Schedule for CIS100-08 (v1)

Introduction to Microcomputer Applications

Fall Semester 2010
(Subject to change as needs dictate)

Important dates:

Classes start - Aug 23 (Mon) Thanksgiving break - Nov 24-28 (Wed-Sun)

Last day of registration - Aug 23 (Mon)
Last day to drop/add - Aug 27 (Fri)
Labor Day holiday - Sep 6 (Mon)
Last day to apply for degree - Sep 15 (Wed)
Mid-term break - Oct 11-12 (Mon-Tue)
Last day to withdraw - Oct 14 (Thu)
Last day of classes Dec 6 (Mon)
Reading day - Dec 7 (Tue)
Final examinations - Dec 8-14 (Wed-Tue)
Degree date - Dec 14 (Tue)
Commencement - Dec 16 (Thu)
Spring 2011 Classes start - Jan 10 (Mon)

Instructor: Lynn Pfost

Phone: (502) 426-7472 Email: lmpfost@aol.com

Class Sessions: 01 Mon & Wed 8:00am -9:15am DA 301 / DA 304 (lab)
02 Mon & Wed 9:30am - 10:45am DA 301 / DA 304 (lab)
03 Mon & Wed 11:00am - 12:15pm DA 301 / DA 304 (lab)
04 Mon & Wed 1:00pm-2:15pm DA 301 / DA 304 (lab)

Reference the Course Schedule for specific information on class or lab dates and locations.

Office Hours: Wednesday 12:30pm - 1:00pm (by appointment only DAV 304)
All other hours are available by appointment only - contact professor via email to make arrangements.

Tutoring: Free tutoring is available to all students on an individual basis or in small groups through REACH / CRC.
Reference the following URL for details:
http://www.reach.louisville.edu/tutoring/computer/ REACH

Course Web Site: https://blackboard.louisville.edu/webapps/login Blackboard

Textbook Web Sites: http://www.course.com/mis/mis6 MIS (requires key code for access)
http://academic.cengage.com/cengage/student.do?product_isbn=9781423906056&disciplinenumber=213 Excel
(Be sure to add these Web sites and other useful references provided in Blackboard to your Favorites or Bookmark them)

All of the CIS100 professors look forward to sharing this learning experience with you!

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Expectations

1. Check your e-mail messages and Blackboard Announcements every day for important communications. Use email to contact your professor.
2. Review the Course Schedule frequently to ensure that you are aware of what topics will be covered in class and when Assignments are due.
3. Read assigned material prior to the class session when the material is scheduled to be discussed. Note that there will be unannounced quizzes to
test your preparedness for any course material scheduled to be covered on a given day. The score earned on such quizzes will be factored into the
Quizzes assessment category as noted in the Course Syllabus.
4. You should print out a copy of slides for each MIS textbook Chapter in the Handout format (three slides per page is recommended) from the
Course Documents > MIS folder in Blackboard in order to take detailed notes during class.
5. For lectures related to MS Excel you can also print out the PowerPoint slides in a Handout format as well as accompanying examples of specific
Excel functions and features from the Course Documents > Excel folder in Blackboard.
6. Download and save all files (instructions, templates, and other pre-work material, etc.) related to Homework and Lab Assignments on your PC or
USB thumb drive well in advance of the due date. Assignments will automatically close in Blackboard approximately 15 minutes after the due date
and time as published in the Course Schedule. Submit all your solution files into Blackboard under the Assignments > Submit Work Here folder.
7. Contact the I.T. Help Desk at 852-7997 to report any technical issues that you may encounter with Blackboard, GroupWise email, PC hardware and
software, etc. Technical issues will not be accepted as a valid excuse for submitting any assignment after the due date and time as published
in the Course Schedule.

