CO SCI 58 Computer Literacy #0465
Fall 2010 Friday 9-12:10 Tech 214
Fall 2010 Friday 9-12:10 Tech 214
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The 3-unit Computer Literacy for the Liberal Arts Student course develops critical thinking skills as applied
to technological advances. You will gain computer literacy by using the computer to evaluate issues.
Computer projects use the Etudes online classroom system, Windows, Internet, Word, Excel and
PowerPoint.
Click to go to Etudes
Etudes Login Instructions
CO SCI 58 fulfills the Communication and Rational Thinking/Analytical Thinking requirement in the Harbor
College graduation requirements. It meets the General Education Critical Thinking requirement for many
universities, including CSU.
With the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
Course Requirements:
The two textbooks are sold in the campus bookstore and on the Internet.
Author: Pannell, Steve
Title: Dozer's Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy (Must be 15th Edition)
Publisher: Majestic D & Associates, LCC
ISBN: 978-0-9744008-7-7
Author: Browne, M. Neil and Stuart Keeley
Title: Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9th Edition ISBN: 9780205506682 or 8th Edition: 9780132203043
6th or 7th Editions are fine too
Time: The surest way to succeed is to set up a weekly schedule of the hours you will spend on the class.
You will be in class for 3 hours per week. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete
assignments and tests using Etudes and to study the textbooks. Block out about 3 hours per week. Some
people will need more time and others need less depending on computer experience and reading speed.
Software: Lessons are based on Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Windows. The
campus computer labs have this software installed. You may be able to complete the work with Office
2003, Works, Google Docs or Open Office but the instructions in the textbook will not exactly match the
interface.
What You Will Be Doing:
There is a lesson each class meeting that may include lecture, computer demonstration, in-class
participation exercises, and an assignment to do on your own outside of class. Assignments have
specific due dates. You turn in work through the Etudes online classroom system. Log on to the online
classroom at least twice a week to check for announcements, messages, and grades.
Participation Exercise: Each class meeting there will be work to complete in class for 10 points credit for
that day. If you miss the class meeting, you can complete the work and turn it in by the end of that day for
full credit. You can turn it in up to one week later for half credit.
Assignments: Each assignments is worth 30 points and may include study questions, hands-on practice,
quiz questions and discussion. These are due one week later on the following Friday at 11:45p.m. (just
before midnight). Everyone tries to wait until the last minute. The system gets busy and slow in the hours
before midnight. Do your work well before the deadline to make sure it is on time and to give yourself a
chance to ask questions. Keep copies of assignments just in case a file becomes lost or corrupt during
transfer.
Assignments can be submitted up to 1 week late, but will receive a 20% (two grade) lower score. They will
not be accepted after the late submission period is over. The final project does not have this extra time.
Grades:
Your course grade is based on the points you earn of the total. A's are 90% or better, B's are 80% or
better, C's 70% or better, D's 60% or better, F below.
Click the Gradebook Tool from the Etudes Homepage to see everything that has been graded so far. I will
drop your two lowest assignment scores in the final grade calculation. They may be 0.
To see the details of your Assignment and Participation Exercise grades, go to the Assignments, Tests
and Surveys in Etudes and click the Review link to see your score and my feedback. Feedback will be
available after the late submission date. If there was something wrong with your assignment (wrong file,
unable to open), I will give you a 0 and ask you to try to send another file to me. It is your responsibility to
follow up quickly. Discussion scores and comments can be seen in the Discussion area.
Cheating:
Your submissions should be your own independent work unless the instructions indicate that you may
work with others. If I feel that submissions are too similar or plagiarized, I will give them a lower score or
even a zero depending on how much was copied. I will not be open to discussion about the reasons why
it happened or who actually did the work. The second incident will result in an F in the class.
Dropping the Class and Incompletes:
It is your responsibility to drop if you don't want to continue in the class. Drop without receiving a W by
September 23. Drop with a W by November 18. If you haven't turned in any work for several weeks and I
haven't heard from you, I may withdraw you from the class. Don't depend on me to do it though.
