Business Computer Systems

CSIS 1514 – CRN 30091

Summer 2008

Course Syllabus and Objectives

Instructor:	Dr. Robert Kramer
Office:	326 Meshel Hall
Phone:	(330) 941-1495
E-mail:	kramer@cis.ysu.edu
WWW:	http://www.cis.ysu.edu/~kramer
Office Hours:	Monday, 3:30pm – 5pm Wednesday, 3:30pm – 5pm Also by appointment

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Textbook

• Microsoft Office 2007 in Business, by Manzo, Piziak and Rhoads

Objectives

• To learn basic data management skills
• To learn how to use essential business software tools to solve common tasks

Grading

Your grade is determined from the following sources:

Work	Percentage of grade
Two midterm tests	20% each, 40% total
Projects	60% total

Grades are normally assigned using traditional 90% - 80% - 70% - 60% cutoffs. I reserve the right to lower these thresholds, but not to raise them.

Policies

Attendance

Attendance is required; with few exceptions, those who do best in courses are those who attend regularly. You will be allowed two unexcused absences; additional missed classes will result in a 5% deduction from your overall grade. Late arrivals and early departures (10 minutes or more) count as an absence.

Late Homework

Assignments are due by the end of the day (11:59pm) on the due date. For each calendar day late, 10% of the assignment’s possible score will be deducted.

Academic Honesty

You are expected to do your own work in this course! You are free to give general help to others in the course, but you may not collaborate on assignments, unless specifically permitted in the assignment. Turning in (substantially) identical work will result in a zero grade for that assignment. Subsequent collaboration will result in failure of the course.

Students With Disabilities

In accordance with University procedures, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. You must be registered with CSP Disability Services, which is located at Wick House, and provide a letter of accommodation to verify your eligibility. You can reach CSP Disability Services at 330-941-1732.

General Stuff

• If you have a question in class, please ask!
• Check my web pages for class-related information. I will be posting assignments on the web, as well as other pertinent information.
• Don’t wait until the last minute to do assignments!

Topic List and Tentative Calendar

Date	Lecture Topics	From the Book
19-May	Introduction PowerPoint and Presentations	PowerPoint – 1 PowerPoint – 2
21-May	More PowerPoint	PowerPoint – 3 PowerPoint – 4
28-May	End of PowerPoint Word and Document Processing	PowerPoint – 5 Word – 1 Word – 2
2-June	More Word	Word – 2 Word – 3
4-June	Even More Word	Word – 4 Word – 5
9-June	Excel First Exam (tentative)	Excel – 1 Excel – 2
11-June	More Excel	Excel – 3 Excel – 4
16-June	Even More Excel	Excel – 5 Excel – 6
18-June	Access	Access – 1 Access – 2 Access – 3
23-June	More Access	Access – 3 Access – 4 Access – 5
25-June	Even More Access Second Exam	Access – 5 Access – 6 (?)

Important Dates

• Last day of Add/Drop period: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
• Last day to withdraw with a W: Thursday, June 12, 2008