| Instructor
Information: |
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Textbook: |
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Windows XP -- Complete Concepts and
Techniques
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Author:
Shelly, Cashman, Forsythe
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Publisher:
Course Technology (ISBN:
0-7895-6417-3)
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| Course Description: |
This
course provides an introduction to Microsoft Windows XP. Topics include
performing basic mouse operations, understanding keyboard shortcut
notation, launching an application, and emailing files and share
folders. Projects include the fundamentals of using Microsoft Windows
XP, working on a Windows XP desktop, and file, document, and folder
management and Windows XP Explorer. |
| Class
Policies: |
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Quizzes |
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All quizzes will be given as take home quizzes. Each quiz
has a deadline. You will receive a score of zero for a quiz you
failed to take before its deadline. No
make-up quizzes will be given unless an arrangement is made
PRIOR to the time of the quiz. |
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Class Attendance |
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Class attendance will be taken and counts for 10 percent of your
class grade. You are allowed to miss one class without
penalties. |
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Incomplete: |
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To receive an
"Incomplete", you must have completed at least 75% of
the required work unless you have a "documented" medical
condition. It is your responsibility to provide a written request
for the "Incomplete". |
Grade
Book Keeping:
Your
grades will be kept at D2L course site. You can check your
grades anytime during the semester. If you have disputes regarding
the score of a specific item, you must talk to the instructor
within two weeks from the time the score becomes available at
D2L. |
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The "W" grade:
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If you have
decided not to participate in this class during the semester, it is
important that you officially withdraw from the class at the registration
office. Otherwise, your grade for this class will be F on your
transcript.
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| Grading: |
Your
final grade will be determined based on your attendance and the total
points you earn on the quizzes and the final exam.
In general, 90-100% guarantees
an A-, 80-89.9% for B-, 90-79.9% for C-, 60-69.9% for D-, and a
percentage below 60% is an F.
| Category |
Number
of Units |
Points |
Percentage
(approximate) |
| Points
per Unit |
Category
Total |
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quizzes |
4 |
20 |
80 |
40% |
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Attendance |
11* |
2 |
20 |
10% |
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final exam |
1 |
100 |
100 |
50% |
| Total |
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200 |
100% |
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*:
You are
allowed to miss one class without penalties.
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| Special Needs: |
Students with
special needs should contact me or
the Disability
Services Office located at L-224 (phone, 651/450-8628; TTY, 651/450-8369). |
| Tentative
Calendar: |
| Dates |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
| 1/11,
1/13 |
--Syllabus
--Create IHCC Network Account
--Log in to Desire2Learn
--Textbook Companion Websites
--Project #1 |
Project #1 |
| 1/18,
1/20 |
Quiz #1
Project #2 |
Project #2 |
| 1/25,
1/27 |
Quiz #2
Project #3 |
Project #3 |
| 2/1, 2/3 |
Quiz #3
Project #4 |
Project #4 |
| 2/8, 2/10 |
Quiz #4
Student Success Day |
Project #5 |
| 2/15,
2/17 |
Final Exam |
No Class |
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