Syllabus

Office hours: COB 22D M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (or by appointment)

Office Phone: 438-3591  (If you can’t reach me, call and schedule a time for us to hook up.)

E-mail: psjuvin@ilstu.edu

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College of Business Mission

The College of Business provides a student-centered learning environment to develop the business skills and appreciation for continuous learning necessary to succeed in a dynamic global economy. Our high quality programs develop ethical, knowledgeable, and technologically competent business professionals. We strive to do this to further the University mission of providing a premier educational experience to undergraduates and to students in select graduate programs. Department of Accounting Mission

The mission of the Department of Accounting is to provide high-quality, student-centered educational programs for students preparing for professional careers in accounting and information systems; to support research and other scholarly activities consistent with these programs; and to perform service activities for the Department, the College of Business, the University, and other organizations consistent with these programs. In addition, our mission includes establishing relationships with outside organizations that support our programs, students, and faculty. Providing introductory and other courses in accounting information systems to non-major students as a service to other departments within the College and University is also fundamental to our mission.

Objectives

The objective of this course is to give the student a background in the fundamental concepts of Internet usage and using presentation software. By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Develop an appreciation of the use of the Internet and World Wide Web
  • Demonstrate proficiency in various aspects of Internet Technology
  • Build a personal web site
  • Build a presentation using PowerPoint

Texts and Materials

Optional

  • PowerPoint 2003 in easy steps, Stephen Copestake, Barnes and Noble Books ISBN:  0760757313
  • Frontpage 2003 in easy steps, Michael Price, Barnes and Noble Books ISBN: 0760757305

Required

Typing Skills

The ability to type is of paramount importance in this class. Lack of typing skills seriously limits the speed at which other class members are allowed to progress through the material. If you cannot currently type, please be advised that this is a problem that should receive your immediate attention and consideration.

Evaluation and Special Incentives

  • Social networking 40 points
  • A PowerPoint Assignment 50 pts
  • A web site constructed using FrontPage 60 pts
  • One comprehensive exam 100 pts
  • Participation/Extra Credit 20 pts

The grade is based on 250 possible points.
Grading Scale* is as follows:

90%-100% A
80%-89% B
70%-79% C
60%-69% D
59% and below F
 

 *This course is for credit, however, it is pass/fail.  A score of 70% or better is required to pass this course.
 
Reading

Although topics covered during the class period may stray from the text somewhat, it is imperative that you stay up on the reading. All eventual test questions will come directly from the reading and the quiz that we will have during the five weeks will come directly from the reading as well. Staying up on the reading will not only prepare you for the eventual test and quiz, it will also prepare you for any eventuality you will face with the development of your end of the class projects.Individual ProjectsDuring your career as a student, many of the projects that you will be responsible for will build on each other in theme. You may need to complete a project for another course that will be used later on in your career as a student. In fact, in the Business world, this is a common practice. Work that you will do will constantly build on previous experiences. It is for this reason that I require a topic to be chosen at the beginning of the course that interests you. It can be academic or not academic. For example, you may be a huge fan of Harry Potter and decide that is an appropriate topic. Your web page, PowerPoint presentation and one of your Internet research projects will be on that topic. I’ll go more in depth on what I will expect as we approach the times for those assignments.IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ALL STUDENTS MUST DO ALL INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TO RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE IN THE COURSE.

Attendance

Each class lecture builds on previous lectures during the semester. Students who miss lectures typically have trouble completing assignments. We have 15 class periods to complete this course (and often that shrinks to 13-14 due to days when class is not in session). Consequently, it is IMPORTANT that you attend class. If you do not attend class, the opportunity to miss assignments greatly increases.  I can guarantee that the majority of the people who do not pass this class do not attend.Each class lecture builds on previous lectures during the semester. Students who miss lectures typically have trouble completing assignments. Students are also not supposed to be carrying on personal conversations during a lecture. This type of action not only interferes with the ability of adjacent students to concentrate on the lecture but is just plain rude.The above types of behavior can negatively affect the participation grade component.

Late Work

Assignments will have due dates. Late work will be penalized. All assignments are due at the beginning of the period of the date assigned. If they are not turned in on time, twenty percentage points will be deducted from the grade for each day (24-hour period) that the assignment is late. This means that if you do not turn work in on time and decide later that you need to meet the homework requirement specified elsewhere in this document, you will still receive a zero for that assignment. If the e-mail that will notify me of completion of your work is sent to the wrong address (read: I also do not respond to you personally upon receipt of the e-mail) then it will be considered late.
 
Computer Competency

It should be noted that all students are expected to apply computer skills learned in the class. This will entail using the microcomputer to prepare written papers, to solve problems or to accomplish any assigned work.It should also be noted that the use of e-mail software should be considered as an integral part of this course. Every student in class will have an e-mail account at the university (if they don’t already have one). Project assignments and discussion may, from time to time, be e-mailed to students during the course of the semester. Students should, therefore, check their e-mail at least twice each day to see if additional comments about an assignment or a completely new assignment have been received.It should be noted that all students are expected to apply computer skills learned in the class. This will entail using the microcomputer to prepare written papers, to solve problems or to accomplish any assigned work.It should also be noted that the use of e-mail software should be considered as an integral part of this course. Every student in class will have an e-mail account at the university (if they don’t already have one). Project assignments and discussion may, from time to time, be e-mailed to students during the course of the semester. Students should, therefore, check their e-mail at least twice each day to see if additional comments about an assignment or a completely new assignment have been received.