I do not give incompletes. I give you the grade you have earned by the end of the semester and change the
grade after you have completed the work. This consideration will only be given only for medical or other
reasons beyond your control. You must be up-to-date with all work and passing the class at the time you
notify me that you have had an emergency. Let me know as quickly as possible and submit a detailed
schedule for completing the rest of the class. You will not be allowed to do this because you fell behind
with your assignments, had computer problems, or don't like your grade so far.
Disclaimer
Students in this class may be subjected to written material which you may disagree with or find offensive.
These may include:
Sex
Drugs
Violence
Profane language
Religious theories
Economic theories
Recording Devices
State law in California prohibits the use of any electronic listening or recording device in the classroom
without prior consent of the teacher and college administration. Any student who needs to use electronic
aids must secure the consent of the instructor. If the instructor agrees to the request, a notice of consent
must be forwarded to the Dean of Academic Affairs for approval.
Classroom Courtesy
As approved by the Associated Student Organization and by the Academic Senate, all cell phones and
electronic sound-emitting devices shall be turned off at all times during classes. Cell phones and pagers
put on vibrate are acceptable, headsets are not. If you need to have a conversation, get up quietly and go
outside the classroom. Come back in quietly.
Food and drink are not allowed in our new classrooms. There will be breaks during class when you can
go outside and fuel up. Please throw any paper or food trash in the proper cans.
Students with disabilities:
It is the policy and practice of Los Angeles Harbor College to create inclusive learning environments. If
there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or to
accurate assessment of achievement (such as time-limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use
of non-captioned videos) please notify the instructor as soon as possible. Students are also welcome to
contact the Special Programs and Services Office, telephone 310-233-4622. For more information visit
the SPS webpage at: http://www.lahc.edu/studentservices/sps/index.html
Contact Information:
See the home page www.loralane.com for contact information and office hours.
to technological advances. You will gain computer literacy by using the computer to evaluate issues.
Computer projects use the Etudes online classroom system, Windows, Internet, Word, Excel and
PowerPoint.
Click to go to Etudes
Etudes Login Instructions
CO SCI 58 fulfills the Communication and Rational Thinking/Analytical Thinking requirement in the Harbor
College graduation requirements. It meets the General Education Critical Thinking requirement for many
universities, including CSU.
With the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the issue, conclusion and reasons in an argument
- Locate and eliminate ambiguities in writing and speaking
- Assess value and descriptive assumptions
- Spot common reasoning fallacies
- Evaluate the quality of evidence.
- Discover alternative causes and conclusions
- Manage files and programs using Windows system software
- Research issues using the Internet
- Send communications over the Internet
- Use Word to produce written arguments and analysis
- Develop a PowerPoint slide show on an issue
- Evaluate numerical evidence with Excel
- Store data in a database and report with statistics
Course Requirements:
The two textbooks are sold in the campus bookstore and on the Internet.
Author: Pannell, Steve
Title: Dozer's Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy (Must be 15th Edition)
Publisher: Majestic D & Associates, LCC
ISBN: 978-0-9744008-7-7
Author: Browne, M. Neil and Stuart Keeley
Title: Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9th Edition ISBN: 9780205506682 or 8th Edition: 9780132203043
6th or 7th Editions are fine too
Time: The surest way to succeed is to set up a weekly schedule of the hours you will spend on the class.
You will be in class for 3 hours per week. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete
assignments and tests using Etudes and to study the textbooks. Block out about 3 hours per week. Some
people will need more time and others need less depending on computer experience and reading speed.
Software: Lessons are based on Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Windows. The
campus computer labs have this software installed. You may be able to complete the work with Office
2003, Works, Google Docs or Open Office but the instructions in the textbook will not exactly match the
interface.
What You Will Be Doing:
There is a lesson each class meeting that may include lecture, computer demonstration, in-class
participation exercises, and an assignment to do on your own outside of class. Assignments have
specific due dates. You turn in work through the Etudes online classroom system. Log on to the online
classroom at least twice a week to check for announcements, messages, and grades.
