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Morgan State University

School of Business and Management

Department of Information Science and Systems

 Semester:  FALL 2020.

Class Monday 6 pm to 8.50 pm

Course and Section:  INSS 141.102

Office Hours: Mon 11 am to 12 pm

Tue.  1 pm to 3 pm 

Saturday 1 pm to 3 pm

office ROOM 417

Course Title: Digital Literacy & Application Software

Instructor: Ganesh Bhatt

Office: 504

 E-mail : ganesh.bhatt@morgan.edu

 

Technology Requirement

Computer and Software Requirements for Course Success and Completion

  1. A) PC Compatible (Windows PC Yes will work, MacOS Yes will work, Chromebook - NO will not work)
  1. B)        FREE DOWNLOAD - GET OFFICE MS365 software which can be found at  https://www.morgan.edu/ditservices(Under Computing Services)
  2. C)  ZOOM - Click the Sign In button  at https://morganstate.zoom.us

 

Course Description

This course is an introduction to computers and information processing in business. Students will learn the importance, functions, and use of computers in business. The course provides hands-on experience with commercially available software packages electronic spreadsheets, database management and data analysis.

 

Required Textbooks and Materials:

This course will require - Shelly Cashman Series® Discovering Computers & Microsoft® Office 365 & Office 2016: A Fundamental Combined Approach 1stedition+ MindTap by Campbell/Freund/Frydenberg/Last/Pratt/Sebok/Vermaatfrom Cengage. 

 Required Textbooks and Materials:

To enhance your learning experience and provide affordable access to the right course material, this course is part of an inclusive access model called First Day. You can easily access the required materials for this course at a discounted price, and benefit from single sign-on access with no codes required in Canvas.

Morgan State University has billed you at the discounted price as a course charge for this course.

It is NOT recommended that you Opt-Out, as these materials are required to complete the course. You can choose to Opt-Out on the first day of class, but you will be responsible for purchasing your course materials at the full retail price and access to your materials may be suspended.

 WELCOME TO FIRST DAY™ DELIVERY FOR YOUR COURSE

To enhance your learning experience and simplify access to the right materials for your class, your course materials have been integrated directly into your course.

 

ACCESSING COURSEWARE MATERIAL WITHIN YOUR COURSE

 

To access your materials for INSS 141 YOUR initial access to your materials please navigate to the Modules in your course and Click “Getting Started in MindTap”

 

3 EASY STEPS TO ACCESS YOUR eBook

  1. Log in to your course
  2. Select the Course Materials Link
  3. Begin accessing your materials

 

FIRST DAY™ TROUBLESHOOTING & CUSTOMER CARE

Please use the following steps if you are experiencing trouble getting into your course.

 

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  1. Accessing your eBook (YUZU) Content:

Students that have previously obtained their eBook (only), but cannot access it through the LMS can access their eBook by logging in here: Sign In to Access Your eBook (YUZU) Content

 

3.       Customer Care:

Students that are experiencing issues, can’t access their account or have questions can receive Support via:

Web: customercare.bncollege.com

Toll Free: 1-844-9-EBOOKS (1-844-932-6657) 

Email: bookstorecustomercare@bncollege.com

 

YOU WILL USE the textbooks and materials from First Day. Purchasing from any other source is prohibited and may result in your loss of product support and funds/monies paid to another vendor.

You can access your course material and pdf book by going through MindTap Orientation Link.  and in case of problem, please see the office hours of Ms.  Courtney McCullough Robbs, as shown in the announcement module of the Canvas.  Here is her contact number as well.

Courtney McCullough Robbs

Account Executive

Cengage Learning | Baltimore, Maryland

301.356.5203 | courtney.robbs@cengage.com

 

Course Objectives

The objectives and goals of the course are:

  • To provide students with basic background in computer applications
  • To let students, know the importance of computer and information technology
  • To allow students learn how to use Microsoft Office 2016 – EXCEL, ACCESS and POWERPOINT.

Students shall learn basic computer concepts with an emphasis on both the personal computer and enterprise computing, and applications

 

Learning Outcomes:

Students should be able to:

  1. Explain the importance of computers in business and society and their essential components.
  2. Describe the hardware components of a computer system.
  3. Use resources necessary to communicate through the Internet
  4. Describe various application software, their use and benefits.
  5. Learn and describe different system software.
  6. Demonstrate  the advantages of networking.
  7. Connect, and keep networks safe from hackers and viruses.
  8. Use Databases and Information Systems
  9. Create EXCEL Worksheets and embedded charts
  10. Work with formulas, functions and absolute references,
  11. Perform what-if-analysis and goal-seek to answer questions
  12. Use ACCESS to create databases, tables, forms, and reports from a database
  13. Query (group and parameter) and maintaining a database
  14. Use POWERPOINT to create simple slides for presentation

Tests and assignments will be used as the measuring instruments for the determinations of students’ proficiencies for the above outcomes.

 

Course Approach

The Cengage materials are the primary sources of information. Students will have to have access to all materials for all classes and lab periods. Lab assignments involving MICROSOFT Office will be given and completed in a laboratory environment and as homework. Students are expected to have access to Canvas and Cengage  for accessing lab assignments and all other materials both at home for homework and in the lab for assignments.