Test Coverage

Management Information Systems (MIS) and Succeeding in Business with Excel 2007 (Excel) chapters included in each Test and the Final Exam:

Test MIS Textbook Chapters (not cumulative) Excel Textbook Chapters (cumulative) Homework Labs
1 CIS100 Introduction and Chapter 1 Introduction, Problem Solving, Chapter 1 1 and 2 1
2 Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 Chapter 2 and Chapter 4 3 2, 3 and 4
3 Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Intro to Internet Chapter 7 4 and 5 5
Final Exam Chapter 8, Intro to Internet, Chapter 14 Chapter 3 and Chapter 7 6 6 and 7

This Schedule is subject to change as instructional needs dictate. Any significant changes
will be communicated to students verbally in class, in writing (via email), and then posted
in a timely manner into the Announcements and Course Information areas in Blackboard.

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Class Date Topics covered in class Assignments – what you need to do

1 Mon Course Syllabus and Schedule Read MIS PART ONE: The Information Age, including
8/23 BB > Course Information CASE I: Gardeners+ (pp 1-4)

Meet Your Professor Read MIS Chapter 1: Business Information Systems: An

BB > Course Information Overview (pp 5-38)

Student Info Survey (Optional - Extra Credit)

BB > Assignments > Surveys

Blackboard Overview - Navigation and Course Content

2 Wed MIS PART ONE: The Information Age (CASE I: Gardeners+) Student Info Survey (Optional - Extra Credit)
8/25 Chapter 1: Business Information Systems: An Overview Provide feedback via BB > Assignments > Surveys
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 1
Assignment is due on Sunday 8/29 by 11:30pm

Video: Did You Know 3.0 (YouTube)

Read Excel New Features in Excel 2007 (pp 1-17)
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 1
Read Excel Problem Solving and Decision Making
(pp 18-33)

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Class Date Topics covered in class Assignments – what you need to do

3 Mon Introduction to Excel Textbook Read Excel Chapter 1: Applying Fundamental Excel Skills
8/30 BB > Course Documents > Excel > Introduction and Tools in Problem Solving (pp 34-63)
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Excel: Overview and Background View Microsoft Excel Tutorials
BB > Tutorials > Excel > Up to Speed
Excel Overview
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Introduction
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 1
New Features in MS Excel 2007
Basic Features, Functions and Some Essentials
Understanding Relative, Absolute, and Mixed Cell Referencing

Lab Assignment 1 (Preparing Your PC)

BB > Assignments > Labs

Blackboard Overview - Submitting Assignments

BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here

4 Wed Excel Chapter 1: Applying Fundamental Excel Skills and Tools in Lab 1 (Preparing Your PC)
9/1 Problem Solving Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 1
Assignment is due on Sunday 9/5 by 11:30pm
Functions: AVERAGE, COUNT, COUNTA, MAX, MEDIAN,
MIN, and SUM; AutoSum button
Read Excel Chapter 1: Applying Fundamental Excel Skills
Grading Template and Tools in Problem Solving (pp 64-87)
BB > Course Information
Video: Excel 2007 - New Features (Microsoft) View Microsoft Excel Tutorials
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Introduction BB > Tutorials > Excel > Workbooks
BB > Tutorials > Excel > Worksheets
Homework Assignment 1 BB > Tutorials > Excel > Formulas
BB > Assignments > Homework BB > Tutorials > Excel > Mr.Excel

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5 Mon HOLIDAY – NO Class View MS PowerPoint 2007 and Word 2007 Tutorials
9/6 Homework DUE WEDNESDAY BB > Tutorials > PowerPoint > Up to Speed
BB > Tutorials > Word > Up to Speed

Homework 1
Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
Assignment is due on Wednesday 9/8 by 11:30pm

6 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignments Review Study Guide for Test 1
9/8 Introduction to the Microsoft Office 2007 Suite BB > Tests
MS PowerPoint 2007
BB > Course Documents > PowerPoint Attend REACH Review Session for Test 1
MS Word 2007
BB > Course Documents > Word Homework 2
Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
Homework Assignment 2 Assignment is due on Sunday 9/12 by 11:30pm
BB > Assignments > Homework
Read eWeek - Five Tech Trends to Watch in 2009
Lab Assignment 2 (Excel - TheZone Design)
BB > Course Documents > Articles
BB > Assignments > Labs
Read Gartner Newsroom – Gartner Identifies Top Ten
Strategic Technologies for 2010
BB > Course Documents > Articles

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Class Date Topics covered in class Assignments – what you need to do

