Course Description Prerequisites Campus-Web Lecture/Lab Hours Credits
	Student Learning Outcomes
	Assessment (Grading Policies)
	Importance of using all resources
	Text and Materials
	Course Topics
	Professor
	Assignments
	Calendar
	Email
	Message Board (a.k.a. Forum, Bulletin Board )
	Attendance
	Lateness
	Helping fellow students versus Cheating
	Academic Integrity
	Special Needs

	ADM 101: Keyboarding for the Computer I (or the ability to keyboard 25 WPM - meaning you don't you don't feel the letters are in a different place each time you sit down)
	ENG 088: Introduction to College Reading I (there is about 20 to 40 pages, sometimes it is screens, of reading per week, almost every week)
	MAT 011 Introduction to Mathematical Concepts for example understand Order of operation ("Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally"?  PEMDAS is  - Parenthesis, Exponentiation, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction)

	Have comfort with their ability to use the popular end-user computer software of word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, data base and internet email and world wide web access.  Specifically the student should know the meaning and operation of icons of commonly used menu items in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.  The student will have proficiency in using the help system and online tutorials so to be able to figure out new versions of software and use features not covered in this cousre.
	Explain important computer concepts using vocabulary that is found in computer magazines, hardware and software manuals and online help.
	Acquire and apply computer related knowledge that is required.  Locate instructions (help) that is needed to select and employ the appropriate feature to solve problems.  (Features of computer application software  change over time and the student will encounter differ software at home in work environments. Thus, just learning the features of the specific computer application software used in class is not as important as learning how to learn the features of any end-user computer application software.)
	Create professional looking documents, spreadsheet and presentation as expected from a  "college educated" person.  Timely professional work (good grammar, proper spelling, etc.) is required.

	min
Concepts (end of chapter work)	100
Assignments
Internet/Email Word Processing PowerPoint (Product comparison Presentation) Access Spreadsheets	120 120 120 120 120
Portfolio	50
SAM Tests	90
Quizzes	60
Final	100
Total	1000

	A-   900  and above
	B+  870-899
	B    800 - 869
	C+ 770 - 769
	C   700 to 749
	D   600 to 699
	F   below 600

Required:

1. Testing Key
2. Practical PC with CD ROM

Materials

1. A flash drive or HD floppy disk to use as a Tracking disk for Practice PC

2. One set of CHEAP earphones ($1 at Dollar stores and Harmons)

Required Testing Key

:Individual SAM testing key (UCC Institution Key:V7181545) SAM 2007 Assessment, Training & Projects v3.0 Printed Access Code Course Technology ISBN 13: 978-1-4239-9793-1 © 2008 ISBN 10: 1-4239-9793-X Publish date: June 24, 2008 $38.25 from

Texts

Required: Practical PC with CD ROM

The Practical PC, 4th Edition   June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja ISBN: 0-619-26799-2  ©2006 Publish date: March 29, 2005 220 pages Softcover

or

The Practical PC, 5th Edition June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja ISBN 13: 978-1-4239-2511-8 © 2009 ISBN 10: 1-4239-2511-4 Publish date: December 18, 2007 Softcover

The major difference between the two editions of Practical PC is that the 4^th Edition is based on Office XP operating System, which is what is currently running in UCC PC labs and the 5^th edition features VIsta.

Recommended text:  A step-by-step text that covers the Office 2007 software used in this course:

Microsoft Office 2007: Brief Concepts and Techniques Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat ISBN 13: 978-1-4188-4326-7 © 2008 ISBN 10: 1-4188-4326-1 Publish date: May 16, 2007 760 pages Spiral-bound $76.46 plus $6.20 shipping from Course Direct (the publisher)

Student files and Online Companion

ShopBots:

A shopbot (shopping robot) is a website that links to other websites that sell a product for which the user is searching. 
The shopbot displays the prices (usually shipping and tax too) and typically rates the vendors, so the user can do simple comparison shopping..

Best Book Buys lists several folk including Half.com and Amazon sell new and used books. This site posts user ratings of each vendor (you can contribute your opinion if you buy this way) PPC4 or PPC5, be sure to get CD! (Office 2007)

AllBookStores posts similar to BestBookBuy.  Note the 2004 version is much cheaper PPC4 or PPC5, be sure to get CD! (Office 2007)

As does AddAll (gives you a quote and similar prices). Again, the 2004 version costs much less PPC4 or PPC5, be sure to get CD! (Office 2007)

Software

Microsoft Office Professional 2007 will be taught and your knowledge of it will be tested.  Thus, students must use Office 2007 to do the assignments.  Most of the assignment require features that are not available in earlier version.  All UCC labs in Cranford, Elizabeth and Plainfield have Office 2007 installed as do all the computers in the libraries.  If you have an earlier version installed at home (or wherever you use a computer outside of school) and it has an earlier version of Microsoft Office you will not be able to use it for this course.  You will have to purchase Office 2007 or use the PCs at UCC.

