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SHASTA COLLEGE
CENTER FOR BUSINESS, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGYJohn P. Cicero, Ph.D. - Instructor
Instructor Information
Office: Room 2216
Phone: 530-225-4721
Office Hours: TBA
Experience and Credentials:
See Resume
Welcome to Computer Literacy Workshop. There are a few items to consider before getting started. First of all, you will need Microsoft Office 2003 Professional and Windows XP to do your assignments from home. I am unable to make accommodations for older or newer versions of the software. All of the necessary software is available in the classroom and in the Math/Business Learning Center in Room 1102 (the Math Building).
The texts for this semester are Computers, Understanding Technology by Floyd Fuller and Brian Larson (ISBN #0-7638-2094-6) and Microsoft Office 2003, Brief Edition by Nita Rutkosky and Denise Seguin (ISBN #0-7638-2078-4). Both are EMC Paradigm Books. They are available through the Shasta College Bookstore and several on line book sellers.
Paradigm's web address is www.emcp.com. To complete the tutorials in the text you will need to download the student data files from the publisher's site or from the CD provided with the text. You can download the files to your hard drive or any other storage medium you choose (make sure there is enough memory).
From the publisher's site select "College | Resource Center." Select "Student" from the Resource Center. Several possible text selections will appear - you want "Computer Concepts" and "Marquee Series." Under both areas you want the first text listed (they correspond to your books). Finally you come to the "Lecture Hall," "Student Center," "Library," etc. Look around and prepare to be amazed at the resources available. As we go along we will be reading many of the items in the Lecture Hall for example.
Your first assignments will not be due before the beginning of Week 3. This will give you plenty of time to purchase the text, download the files, read the materials assigned and generally figure out what's going on. The software is new and the text is new as of Fall 2005.
Click here for CIS 1Class Schedule and homework assignments
Click here for CIS 1 Message Board and copies of class e-mails
Click
here
for Cicero's Forum
(THE FORUM IS TEMPORARILY INACTIVE)
The Forum for Computer Literacy (all sections) is Forum #3
Click here for Extra Credit Assignment
Click here for information about your grades
Click here for course outline on file with Shasta College (please note that the official course outline has not been revised since 2003 and some of the information contained therein is incorrect, such as the software versions necessary for this class)
Click here if you have a question?
Click link for College Software.org where you may be able to purchase software at a special student price. Click on the list arrow on the College Software site and select "Shasta College" to get started.
Click below for SHASTA COLLEGE policies and procedures that may impact you as a student in this class:
| Academic Honesty (refer to Students Rights and Respon. in SC Catalog) |
| Computer Use Policy |
| Smoking Tobacco Use |
| Student Code of Conduct |
| Student Grievance Procedure |
| Student Services Information |
Click below for INSTRUCTOR policies and procedures that may impact you as a student in this class:
| Classroom Decorum - thoughts for maintaining a positive learning environment |
| Pornography and Racism - don't make a mistake |
| Grades - I always round up |
| Attendance - be there |
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