COSC 125 More Information

COSC 125 (Sections 600, 601, & 602)

Online Course for Spring 2010

Course Name:	Business Microcomputer Applications
Prerequisites:	Students need to know how to use the keyboard and be able to type at minimum of 20 words per minute.
Start and End Dates:	January 11, 2010 to May 5, 2010
Instructor Information	4Dr. Paula Baxter 4baxterp@sanjuancollege.edu 4Office: (505) 566-3453 4Cell: (505) 330-1518 4Office Hours: MW 1:00-3:30
Orientation	Saturday, January 9 10:00-11:30am Room: Students will be contacted concerning the room number. The orientation is optional, though I strongly encourage you to attend the orientation.
Required Materials To Successfully Complete the Course	4Go! With Microsoft Office 2007 (3^rd Edition) Introductory System Sampler by Gaskin, Ferrett, Vargas, & Marks. MyITLab and the software (ISBN-10:0131378627 ISBN-13:9780131378629 Publisher: Prentice Hall 4USB Flash Drive 4A reliable computer Students purchase your textbook and software from the SJC Bookstore. You have special pricing!!!!! Make sure to ask for the special bundle ISBN number.
Required Software:	4Windows XP 4Unlimited Internet access 4Microsoft Office 2007 Professional (which includes Access) 4Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Course Description	This course is designed to provide students with real world examples and procedures that help prepare them to be skilled users of microcomputers. Students gain hands-on experience utilizing database, spreadsheet, and word processing applications in the Windows operating system.
Proctored Exams	The following exams must be proctored: 4Four individual 50-point multiple-choice and true/false exams: 44Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint: 4One 100-point comprehensive multiple-choice and true/false exam. Students, who live within 50 miles of SJC, will need to take the proctored exams with the SJC Testing Center. The SJC Testing Center is open Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Testing Center requires students to arrive 10 minutes early to allow for check in procedures. Students will need their SJC ID. Students, who live more than 50 miles from SJC, will may make arrangements to test with a testing center at another college, Sylvan Learning Center, or a proctor at an educational institution.

Things You Need To Know Before Taking This Class	4FIRST, If possible, please make necessary arrangements to attend the orientation meeting. This will be scheduled at the beginning of the semester. 4SECOND, This is a schedule-based course (not self-paced) that requires frequent and rigorous computer applications assignments (it is “more difficult” compared to a traditional “face-to-face” COSC 125: Business Microcomputer Applications class). You will have to be dedicated in order to complete the course. 4THIRD, Computer-savvy students who are familiar with keyboards and can type at least 20 words per minute do best in this class. If you are a typist who “pecks” her/his way through assignments, please drop the class and enroll in AOAP 123 keyboarding class. 4FOURTH, Consider carefully whether or not you are suited for online learning—most students are not. You must be self-motivated, extremely hard working, and an independent learner. 4FIFTH, Students need to realize there is a tradeoff to distance learning. Students gain flexibility to take a class at her/his convenience that might otherwise prove difficult or impossible to attend in the traditional face-to-face class setting. Though, students will have more of a challenge compared to traditional student with keeping up with the course content and being prepared. 4SIXTH, After the semester begins, I will send frequent e-mail messages to students using Angel e-mail. You will need to check your Angel e-mail every day! Please stay in touch with me.
After enrolling in this course:	Contact your instructor on or before January 14 to let her know you are ready to start class. Please send an e-mail message to your instructor with the following information: 4Your name 4Complete mailing address 4Telephone number(s)
Do This Now	Please purchase the required textbook either at the SJC bookstore or online prior to attending the orientation meeting. San Juan College Bookstore
Getting Started	Getting Started You will need to log into Angel through the college site: http://www.sanjuancollege.edu You will not be able to log in until the first day of classes, January 11, 2010. If you need assistance logging in, please contact the SJC Help Line: 505-566-3266. After you are successfully logged in, your Business Microcomputer Applications online course will display as one of your online courses to access. Click on your course and then click on the Start Here folder on your Angel Home page. Make sure to review the Assignment Sheet and Fact Sheet.  Due dates for all of the assignments, quizzes, and exams are listed in the Assignment Sheet.
Class Policy	If a student cannot complete an assignment or exam by the scheduled due date and time, the student is required to discuss the extenuating reason making it impossible for the student to not complete the exam or assignment as scheduled. Also, the student must provide documentation justifying the circumstances. Please note: the decision to make the exam or assignment available after the scheduled time and date is fully up to the discretion of the professor.