ADMINISTRATIVE USES OF MICROCOMPUTERS SYLLABUS Click here to see Sources on the Internet
Prerequisite: ELCF 421 or consent of department Credit Hours: 3 Instructor: Dr. Makedon Office: ED 223 Telephone: x2003 on campus (773) 995-2003 off campus Academic Homepage: http://webs.csu.edu/~big0ama/CSUhomepg.html E mail: A-Makedon@csu.edu or MakedonA@aol.com
Office Hours: Hours for each term are also posted outside Dr. Makedon's Office, ED 223.
Course Description:
An overview of administrative uses of microcomputers in educational settings. Emphasis on data management, Internet usage, and computer systems administration. Focus on the Internet, school web site development, local networks, e-mail, electronic courseware development, budgets, schedules, record keeping, data processing, and word processing. Includes some programming, and a review of available software and hardware.
Textbooks:
Required:
1. None
Optional:
See attached Bibliography.
Requirements:
Attendance 10% Software Project 10% Vendor Project 10% Electronic Textbook Project 20% Homework Exercises 20% Final examination 30%
Grading Policy
90-100............. A 80-89.............. B 70-79.............. C 60-69.............. D Below 60........... F
Attendance Policy:
A point is subtracted for each hour that a student is absent from class. For example, if class meets for 3 hours, then for each class session that a student is absent the instructor will subtract three (3) points from a student's total score (see grading scale, above, for number of points required for each grade). A student who wishes to have his or her absence excused, must give the instructor written evidence of the reason for his or her absence (e.g., doctor's notice, notice from employer, and the like).
Incompletes Policy:
Only students who are receiving a grade of C or better are eligible for an incomplete at the time they request it. This means that they must have accumulated at least 70 points at the time they request an incomplete. To receive an incomplete, a student must also have a legitimate reason for why he or she is unable to complete the course requirements on time. By "legitimate" is meant an event beyond the student's control.
Schedule of Readings and Requirements:
1. To be distributed in class Bibliography
Aiken, Peter and Bradley Jones. Teach Yourself C in 21 Days. Indianapolis, IN: Sams Publishing, 1994. Corel Corporation. Corel Wordperfect. Dublin, Ireland: 1996. Creative Labs. Text Assist, User's Guide. Milipitas, CA: Creative Technology Ltd., 1994. Freedman, Alan. The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Amacom, American Management Association, 1996. 2. Heilborn, Maarten, et. al. Master Windows 95 Visually. Foster City, CA: IDG Books Workdwide, Inc., 1997. Hirschbuhl, John J. and Loretta F. Wilkinson, eds. Computers in Education. Guilford, Connecticut: The Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc., 1992. Kraynak, Joe, et. al. The Big Basics Book of the Internet. Indianapolis, IN: Que, A Division of Macmillan Computer Publishing, 1996. Lemay, Laura. Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 3.0. Indianapolis, IN: Sams.net Publishing, 1996. Makedon, Alexander. "Computers and Paideia: The Cultural Context or 'Compupaideia' of Computer Assisted Learning." ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, September 1991. ERIC Document No. ED 331 481. MGI Software Corp. MGI PhotoSuite 8.0 Reference Nanual. URL: www.mgisoft.com. E-mail: photosuite@mgisoft.com. Not dated. Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 1990-92. ______ Microsoft Windows 95. No place indicated: Microsoft Corporation, 1995. Netscape Communications Corporation. Netscape Publishing Suite/Net Objects Fusion PE. Mountain View, CA: Netscape Communications Corporation, 1997. _____ Netscape Communicator 4. Mountain View, CA: Netscape Communications Corporation, 1997. Radio Shack Technical Productions. Going Ahead with Extended Color BASIC. Fort Worth, Texas: Tandy Corporation, 1981. Roblyer, M.D. et. al. Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merril, an imprint of Prentice Hall, 1997. Sausage Software, The Hot Dog Web Editor Pro 2.0. Newport Beach, CA: Anaware Software, Inc., Not dated. Serim, Ferdi and Melissa Koch. NetLearning: Why Teachers Use the Internet. Sebastopol, CA: Songline Studios and O'Reilly and Associates, Inc., 1996. Simonson, Michael R. and Ann Thompson. Educational Computing Foundations. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Merrill, an imprint of Prentice Hall, Division of Simon & Schuster, 1997. Simpson, Alan. Understanding dBase III Plus. San Francisco, CA: SYBEX, Inc., 1986. Smith, Bud and Arthur Bebak. Creating Web Pages for Dummies. Foster City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., 1996. Stewart, Charles O., III, et. al. Using Wordperfect 5. Carmel, IN: Que Corporation, 1988. Wolverton, Van. Running MS-DOS. Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Press, 1989. Woodward, Jeff. Lotus 1-2-3. San Francisco, CA: SYBEX, Inc., 1992. Wyatt, Allen L., Sr., et. al. Using MS-DOS 6.2 Special Edition. Indianapolis, IN: Que Corporation, 1993. Zenith Data Systems. GW-BASIC 3.2. St. Joseph, Michigan: Zenith Data Systems Corporation, 1986.
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