7 Mon Careers in Information Technology Lab 2 (Excel - TheZone Design)

9/13 BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 1 Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
Assignment is due on Sunday 9/19 by 11:30pm
Test 1 Review - Format, Content, Helpful Hints, Examples, etc.
BB > Tests
Read Excel Chapter 2: Solving Problems with Statistical
Analysis Tools (pp 94-102 and 116-118 only)
Video: Did You Know 4.0 (YouTube)
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 1
Read Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective
Analysis (pp 424-427 only)

Read Excel Chapter 4: Applying Logic in Decision

Making (pp 214-242)

8 Wed MATERIAL COVERED TODAY DAY WILL NOT BE ON THE Study MIS, Excel and Related Material for Test 1
9/15 TEST 1, It will be included on TEST 2
Excel Chapter 2: Solving Problems with Statistical Analysis Tools Complete Sample Test (v1)
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 2
BB > Tests
Functions: LARGE, SMALL and ROUND

Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective Analysis

BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 7
Text Manipulation: CONCATENATE and use of ampersands

Excel Chapter 4: Applying Logic in Decision Making

BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 4
Boolean values (TRUE, FALSE) and functions (AND, OR, NOT)
Conditional Formatting

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9 Mon Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) for the full session to take Test Read Excel Chapter 4: Applying Logic in Decision
9/20 Test 1 Making (pp 243-252)
Course Syllabus presentation
MIS Chapter 1: Business Information Systems: An Overview
Videos: Did You Know 3.0 and 4.0
Excel Overview - New Features in 2007, Some Basics, and Essentials
Excel Problem Solving and Decision Making
Excel Chapter 1: Applying Fundamental Excel Skills and Tools in
Problem Solving
Functions: AVERAGE, COUNT, COUNTA, MAX, MEDIAN,
MIN, and SUM
Introduction to Microsoft Office 2007 Suite (PowerPoint and Word)
Includes Homework Assignments 1 and 2 as well as Lab Assignment 1

10 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignments Lab 3 (College Admissions)
9/22 Excel - Boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT) and IF statements Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 4
Assignment is due on Sunday 9/26 by 11:30pm

Lab Assignment 3 (College Admissions)

Read MIS PART TWO: Information Technology, including
BB > Assignments > Labs
CASE III: QuickBiz Messengers (pp 115-118)
Read MIS Chapter 4: Business Hardware (pp 119-156)

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11 Mon Review Results from Test 1

9/27
Commonly-Missed Questions
Grade Distribution
PART TWO: Information Technology (CASE III: QuickBiz
Messengers)
MIS Chapter 4: Business Hardware
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 4
Supplemental Presentation Slides
Elements of an Information System
Input and Output Devices
Memory and Storage Media
Classification of Computers

12 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignments Homework 3

9/29 MIS Chapter 4: Business Hardware (con‟t)
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 4
Components of a Personal Computer
PC Hardware “Show „n Tell”
Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
Assignment is due on Sunday 10/3 by 11:30pm
Read MIS Chapter 5: Business Software (pp 157-192)

Homework Assignment 3 Read TechRepublic - 10 dumb things users do

BB > Assignments > Homework BB > Course Documents > Articles

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Class Date Topics covered in class Assignments – what you need to do

13 Mon MIS Chapter 5: Business Software Read Excel Chapter 4: Applying Logic in Decision
10/4 Supplemental Presentation Slides Making (pp 252-283)
Systems Software (OS, Utilities)
Programming Languages Review Nested IF Function Revisited
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 5 BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 4

Course Feedback Survey (Optional - Extra Credit)

BB > Assignments > Surveys

14 Wed MIS Chapter 5: Business Software (con‟t) Course Feedback Survey (Optional - Extra Credit)
10/6 Supplemental Presentation Slides Provide feedback via BB > Assignments > Surveys
Applications Software Assignment is due on Friday 10/8 by 9:30pm
Business Software
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 5 Review Study Guide for Test 2
BB > Tests
Excel - Nested IF statements
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 4 Attend REACH Review Session for Test 2

Lab 4 (Excel - CKG Auto Sales)

BB > Assignments > Labs

Test 2 Review - Format, Content, Helpful Hints, Examples, etc.

