CS120 Computer Digital Literacy

Sisavath Virasak Email: [email protected] Class Room: BC-225 Office: MKH-102 Class Days: Monday & Wednesday Phone: 541-917-4617 Class Time: 1:30-3:20 PM CS120 Computer Digital Literacy

Course Description This course is designed as a survey course to familiarize students with computer concepts including software and hardware, software applications, and living online leading towards digital computer literacy. Instruction in this course is provided through demonstration and discussion. Class time will be provided for practicing concepts as well as working through assignments; however, additional time outside of class will be essential to improve skills and complete the assignments.

Learner Outcomes Students will be able:

 Identify current and future trends in computing and recognize various computing devices and their uses.

 Identify the parts of a computer and their features and functions and recognize the advantages and limitations of important peripheral devices.

 Identify and describe the features of desktop and specialized computer operating systems and understand the importance of system utilities, backups, and file management.

 Explain why the web is so important in today’s society and why fluency in the tools and language of the Internet is necessary to be an educated consumer, a better student, an informed citizen, and a valuable employee.

 Demonstrate the proper use of basic office application software features.

Course Materials  Technology in Action, 12th Edition, ISBN: 978-0-133-94956-8 which includes an access code for the book’s companion website.

 USB thumb drive with a minimum capacity of 2GB

 Internet access

 LBCC Print Account www.linnbenton.edu/student-printing Websites for the Class The companion web site for the textbook can be found at the URL below. An one-time use access code for the web site is included with your textbook. If you purchased your textbook used your instructor will provide instructions for getting access to the companion site.

www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction

As an LBCC student you are entitled to a free copy of Office 365 Education which will run on either PC or Mac. Details can be found at https://products.office.com/en-us/student?ms.officeurl=getoffice365.

Additional supplemental materials to aid in in the class can be found at

www.linnbenton.edu/lbcc-email

www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/word2013

www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/excel2013

www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/powerpoint2013

Assignments Thoroughly reading, studying, and practicing each chapter is highly recommended. There is a great deal of support material on the textbook’s companion web site for each chapter – take advantage of this material. The Course Schedule identifies specific homework assignments and deadlines.

It is recommended that students complete assignments either in class during assigned lab time or in various college computer labs which are available to students including the Library Computer Lab on the Albany campus, the Benton Center Computer Lab (BC225) or the Benton Learning Center (BC222), the Lebanon Center Computer Lab (LC219), or the McKenzie Hall classroom labs when they are available. Homework can also be completed either at home using a student’s personal computer equipment provided they have the appropriate hardware & software (be sure to check with your instructor about the hardware and software required). Homework/Lab Assignments All assignments must be completed and submitted by the assigned due date. Details about how work is to be submitted will be discussed in class. Late work will be accepted on a case-by-case basis only. Missed work will result in a grade of 0 for the assignment. Exceptional circumstances should be discussed with the instructor in advance. Tickets? Quizzes Quizzes will be given and must be completed in class. Quiz dates can be found on the tentative schedule of assignments. 15 minutes of class time will be allotted for quizzes to be completed. No make-up quizzes will be given. Arrangements may be made to take quizzes early if an absence is anticipated. Participation Participation is required. Please make every effort to arrive on time! Participation and punctuality are critical to success in the course. If you are unable to attend class, you are responsible for completing the material covered on the syllabus. Any work assigned during a missed class is due on its regularly assigned due date. Please keep your instructor informed about any extenuating circumstances that may affect your attendance. Final Project Students will be put into groups and complete one of the team time projects found at the end of any chapter covered in class. These groups will be formed and the project assigned by the class instructor and will be announced during week six of the term. Group presentations will occur during the last two days of the course as outlined on the Course Schedule. Groups will be responsible for creating a PowerPoint presentation for their project.

You must arrive for the final examination prior to the beginning of the exam. No one will be admitted after the designated start time. The date and time of the final exam can be found at www.linnbenton.edu/finals-schedule.

Student Preparation for Each Class  Read the assigned materials per the schedule.

 Review objectives from the chapters.

 Make note of any questions you may have to pose during class or via e-mail.

 Visit the companion Web site to complete Web research projects, complete online chapter review quizzes, and review other material.

 Optional: browse the online Audio PowerPoint presentations for class.

Assignment Due Dates All assignments are due no later than the Friday of the week after which they are assigned (see the tentative course schedule). Students are also given three tickets which will allow them to submit one, singular assignment late and for full credit. Late assignments and their accompanying tickets must be submitted no later than the due date for the next set of assignments (typically one week later). Late assignments will not be accepted without an accompanying ticket. Evaluation Grades will be determined according to the following schedule:

Check Your Understanding: 90 points (10 points each) A: 90 – 100% Solve This: 90 points (10 points each) B: 80 – 89% Critical Thinking Discussion: 90 points (10 points each) C: 70 – 79% Active Helpdesk: 90 points (10 points each) D: 60 – 69% Technology in Focus: 15 points (5 points each) F: < 60% Quizzes: 100 points (20 points each) Participation: 100 points (5 points per day) P: = 70% Final Project: 100 points NP: < 70%

A grade of “C” or higher is considered passing.