Other points to Consider:

 Per MHEC requirements, the Fall 2020 course schedule leaves all on-campus courses short of contact hours by 50 minutes per credit hour (a total of 150 minutes). To address this gap, the following additional activities are required:   Discussions and Quizzes 

Course Policies:

  • Class attendance is mandatory, and attendance shall be recorded with student’s signature at the beginning of the class and lab periods. It is the student’s responsibility to sign the roster within 5 minutes of the beginning of a class and lab period.
  • All tests and assignments are in CANVAS. Students should therefore get their access a code for CENGAGE/MINDTAP within 7 days of the commencement of the class.
  • Lab exercises are completed in the lab and credits are given for the lab exercises.
  • All assignments are due on the date specified and no late submission shall be accepted. There shall be no test make-up, except with a university approved excuse or if a makeup day is provided by the instructor. Acceptance of excuse note does not mean that student shall be credited for attendance on the day(s) covered by the excuse note. Acceptance of excuse note only allows the student to take or submit assignment/tests late.
  • Assignments/tests submitted/completed late with the permission of the Professor (without excuse note) will cause the student to lose 25% of the total possible points as penalty or if a makeup day is provided by the instructor.
  • Copying lab assignments are considered cheating and automatically earns all students involved failing grades. Any integrity violations detected for an assignment earns a student identified, a zero point.
  • A student must complete at least one project in all software applications to included Excel, Access and PowerPoint to even be considered for passing the course. Of course, the student must have a passing grade to complete course.

Assessments of Learning

 

Week #

                 Concepts

Chapters

Tests Chapters New Text

Test Dates

Max.

Points

Your Points

1

Introduction to Course

Introducing Today’s Technologies: Computers Devices Web

CH 1

 

 

 

2 

Why Computers Matter

Introducing Today’s Technologies: Computers Devices Web

CH 1

 9/18

100

 

3

Computers & the Internet and  

Connecting and Communicating Online: The Internet, Websites and Media  

CH 2

 9/25

 100

 

4

Systems Software

Computers and Mobile Devices: Evaluating Options for Home and Work

CH3

 10/2

 100

 

5

  Application Software

Programs and Apps: Productivity, Graphics Security and Other Tools

CH4

  10/9

100

 

7

Security

Digital Security, Ethics and Privacy: Threats, Issues and Defenses

CH 5

  10/16

100

 

TOTAL TESTS

 

500

 

Assessment is on continuous basis. Students shall fill the last column with their scores as the semester progresses. This table shows the concepts and the chapters in the required textbook that shall be covered and maximum points of each assignment in determining the Final Grade. 

 

 

.Details for the Hands-on Classes

 

 

Due date

Points

Your Points

Excel (Project 1)          Creating a Worksheet and Chart

 10/19

100

 

Excel (Project 2)          Formulas, Functions and Formatting

 11/02

100

 

Excel (Project 3)          Working with Large Worksheets, Charting and What if Analysis

 11/09

100

 

EXCEL Capstone

 11/23

200

 

PowerPoint       Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures

 11/30

100

 

Access (Project 1)       Database and Database Objects: An Introduction

 12/07

200

 

Access (Project 2)       Querying a Database

 12/14

200

 

 Total Projects

 

1000

 

Attendance/Participation/other assignments (discussions will be put between the beginning to the end of the semester).

 

500

 

GRAND TOTAL POINTS – Tests, Projects, and Attendance/Participation /Assessments Cengage  

 

 

 

2000

 

 

 

GRADING SCHEME:

100-90% = A; 89-80%= B; 79 - 70% =C; 69- 60%; 59 % or below =F

Also look below:

COVID-19 FAQS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS REGARDING COURSE GRADES Pass/Fail (PS/FL)

Please read ALL FAQs carefully. If you have a question that is not addressed here, please email emass@morgan.edu. Allow 3 business days for a response.

Will Pass/Fail (PS/FL) grades be optional, or will all classes be graded using Pass/Fail (PS/FL) this semester?

All undergraduate and graduate students have the option to change your grading basis to Pass/Fail (PS/FL). Each student must determine whether they wish to receive Pass/Fail (PS/FL) or the standard letter grades for each class in which they are enrolled. Pass/Fail (PS/FL) grades will not count in your GPA. You will receive course credit for Pass (PS) grades; you will not receive course credit for Fail (FL) grades. We advise that students continue with the current letter grading mode until they have had time to assess their comfort with the new online course delivery. You will receive a form from Morgan State University to show your choice about the grading.  For students who request to switch to Pass/Fail (PS/FL), the final grade roster where the instructor enters grades will reflect PS/FL as the options. For students who do not request to switch to Pass/Fail (PS/FL), the final grade roster will reflect the standard letter grade options.

Minimal Competency Requirement for the Course: All students must submit at least one of each Grader projects in PowerPoint, Excel, Access with a score of 50 to pass the class. Students who do not meet this criterion will fail the course regardless of performance in other assessments in the course.

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