BB > Tests

Mon Mid-term Break - No Classes Scheduled (October 11-12) Study MIS, Excel and Related Material for Test 2
10/11
Complete Sample Tests (v1 and v2)
BB > Tests

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15 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) for the full session to take Test Lab 4 (Excel - CKG Auto Sales)
10/13 Test 2
Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
MIS Chapter 4: Business Hardware
Assignment is due on Sunday 10/17 by 11:30pm
MIS Chapter 5: Business Software
Excel Chapter 2: Solving Problems with Statistical Analysis Tools Read MIS Chapter 7: Databases and Data Warehouses
Excel Chapter 4: Applying Logic in Decision Making (pp 231-238 only)
Excel - cumulative concepts, features and functions, plus all of the new
functions: LARGE, SMALL and ROUND as well as IF statements,
Boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT, TRUE, FALSE), nested functions,
and conditional formatting
Introduction to Microsoft Office 2007 Suite (PowerPoint and Word)
Includes all Homework and Lab Assignments to date

16 Mon Review Results from Test 2 View Microsoft Office Tutorials

10/18 BB > Tutorials > PowerPoint
Commonly-Missed Questions
BB > Tutorials > Word
Grade Distribution

MIS Chapter 7: Databases and Data Warehouses

BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 7
Traditional File and Database Approaches
Hierarchy of Data
MS Access Demo

Homework Assignment 4
BB > Assignments > Homework

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17 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignments Homework 4

10/20 Microsoft PowerPoint and Word Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
BB > Course Documents > PowerPoint
Assignment is due on Sunday 10/24 by 11:30pm
BB > Course Documents > Word
Styles, Themes, Hyperlinks, WordArt, etc.
Tips for Great Documents

Homework Assignment 5
BB > Assignments > Homework

18 Mon MIS Chapter 7: Databases and Data Warehouses (con‟t) Read Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective
10/25 BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 7 Analysis (pp 440-441 and 451-453 only)
Relational Databases
Data Dictionary and Metadata Review What is the DATEDIF Function?
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 7
Data Mining

View Microsoft Excel Tutorial

Videos: UPS Worldport and Package Level Detail (PLD)
BB > Tutorials > Excel > Dates
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 7

Video: Information R/evolution (YouTube)

BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 7

19 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignments Homework 5

10/27 Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective Analysis
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 7
Functions: NOW, TODAY, DATEDIF and YEARFRAC
Sorting & Filtering
Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
Assignment is due on Sunday 10/31 by 11:30pm
Read MIS Chapter 6: Business Networks and
Telecommunications (pp 193-204 only)

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Class Date Topics covered in class Assignments – what you need to do

20 Mon MIS Chapter 6: Business Networks and Telecommunications

11/1 BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 6
Three-Tier Architecture
Telecommunications in Business
Types of Networks
Internet and World Wide Web

Video: The Machine is Us/ing Us (YouTube)

BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 6

21 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignment Lab 5 (Searching the Web and Your Resume)
11/3 Lab 5 (Working the Web, Critical Thinking, Resume, Careers in I.T.) Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
BB > Assignments > Labs
Assignment is due on Sunday 11/7 by 11:30pm

22 Mon PART THREE: Web-Enabled Commerce (CASE IIII: It Fits Outfits) Read MIS PART THREE: Web-Enabled Commerce,
11/8 MIS Chapter 8: The Web-Enabled Enterprise including CASE IIII: It Fits Outfits (pp 265-267)
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 8
Read MIS Chapter 8: The Web-Enabled Enterprise
(pp 268-311)