Academic Honesty and Integrity Your work must be your own. Cheating will result in a grade of 0 for the applicable assignment; further disciplinary action, including assigning a failing grade (F) for the entire course, may also be taken as outlined in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.

Classroom Conduct  Please silence cell phones and do not use during class

 Please do not bring other electronic devices to class including laptops, iPods, iPads, etc.

 No food or drink in the classroom

 Please respect the learning environment of others and keep distractions to a minimum

LBCC Center for Accessibility Resources The Center for Accessibility Resources provides reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments and auxiliary aids to ensure that qualified students with disabilities have access to classes, programs and events at Linn-Benton Community College. Students are responsible for requesting accommodations in a timely manner. To receive appropriate and timely accommodations from LBCC, please give the Center for Accessibility Resources as much advance notice of your disability and specific needs as possible, as certain accommodations such as sign language interpreting take days to weeks to have in place. Contact the Disability Coordinator at Linn-Benton Community College, RCH-105, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany, Oregon 97321, Phone 541-917-4789 or via Oregon Telecommunications Relay TTD at 1-800-735-2900 or 1-800-735-1232. CS120 Digital Literacy Tentative Course Schedule, Winter 2016

Date Topic Assignment Due

1/4 Course Introduction  Go over syllabus. 1/6 (week 1)  Introduction to, and logging into, the companion website www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction.  Overview of how to get Office 365 Education for free (see library.linnbenton.edu/office365. You are encouraged to install this software on your home computer.  Introduction to www.gcflearnfree.org – you will be using this site to learn the basics of using word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.  Logging into your LBCC student email.  Read Chapter 1 Using Technology to Change the World completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 11 and 23 as you go.

** Students with accommodations through CFAR, please see your instructor today. ** If you have not yet been to the bookstore, now is a good time – you already have an assignment due for your next class meeting.

1/6 Chapter 1 Using Technology to  Chapter 1 lecture. 1/15 (week 1) Change the World  How to submit homework explanation and demonstration.  Follow-up: can everyone log into their LBCC email and the companion website?  Critical Thinking Discussion: Working 9 to 5 on page 25 of your textbook.  Chapter 1 Ethics Discussion: Can Big Data Predict Your Grade?  Read Chapter 2 Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 49 and 66 as you go. Date Topic Assignment Due

1/11 Chapter 2 Looking at Computers:  Chapter 2 lecture. 1/22 (week 2) Understanding the Parts  Critical Thinking Discussion: Computers of the Future on page 70 of your textbook.  Chapter 2 Ethics Discussion: Green Computing.  Active Helpdesk: Complete Understanding Bits and Bytes, Using Output Devices, and Exploring Storage Devices and Ports. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work.

1/13 Microsoft Word  Quiz 1. 1/22 (week 2)  In-class Microsoft Word 2013 Demonstration.  Work through modules 2 through 13 at www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/word2013. These exercises will help you learn the necessary skills for later assignments.  Read Chapter 3 Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web’s Resources completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 91 and 106 as you go. Date Topic Assignment Due

1/18 Martin Luther King Day LBCC closed, no classes. (week 3)

1/20 Chapter 3 Using the Internet: Making  Chapter 3 lecture. 1/29 (week 3) the Most of the Web’s Resources  Critical Thinking Discussion: The Power of Google on page 109 of your textbook.  Chapter 3 Ethics Discussion: Plagiarism.  Active Helpdesk: Complete Doing Business Online, Evaluating Websites, and Getting Around the Web. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work. Date Topic Assignment Due

1/25 Microsoft Word  In-class Microsoft Word 2013 Demonstration. 2/5 (week 4)  Work through modules 14 through 23 at www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/word2013. These exercises will help you learn the necessary skills for later assignments.  Solve This: How Technology Is Used on the World Stage and in My Personal Life on page 27 of your textbook.  Read Technology in Focus: The History of the Personal Computer completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 121 as you go.

1/27 Technology in Focus: The History of  The History of the Personal Computer Lecture. 2/5 (week 4) the Personal Computer and Microsoft  In-class Microsoft Excel 2013 Demonstration. Excel  Work through modules 4 through 12 at www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/excel2013. These exercises will help you learn the necessary skills for later assignments.  Writing Exercise: Research a legacy technology, such as the floppy disk, and identify why it died out. Then, look at current technologies and devices and make a prediction about one that you think might become legacy within the next five years explaining your reasoning.  Read Chapter 4 Application Software: Programs That Let You Work and Play completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 137 and 151 as you go. Date Topic Assignment Due

2/1 Chapter 4 Application Software:  Quiz 2. 2/12 (week 5) Programs That Let You Work and Play  Chapter 4 Lecture.  Critical Thinking Discussion: Living on the Cloud on page 155 of your textbook.  Chapter 4 Ethics Discussion: Open Source Software.  Active Helpdesk: Choosing Software and Buying and Installing Software. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work.  Read Chapter 5 System Software: The Operating System, Utility Programs, and File Management completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 175 and 196 as you go.

