Class Syllabus

Instructor: Amuthenn Ganesharajah

Class Location: SHC345/SHC362

Office Location: Simpson Tower-617

Telephone: 323-343-2920

Office Hours: Tuesday 6:40-8:00 PM

Email: aganesh@calstatela.edu

(In case you do email me, please put CIS100 and your name somewhere in the

Message subject, I get about 50 emails a day so I will appreciate more readable messages)

What You Need for This Class:

Books: Microsoft Office 2000

O’Leary, O’Leary

BUNDLE WITH CIS 100 LEC BOOK

Several floppy diskettes and lots of commitment (You need practice for a good understanding of the applications taught here; these are the ‘ABC’s of computers and you want to be good at them)

Rules of the Class:

This recitation is worth half of your entire CIS100 grade

Midterm will cover Windows, Word 2000, Excel 2000
Final will cover Access2000 and PowerPoint2000
No Make-Ups on any quiz or exam unless for medical emergency or auto accidents (proof is required for both)
Please Do Not Cheat (I know all the tricks so don’t even try to outsmart me J)
Please silence all your buzzing electronics and make absolutely no phone calls in the classroom.
No chatting in the class room, especially those of you who sit in the back

How your grades are done:

Letter grading is based on the following:

Assignments: 30%

Midterm: 35%

Final: 35%

How do we proceed:

Week	Reading Assignments	Topics
1	Windows	Introduction to Windows Key terms, Using System Tools Managing files and folders Customizing Start Menu and customizing Taskbars Using Control Panel Using Printers Using the Internet
2	Word2000	Creating and Editing Document, Formatting Paragraphs
3	Word2000	Customizing Work Area, Proofing and Correcting, Inserting headers and footers, Publishing to the web
4	Excel2000	Creating Worksheets, Modifying Worksheets, Formatting and printing
5	Excel2000	Analyzing Data, Using built-in functions Midterm
6	Access2000	Viewing and Manipulating Data, Creating Databases
7	Access2000	Sorting and Finding Data, Creating Simple Queries
8	PowerPoint2000	Creating presentations and managing files
9	PowerPoint2000	Changing Slides Design Layout and Delivering online presentation
10	Review	Covers subjects taught after the midterm
11	Final Exam	Good Luck J

Home Work Assignments and Due Dates