Effort

To be successful in this course and begin to master the various software applications covered in this class requires that you spend a substantial amount of time on your own using these software applications. If, for example, you do not spend sufficient time on the Windows or Common Features of Office modules mastering the content and becoming comfortable with the software, you will find it more difficult to do later assignments.

The textbook has been designed to cover a software command or concept and then reinforce that concept immediately with a hands-on exercise. The assignments at the end of the chapter further reinforce commands and concepts that have been covered in a text chapter. Simply going through the text examples in a rote manner, however, does not mean that you are learning how to use a command. In order to properly learn the information being covered, it is necessary that you pay attention and understand what is being accomplished in the hands-on exercise. Simply following the hands-on instructions without understanding what they are accomplishing does not lead to mastery of the software.

If a hands-on exercise is not specifically assigned as homework to be turned in, this does not mean that you are not responsible for doing that exercise on your own later. Some of the hands-on exercises are more complex or involved and, as a result, are more easily assigned as homework.

It is a general “rule of thumb” that you should spend about 2 to 3 hours outside of class studying/working on a course for each hour of class-time. This means that you should be investing time on the class even when formal homework has not been assigned.

Little comfort and help will be given to students who have not mastered concepts that have been covered previously in the class. In such a situation, I will be happy to refer you to the general area of the text that contains previously covered information. I will not tell you how to perform a task for which information has been previously introduced in class that prepares you for the process in question.

Drop Policy

The procedure for dropping each course or courses will be followed precisely as stated in the current catalog. Students should note that they are allowed to officially enroll in an accounting course only twice. Thus, if a student completes a course, or drops a course after the official tenth day enrollment report, he or she may officially enroll in the same accounting course only one additional time.

Ethical Conduct

Students enrolled in College of Business classes are expected to maintain high standards of ethical conduct within the classroom and when completing assignments, projects, and/or exams. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty such as cheating will not be tolerated. Students are expected to provide appropriate citations for non-original writing even if the original work is paraphrased. Penalties for plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty may be severe.Students who are planning to enter the field of accounting or business should be advised that they are held to higher ethical standards than people who enter some other type of profession. These ethical standards also apply to work done for the classroom. That student must do work that is turned in. It cannot be the “borrowed” or “remanufactured” work of another student. Any individual caught cheating on a test, homework, or assigned cases will receive an F in the course and can expect a referral to Student Dispute Resolution Services (S.D.R.S.).Section 2.1.19 of the Student Code of Conduct as well as the Illinois State University “Undergraduate Catalog” contains the following excerpt related to academic honesty:Students enrolled in College of Business classes are expected to maintain high standards of ethical conduct within the classroom and when completing assignments, projects, and/or exams. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty such as cheating will not be tolerated. Students are expected to provide appropriate citations for non-original writing even if the original work is paraphrased. Penalties for plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty may be severe.Students who are planning to enter the field of accounting or business should be advised that they are held to higher ethical standards than people who enter some other type of profession. These ethical standards also apply to work done for the classroom. That student must do work that is turned in. It cannot be the “borrowed” or “remanufactured” work of another student. Any individual caught cheating on a test, homework, or assigned cases will receive an F in the course and can expect a referral to Student Dispute Resolution Services (S.D.R.S.).Section 2.1.19 of the Student Code of Conduct as well as the Illinois State University “Undergraduate Catalog” contains the following excerpt related to academic honesty:Academic IntegrityAcademic IntegrityStudents are expected to be honest in all academic work. A student’s name on any academic exercise (theme, report, notebook, paper; examination) shall be regarded as assurance that the work is of the student’s own thought and study. Offenses involving academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following:
Academic Integrity

Students are expected to be honest in all academic work. A student’s name on any academic exercise (theme, report, notebook, paper; examination) shall be regarded as assurance that the work is of the student’s own thought and study. Offenses involving academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following:a. Cheating on quizzes or examinations occurs when any student is found using or to use any book, paper, or other article, or assistance from any individual to deceive the person in charge of the quiz or examination with reference to his or her work. No books, notes, papers or related articles shall be used at any quiz or unless specifically authorized by the person in charge. Conversation or other between individuals in examinations and quizzes is forbidden except as authorized by the instructor.

d. Grade falsification is any attempt to falsify an assigned grade in an examination, quiz, report, program, grade book, or any other record or document.

e. Collusion occurs when students willfully give or receive unauthorized or unacknowledged assistance on any assignment. This may include the reproduction and/or dissemination of materials. Both parties to the collusion are considered responsible. No individual may for another in any quiz or examination.

Work that is turned in by a student in this class is supposed to be the work of that student only. It is not supposed to be the product of friends working together. It is appropriate for a student to get help from another student in solving a particular problem. Such help, however, should be restricted to determining an approach for problem resolution. It should not take the form in which one student is directed step-by-step by another in solving the problem. In this type of situation, where the work of two people is almost identical, both individuals shall be referred to S.D.R.S.