2/3 Chapter 5 System Software: The  Chapter 5 Lecture. 2/12 (week 5) Operating System, Utility Programs,  Critical Thinking Discussion: Protecting Embedded Systems on page 199 of your and File Management textbook.  Chapter 5 Ethics Discussion: OS Upgrades.  Active Helpdesk: Starting the Computer: The Boot Process, Organizing Your Computer: File Management, and Using Utility Programs. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work.  Read Technology in Focus: Information Technology Ethics completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 221 as you go. Date Topic Assignment Due

2/8 Technology in Focus: Information  Information Technology Ethics lecture. 2/19 (week 6) Technology Ethics and Microsoft Excel  In-class Microsoft Excel 2013 Demonstration.  Work through modules 13 through 16, 21, 22 and 23 at www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/excel2013. These exercises will help you learn the necessary skills for later assignments.  Solve This: Technology Wish List on page 73 of your textbook  Writing Exercise: Write a brief paper summarizing your understanding of ethics, find a current example of a company or person involved in an ethical dilemma, and discuss the situation and your opinion of the situation relative to one of the ethical topics outlined in this Technology in Focus.  Read Chapter 6 Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 239 and 252 as you go.

2/10 Chapter 6 Understanding and  Quiz 3. 2/19 (week 6) Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your  Final exam groups announced, group project assigned. System  Chapter 6 lecture.  Critical Thinking Discussion: Measure Up on page 255 of your textbook.  Chapter 6 Ethics Discussion: Benchmarking.  Solve This: Create a Report: Conducting Research on the Web on page 111 of your textbook.  Solve This: Analyzing Benchmark Data on page 157 of your textbook.  Active Helpdesk: Evaluating Your CPU and RAM, Evaluating Computer System Components. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work.  Read Chapter 7 Networking: Connecting Computing Devices completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 273 and 290 as you go. Date Topic Assignment Due

2/15 Presidents' Day LBCC closed, no classes. (week 7)

2/17 Chapter 7 Networking: Connecting  Chapter 7 lecture. 2/26 (week 7) Computing Devices  Critical Thinking Discussion: Internet of Things on page 294 of your textbook.  Chapter 7 Ethics Discussion: Firing Employees for Expressing Views on Social Media Sites.  Solve This: Mobile Operating Systems on page 201 of your textbook.  Solve This: Laptop Alternatives on page 257 of your textbook.  Active Helpdesk: Understanding Networking, and Connecting to the Internet. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work.  Read Technology in Focus: Under the Hood completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 309 as you go. Date Topic Assignment Due

2/22 Technology in Focus: Under the Hood  Under the Hood lecture. 3/4 (week 8)  Solve This: Home Networking Guide on page 297 of your textbook.  Solve This: Estimating Cellular Data Usage on page 345 of your textbook.  Read Chapter 8 Digital Devices and Media: Managing a Digital Lifestyle completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 323 and 340 as you go.

2/24 Chapter 8 Digital Devices and Media:  Quiz 4. 3/4 (week 8) Managing a Digital Lifestyle  Chapter 8 lecture.  Final exam topic due.  Critical Thinking Discussion: Self-Publishing on page 343 of your textbook.  Chapter 8 Ethics Discussion: Wen Everyone Has a Voice.  Active Helpdesk: Keeping Your Data on Hand, and Working with Smartphones. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work. Date Topic Assignment Due

2/29 Microsoft PowerPoint  In-class Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Demonstration. 3/11 (week 9)  Work through modules 4 through 11 and 13 through 15 at www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/powerpoint2013. These exercises will help you learn the necessary skills for later assignments.  Read Chapter 9 Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital Data and Devices completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 367 and 387 as you go.

3/2 Chapter 9 Securing Your System:  Critical Thinking Discussion: Protecting Your Data from Data Breaches on page 391 of 3/11 (week 9) Protecting Your Digital Data and your textbook. Devices  Chapter 9 Ethics Discussion: Content Control: Censorship to Protect Children.  Solve This: Computer Security on page 393 of your textbook.  Solve This: Time Sheets on page 447 of your textbook.  Active Helpdesk: Avoiding Computer Viruses, and Understanding Firewalls. Your instructor will explain how to submit your work.  Read Technology in Focus: Careers in IT completing the check your understanding // review & practice questions on page 405 as you go Date Topic Assignment Due

3/7 Microsoft PowerPoint  Quiz 5. Day of final (week 10)  In-class Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Demonstration. exam  Work through modules 16 through 26 at www.gcflearnfree.org/office2013/powerpoint2013. These exercises will help you learn the necessary skills for later assignments.

3/9 Final Presentations  Begin giving final presentations. (week 10)

3/14 Mon Final Presentations  Finish giving final presentations (attendance is mandatory). 1-2:50 PM (week 11) Late Homework Tickets

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