Participation Exercise: Each class meeting there will be work to complete in class for 10 points credit for
that day. If you miss the class meeting, you can complete the work and turn it in by the end of that day for
full credit. You can turn it in up to one week later for half credit.
Assignments: Each assignments is worth 30 points and may include study questions, hands-on practice,
quiz questions and discussion. These are due one week later on the following Friday at 11:45p.m. (just
before midnight). Everyone tries to wait until the last minute. The system gets busy and slow in the hours
before midnight. Do your work well before the deadline to make sure it is on time and to give yourself a
chance to ask questions. Keep copies of assignments just in case a file becomes lost or corrupt during
transfer.
Assignments can be submitted up to 1 week late, but will receive a 20% (two grade) lower score. They will
not be accepted after the late submission period is over. The final project does not have this extra time.
Grades:
Your course grade is based on the points you earn of the total. A's are 90% or better, B's are 80% or
better, C's 70% or better, D's 60% or better, F below.
Click the Gradebook Tool from the Etudes Homepage to see everything that has been graded so far. I will
drop your two lowest assignment scores in the final grade calculation. They may be 0.
To see the details of your Assignment and Participation Exercise grades, go to the Assignments, Tests
and Surveys in Etudes and click the Review link to see your score and my feedback. Feedback will be
available after the late submission date. If there was something wrong with your assignment (wrong file,
unable to open), I will give you a 0 and ask you to try to send another file to me. It is your responsibility to
follow up quickly. Discussion scores and comments can be seen in the Discussion area.
Cheating:
Your submissions should be your own independent work unless the instructions indicate that you may
work with others. If I feel that submissions are too similar or plagiarized, I will give them a lower score or
even a zero depending on how much was copied. I will not be open to discussion about the reasons why
it happened or who actually did the work. The second incident will result in an F in the class.
Dropping the Class and Incompletes:
It is your responsibility to drop if you don't want to continue in the class. Drop without receiving a W by
September 23. Drop with a W by November 18. If you haven't turned in any work for several weeks and I
haven't heard from you, I may withdraw you from the class. Don't depend on me to do it though.
I do not give incompletes. I give you the grade you have earned by the end of the semester and change the
grade after you have completed the work. This consideration will only be given only for medical or other
reasons beyond your control. You must be up-to-date with all work and passing the class at the time you
notify me that you have had an emergency. Let me know as quickly as possible and submit a detailed
schedule for completing the rest of the class. You will not be allowed to do this because you fell behind
with your assignments, had computer problems, or don't like your grade so far.
Disclaimer
Students in this class may be subjected to written material which you may disagree with or find offensive.
These may include:
Sex
Drugs
Violence
Profane language
Religious theories
Economic theories
Recording Devices
State law in California prohibits the use of any electronic listening or recording device in the classroom
without prior consent of the teacher and college administration. Any student who needs to use electronic
aids must secure the consent of the instructor. If the instructor agrees to the request, a notice of consent
must be forwarded to the Dean of Academic Affairs for approval.
Classroom Courtesy
As approved by the Associated Student Organization and by the Academic Senate, all cell phones and
electronic sound-emitting devices shall be turned off at all times during classes. Cell phones and pagers
put on vibrate are acceptable, headsets are not. If you need to have a conversation, get up quietly and go
outside the classroom. Come back in quietly.
Food and drink are not allowed in our new classrooms. There will be breaks during class when you can
go outside and fuel up. Please throw any paper or food trash in the proper cans.
Students with disabilities:
It is the policy and practice of Los Angeles Harbor College to create inclusive learning environments. If
there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or to
accurate assessment of achievement (such as time-limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use
of non-captioned videos) please notify the instructor as soon as possible. Students are also welcome to
contact the Special Programs and Services Office, telephone 310-233-4622. For more information visit
the SPS webpage at: http://www.lahc.edu/studentservices/sps/index.html
Contact Information:
See the home page www.loralane.com for contact information and office hours.