textbook (required): "Prentice Hall Custom Program for CIS"
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Arthurs: Shelley Gaskin, Robert L. Ferrett, Alicia Vargas, Suzanne Marks,
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Get the textbook bundle including the textbook and myitlab access key. The college bookstore has the most competitive price for this bundle.
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
Other Required Materials:
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Myitlab. The access key comes with the textbook bundle. Do not get used myitlab access key – it won’t work.
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Software: Microsoft Office 2007 Professional with Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Seattle Central students can get software at a discount price. Currently, the student discount is at $80.
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The college computer lab has all these software.
Course Description: Students acquire fundamental knowledge and experience in business oriented computer applications. Emphasis is on developing basic skills needed in using an integral software package featuring word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation. The course uses Microsoft Office 2007 suite. In addition, various Internet tools are covered.
Course Outcomes: At the conclusion of this course the student should be able to:
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Use personal computer software for business and home.
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Understand essential concepts and vocabulary of computing.
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Use Windows to manage programs and files.
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Use word processing programs to create, save, edit and print documents.
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Use spreadsheets for basic business calculations.
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Use database programs to query and extract data and print reports.
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Plan and construct a presentation through using PowerPoint.
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Utilize tools on the Internet.
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Integrate applications for creating documents.
American Disability Act: If you need course adaptations of accommodation because of a disability, please contact me as soon as possible.
Methods of Instruction:
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The instructor provides lectures and demonstrations on key concepts.
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A majority of the lessons are based on the textbook. You will need to download student data files to follow the instruction in the textbook.
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In the Discussion Board, we learn and discuss various topics of computing.
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Although you may study at your convenient time of the day, you must set aside specific time to study on a daily basis. It is easy to get behind unless you follow through your schedule. A basic rule of thumb is that you need two to three hours a day for a total of twelve hours per week. Of course, it is a rough figure. In general, one college-credit-hour requires three hours per day of study time.
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Difficulty of keeping up with the coursework is something that I take seriously. Should you get in that situation, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Course Policies:
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Your fellow students and I expect courtesy, respect and mature attitude.
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No late assignments will be accepted unless the student had an unavoidable situation such as debilitating illness.
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Quizzes will cover the all materials including the textbook, discussion, and other materials covered in class and posted on the course Web site.
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Students are encouraged to communicate each other with respectable manner.
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Individual works, including assignments, project and evaluations will be done independently of each other. In other word, students must complete and turn in their own work or they will be dismissed from the course with a failing grade, and possibly face disciplinary action from the college
Grading Categories and Policy: The final grade will be based on the following criteria (subject to changes):
Weekly textbook assignments
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50%
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Weekly discussion assignments
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15%
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Quizzes(4) *
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20%
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Integration/Final Project assignment
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15%
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* Makeup quizzes will be given to only those students who had serious illness, experienced extraordinary situation, or obtained a prior permission.
Grade Scale:
4.0 Scale
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Total Points Earned in Percentage
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4.0
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100-98
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3.5
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97-92
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3.0
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85-91
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2.5
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84-79
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2.0
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78-70
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1.5
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69-65
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1.0
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64-60
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0.7
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59-55
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0.0
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54-0
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Schedule: This is tentative. Check each week's schedule on the course Web site for updated information.
* All assignments, discussions, projects, and quizzes are located in the weekly assignments folders at the course Web site ( Class tab– Assignments folder– Week # folder).
Week
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Contents
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Chapters
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Assignments *
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One
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Course Policies & Introduction
Introduction to Microcomputer & Windows environment
Internet Browser
File Management
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TBA
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TBA
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Two
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Introduction to Word
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TBA
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TBA
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Three
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Editing and formatting text
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TBA
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TBA
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Four
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Formatting document
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TBA
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TBA
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Five
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Introduction to Excel
Excel Formulas and Functions
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TBA
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TBA
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Six
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Formatting Worksheet
What-If Analysis
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TBA
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TBA
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Seven
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Excel Charts
Integrating Word and Excel
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TBA
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TBA
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Eight
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Using a Database
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TBA
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TBA
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Nine
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Using Tables and Queries
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TBA
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TBA
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Ten
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Introduction to PowerPoint
Creating and modifying slideshow
Animation Effects
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TBA
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TBA
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Eleven
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Work on the Integration/Final Project
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TBA
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TBA
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Final
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TBA
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TBA
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