If you have Home or Standard editions of Office 2007, you must do the Access portions somewhere that has Professional edition (such as UCC) though you will be able to do the Word, PowerPoint and Excel assignments on Standard and Home Editions.  The older version of Office (2003 and older) have an interface that is VERY different and passing the SAM Key skills tests will be much more difficult. To Purchase an Academic version of Microsoft Office 2007 online see

	800-817-2347 where Professional is $169.95 with free shipping or
	800-336-1166 lists Professional as $148.36 plus $6.95 shipping to NJ
	Home/Standard editions of Office 2007 are about $20 cheaper.
	If you can locates a site that sells  it cheaper PLEASE inform me so we can pass that information on

Note, you can download portions of the suite of programs for a 60 day free trail directly from the Microsoft site.

Topics:

	Internet/Email (MS Internet Explorer browser or Firefox and your choice of email)
	Operating Systems: Windows
	Word Processing: MS Word 2007
	Presentations: PowerPoint 2007
	Database: MS Access 2007
	Spreadsheets: MS Excel 2007

Professor:

	Maureen Greenbaum: Fall 2007 Schedule
	More about Maureen Greenbaum
	Even more about this prof
	Office Hours:  Tuesday noon-1:30pm, Wednesday 3:30-4:30 Thurs noon-12:30 and by appointment.

Assignments

The only way to learn to use Computer Application Software is to Use it !

Assignments are as real life as possible, as relevant to each individual as possible and varied as possible to appeal to different learning styles. For example the student will prepare

	Word Processing a résumé a flyer a research report
	PowerPoint presentations presentation on your hobby, your native land, somewhere you have visited or plan to visit a presentation comparing computer products presenting facts needed for  purchase decision

	Excel spreadsheets an store invoice for items purchased including a discount and sales tax car or home purchase requiring a bank loan company Profit & Loss statements need by managers and investors
	Access databases with reports and forms

Success in "real life" depends on doing your job in a timely and professional manner.  Completing your assignments in a timely and professional manner is key to getting a good grade in this course.

Class Policies

	Assignments are due on the assigned date
	Late work will be accepted and graded at the discretion of the instructor.
	It is the student's responsibility to read the chapter prior to the classroom presentation.
	Students are encouraged to study together and help each other BUT the work submitted must be entirely done by the student submitting it. See the Student Handbook for the policy on Academic Integrity.

Because reading instructions carefully and following them precisely are critical to using computers effectively, please read the pages linked to above and those they hyperlink to carefully.  Your grade depends on it!

	Appeals   To appeal a grade, send an email to your instructor's email address within two weeks of the grade having been received. Overdue appeals will not be considered.
	Incompletes Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing and must have completed a significant portion of the course.

Importance of using all resources

Because reading instructions carefully and following them precisely are critical to using computers effectively, please read the pages linked to below and those they hyperlink to particularly Guidelines, Assignments and Hints . 

Use the software's Help pages, References and Tutorial Sites .  Find what you need at the Map/Search.

Calendar

Assignments are due on the date indicated on the calendar.  Assignments loose one letter for each week late. End of chapter work is due on the date indicated on the calendar.  We are all human and have busy personal lives, if you have a problem please see me.

Email

Email is the best way to contact me.  I respond to EVERY email sent by a student.  I check my email at least a dozen times a week (once in a while, I skip a day, many days I check several times a day.)

If you do not get a response, make sure your email address and subject is correct and send again.

Attendance

See UCC policy.  Attendance is taken at each class.  If you miss class, contact a fellow student and review what was covered.  Poor attendance can affect your grade adversely.

Lateness

If is very disruptive to the rest of the class to have students arrive late to class.  Please make all possible effort to arrive on time.  It is noted in the attendance book when you are late.  More then 2 "lates" will reduce your grade.

Helping fellow students versus Cheating

Students are encouraged to help each other.  If one student knows how to use a software feature or solve a problem that a fellow student is having difficult with, both will benefit from one teaching the other.  See the Learning Pyramid.  Sometime students find it enjoyable to work side-by-side on an assignment so when one gets stuck, they can talk out the problem.  However, it is expected that each student will work on their own work and submit work they have personally created . Thus the sharing of a complete work is considered cheating of both the person who shared his/her work and the copier and is dealt with per the UCC's policy on Academic Integrity below.

Because I look at all of the assignments that each student submits carefully to provide  feedback on how to improve and because I have taught computer courses for over 25 years, there is a very high probability that I will recognize when assignments are submitted that are not original.  Typically the cheating is detected because the same error appears.  
DON'T DO IT. CHEATING WILL BE CAUGHT!

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student's submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be that of the student's own work.

The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor code is subject to receive a failing grade for the course and may be subject to disciplinary action as described in the Student Handbook. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute an honor code violation, the student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation.

For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned homework and laboratory exercises. Unless otherwise directed, students may not "work together" on graded assignments. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her own.

See further discussion of "quizzing and grading philosophy" of this course.

Special Needs

If you have any disability (either permanent or temporary) that might affect your ability to perform in this class, please inform me immediately. I will adapt methods, materials, or testing so that you can participate equitably. To learn about the services that UCC provides to students with disabilities, contact the Coordinator for Students with Disabilities, by phone at (908) 709-7164 or by e-mail.

See the UCC Policy on Special needs.