COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

COURSE SYLLABUS

Spring 2006

COURSE NUMBER: BCIS 1305 SECTION: xxx CALL NUMBER: xxxxxx

COURSE TITLE: Business Computer Applications

CREDIT HOURS: 3 Lecture Hours 3 LAB HOURS: 1

COURSE DELIVERY METHOD:

This course will be presented as a lecture/lab course.

INSTRUCTOR’S INFORMATION:

Instructor: Joe Bishop

Office Hours: as posted

Contact Information: Email Address – jbishop@ccccd.edu 972-881-5838

Department Office: (in case of emergencies) 972-377-1731

CLASS INFORMATION:

Section Room Days Time

S0X JXXX MWF 10:00 AM– 10:50 AM

TEXTBOOKS:

Principles of Information Systems, Seventh Edition
Ralph Stair, George Reynolds, Course Technology,
ISBN: 0-619-21561-5 © 2006 2005

SUPPLIES:

Access to a PC with:

Software: Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2003

Hardware: CD-ROM drive; Internet Access, sound card and speakers

METHOD OF EVALUATION:

ALL STUDENTS MUST;

1. Take three unit tests. You will take the tests on WebCT at the Testing Center.

2. Complete assignments which include Windows, Internet, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia presentations, and an introduction to programming.

3. Participate in a group presentation delivered to the class.

4. Take a final exam to demonstrate knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

Approximate Distribution:

Group Presentation 15%

Software Labs 20%

Attendance 15%

Tests 30%

Final Exam 20%

Numerical scores will be converted to letter grades by the following scale:

90 - 100.................................. A

80 - 89 ................................... B

70 - 79 ................................... C

60 - 69 ................................... D

Below 60................................ F

Course Requirement Deadlines:

Full credit will be given for ONLY those test(s), lab(s), and project(s) completed and/or turned in no later than the deadlines as announced by your instructor unless prior arrangement has been made with the instructor. Labs and exercises will be due on or before the class period noted in the Class Schedule. The labs and exercises will be accepted late but a 10% reduction of points will be applied. After the late deadline documented in the schedule, the lab or exercise will not be accepted, and a grade of zero will be recorded for the assignment. Lab files will not be accepted by email.

All unit tests will be given at the Preston Ridge(PRC) and Spring Creek (SCC) Testing Centers. The PRC Testing Center is in F209, phone 972 377-1523. The SCC Testing Center is in J232, phone 972 881-5922. You must have your Student ID with you to take a test. Tests can be taken during the week specified in the Course Weekly Schedule. Note: The testing center will distribute test up to one hour before closing time.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Attendance will be used in Grade Determination.

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS: see Section 2 Policies and Procedures, Sub-section 2.23 Religious Holidays in the current CCCCD Student Handbook.

COURSE WITHDRAWAL POLICY:

If a student is unable to complete this course he/she must formally withdraw by the last drop date (April 13, 2006). Drops after that date will be an F. Any students wishing to withdraw from the course must do so officially as outlined in the CCCCD Class Schedule. The instructor cannot drop or withdraw any student. It is up to the student to drop/withdraw from a class.

You may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including W. If you drop the course before the census date--(January 30, 2006)--you will not be penalized in regard to the repeat policy. If you withdraw from the course after the census date, a grade of W will posted to your transcript and count as one attempt toward the repeat policy.

TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR: A course calendar will be available in WebCT and is for proposed due dates of major assignments, test/exam dates, projects, etc.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT:

It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities. This college will adhere to all applicable Federal, and State laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations, as required, to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the ACCESS Office (G-200) or 881-5898, (TDD – 881-5950) in a timely manner if he/she desires to arrange for accommodations.

POLICY ON SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY:

The College may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree and/or the submission as one's own work material that is not one's own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, and/or falsifying academic records.

Plagiarism is the use of an author's words or ideas as if they were one's own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.

Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying computer or Internet files, using someone else's work for assignments as if it were one's own, or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.

Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to providing a paper or project to another student, providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate during an examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers.

NOTE: A copy of the generic syllabus is available in the division office and on the college web site at: http://iws.ccccd.edu/syllabus