Review Study Guide for Test 3

BB > Tests

Attend REACH Review Session for Test 3

23 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignment Review Study Guide for Test 3
11/10 Lab 6 (Loan Application) BB > Tests
BB > Assignments > Labs
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Class Date Topics covered in class
24 Mon PART THREE: Web-Enabled Commerce (con‟t)
11/15 MIS Chapter 8: The Web-Enabled Enterprise
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 8
Test 3 Review - Format, Content, Helpful Hints, Examples, etc.
BB > Tests
Course Evaluations (College of Business)
25 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) for the full session to take Test
11/17 Test 3
MIS Chapter 7: Databases and Data Warehouses
Videos: Information R/evolution and UPS (Worldport and PLD)
MIS Chapter 6: Business Networks and Telecommunications as well
as supplemental Internet and World Wide Web presentation material
Video: The Machine is Us/ing Us (YouTube)
Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective Analysis
Excel - cumulative concepts, features and functions, as well as nested
IF statements plus new functions: NOW, TODAY, DATEDIF,
YEARFRAC, as well as Sorting & Filtering
Introduction to Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint and Word)
Includes all Homework and Lab Assignments to date
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Assignments – what you need to do
Study MIS, Excel and Related Material for Test 3
Complete Sample Tests (v1, v2 and v3)
BB > Tests
Lab 6 (Loan Application)
Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
Assignment is due on Sunday 11/21 by 11:30pm
Read Excel Chapter 3: Determining Effective Data to
Display with Charts (pp 160-179 only)
View Microsoft Excel Tutorials
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 3 > Charts
Read Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective
Analysis (pp 454-461 only)
View Microsoft Excel Tutorials
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 7 > Pivots
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Class Date Topics covered in class Assignments – what you need to do

26 Mon Review Results from Test 3 Read MIS Chapter 14: Risks, Security, and Disaster
11/22 Recovery (pp 473-485 only)
Commonly-Missed Questions
Grade Distribution
Read TechRepublic - 10 security problems unique to IT
BB > Course Documents > Articles
Excel Chapter 3: Determining Effective Data to Display with Charts
BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 3
Charts and Graphs

Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective Analysis

BB > Course Documents > Excel > Chapter 7
PivotTables and PivotCharts

Homework Assignment 6
BB > Assignments > Homework

Wed Thanksgiving Break - No Classes Scheduled (November 24-28)

11/24

27 Mon MIS Chapter 14: Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery
11/29 BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 14
Video: A Vision of Students Today (YouTube)
BB > Course Documents > MIS > Chapter 14
Homework 6
Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
Assignment is due on Tuesday 11/30 by 11:30pm

Final Feedback Survey (Optional - Extra Credit)

BB > Assignments > Surveys

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Class Date Topics covered in class Assignments – what you need to do

28 Wed Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) to work on Assignments Attend REACH Review Session for Final Exam
12/1 CIS100 Course Recap
Learning Outcomes, Opportunities, etc. Final Feedback Survey (Optional - Extra Credit)
Looking Ahead to CIS300 (Computer Concepts) Provide feedback via BB > Assignments > Surveys
Assignment is due on Friday 12/3 by 9:30pm
Final Exam Review - Format, Content, Helpful Hints, Examples, etc.
BB > Tests Lab 7 (Securing Your PC)
Lab 7 (Securing Your PC) Turn in via BB > Assignments > Submit Work Here
BB > Assignments > Labs
Assignment is due on Sunday 12/5 by 11:30pm

Mon No Classes Scheduled Study MIS, Excel and Related Material for Final Exam
12/6
Complete Sample Tests (v1, v2, v3, and v4)
BB > Tests

Meet in DA Room 304 (Computer Lab) for the full session to take Exam FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE – Please see your section for
Final Exam correct time. Finals will be held in DAV 304.
MIS Chapter 8: The Web-Enabled Enterprise
Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web 01 --- Tues., Dec. 14, 8:00AM -10:30AM
MIS Chapter 14: Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery 02 --- Fri., Dec. 10, 8:00AM - 10:30AM
Excel Chapter 3: Determining Effective Data to Display with Charts 03 --- Mon., Dec. 13, 11:30AM - 2:00PM
Excel Chapter 7: Organizing Data for Effective Analysis
04 --- Tues., Dec. 14, 2:30PM - 5:00PM
Excel - cumulative concepts, features and functions, plus all of the new
features and functions: PivotTables and Charting
Includes all Homework and Lab Assignments to date

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CIS100-08 Course Schedule (v1)

Fall Semester 2010
Revised 8/11/10

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