ITEC 100 Introduction to Information Technology (3 credit hours) introduces students to the fundamental concepts in information technology and mathematical reasoning that provide the technical underpinning for state-of-the-art applications. Widely used computer applications, including office applications, databases, computer communications and networking, serve as examples. ITEC 100 qualifies as a general education requirement in the mathematical sciences for students admitted to RU under the 2008-2009 or earlier catalogs.
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Homework and quizzes are due Fridays at 8pm. Partial credit (up to 80%) will be granted for any homework submitted late or with corrections by Fri 18-Feb 8pm (Word 1, 2, and PowerPoint 1), Fri 01-Apr 8pm (Excel 1, 2, and 3), or Fri 29-Apr 8pm (Excel 4, Integration 1, and Web 1). All quizzes are open-book and open-notes. Partial credit (up to 80%) may be earned for one of every four quizzes.
There will be a total of 9 homework assignments due Fridays at 8pm as detailed in the schedule below based on the Office 2007/2008/2010/2011 material. The 9 homework assignment grades each counts 2% of the final grade. There will be a total of 12 quizzes, one a week on non-exam weeks, based on the computer concepts material. Each quiz grade counts 2% of the final grade. Thus the homework and quizzes given throughout the course will be worth 42% of the final grade. Homework and quizzes will also help prepare students for exams.
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Exams are closed-book and closed-notes except for one 8.5x11 inch piece of paper on which each student may include typed, handwritten, or photocopied notes (front and back).
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Excused absences are granted in cases of emergency, illness, religious holiday, or RU-sponsored travel or other RU-related activities (i.e. job interviews) that may cause a student to miss a class provided that the student notifies the instructor via email prior to the absence. Students must notify the instructor 48 hours prior to missing an exam to make alternate arrangements for a makeup exam. All required class work must be submitted via WebCT by the due date whether or not a student has an excused absence for a particular class.
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All three exams will include some material drawn from the information technology, computer science, information systems, and computer history material discussed in class, some of which will be beyond the specific textbook material.
The final average based on this weighting will be rounded to the next higher integer.
The assessment will be according to the following scale:
Extra credit (up to 4% of your total course grade over the course of the semester) will be available as part of each homework assignment and weekly class participation work.
During the semester, grades will be provided to students weekly via WebCT. The class work is structured so that the Midterm grade will be based on approximately 1/3 of the course work.
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The 13% participation portion of the student grade is based on effort and is weighted 1% each week (except for the last week which is extra credit) based primarily on
Class attendance for class sessions and other weekly class participation work will be recorded via a WebCT assessment which each student completes each week. Attendance for any class session is defined as student presence and participation for at least 90% of a class.
Weekly concepts practice tests must be completed each Friday by 8pm.
All class participation work each week must be recorded in the current WebCT class participation assessment each Friday by 8pm. More than 80% of class participation each week is class attendance.
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Class starts Tue 18-Jan and Wed 19-Jan.
Fri 18-Mar (end of 8th week of classes) is the last date to withdraw from an individual class with a grade of W.
Exam 2 Thu 31-Mar is in 225 Walker. All other Labs and Exams are in 221 Walker.
| Concepts | Chapters | Skills | Tutorials |
Homework |
Quizzes | Labs/Exams (221 Walker) |
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| Week 1 18-Jan |
Syllabus Introduction |
Chapter 1 | WebCT | Chapter 1 | Lab 1 (Thu 20-Jan Fri 21-Jan) |
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| Week 2 24-Jan |
Hardware | Chapter 2 | Word | Tutorials 1-2 (Chapters 13-14) |
Word 1 | Chapter 2 | Lab 2 (Thu 27-Jan Fri 28-Jan) |
| Week 3 31-Jan |
Software | Chapter 3 | Word | Tutorial 3 (Chapter 15) |
Word 2 | Chapter 3 | Lab 3 (Wed 02-Feb Thu 03-Feb) |
| Week 4 07-Feb |
Internet and World Wide Web | Chapter 4 | PowerPoint | Tutorials 1-2 (Chapters 16-17) |
PowerPoint 1 | Chapter 4 | |
| Week 5 14-Feb |
Information Technology History Review |
Partial credit | Partial credit | Exam 1 (Wed 16-Feb Thu 17-Feb) |
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| Week 6 21-Feb |
Telecommunications, Wireless Technologies, and Networks |
Chapter 5 | Excel | Tutorial 1 (Chapter 18) |
Excel 1 | Chapter 5 | |
| Week 7 28-Feb |
Digital Media | Chapter 6 | Excel | Tutorial 2 (Chapter 19) |
Excel 2 | Chapter 6 | |
| Week 8 07-Mar |
Spring Break week | ||||||
| Week 9 14-Mar |
Database Systems | Chapter 7 | Excel | Tutorial 3 (Chapter 20) |
Chapter 7 | ||
| Week 10 21-Mar |
E-Commerce | Chapter 8 | Excel | Tutorial 3 (Chapter 20) |
Excel 3 | Chapter 8 | |
| Week 11 28-Mar |
Information Technology History Review |
Partial credit | Partial credit | Exam 2 (Wed 30-Mar Thu 31-Mar) |
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| Week 12 04-Apr |
Information, Decision Support, and Special-Purpose Systems |
Chapter 9 | Excel | Tutorial 4 (Chapter 21) |
Excel 4 | Chapter 9 | |
| Week 13 11-Apr |
Systems Development | Chapter 10 | Integration | Tutorial 1 (Chapter 22) |
Integration 1 | Chapter 10 | |
| Week 14 18-Apr |
Computer Crime and Information Security |
Chapter 11 | Web | Tutorial 1 (Chapter 23) |
Web 1 | Chapter 11 | |
| Week 15 25-Apr |
Digital Society, Ethics, and Globalization |
Chapter 12 | Partial credit | Chapter 12 Partial credit |
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| Week 16 02-May |
Final Exam week | Exam 3 / Final Exam |