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BUS150 C. Kushida, Fall 2018 1st 8-weeks (#54421)

Course Catalog Information and Learning Outcomes: Course Title: Introduction to Information Systems and Applications Name: BUS150 Units: 3 Advisory Reading Level: 3 Subsequent Appropriate Courses: The student will be prepared to take advanced course work in spreadsheets and database. Platform Software: Canvas Courseware will house our virtual classroom. Email: Student provided Catalog Description: Introduction to computer concepts, and management information systems. Application software used to solve business problems. Student Learning Outcomes - Successful students will:

• Develop problem solving skills employing pattern recognition, transfer of learning and the ability to evaluate choices among solution techniques.

• Recognize when additional information is needed and obtain that material through researching outside sources.

BUS150 Students: I am excited to begin working with you on what I feel will be the most useful course in your college career! Though I am a little biased, you will find that you will gain knowledge of technology in the business world, spreadsheet skills using Excel (even those of you that are experienced users) and a good understanding of databases. Welcome!

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Class Meetings: We do not have any on-campus meetings for this course. However, the Final Exam can be taken on-campus at the Assessment Center, or using Proctorio and your Webcam, during the dates and time stated in the course syllabus. Read the Proctorio information carefully and test your system. Note: Proctorio does not allow VPN access. Notify the instructor immediately if you require a different test center, if you use a VPN or if you will not be able to use a webcam and Proctorio. Textbooks: This course uses digital course materials designed using Open Educational Resources (OER), high-quality, openly licensed educational materials, rather than a traditional textbook. You can access all readings, videos, quizzes and other activities through this course site. There is no cost to the course materials used in this class. You may print the reading and activity materials, or purchase a printed copy at the Don Bookstore. Our course materials were created and assembled by D. Nguyen and funded by the SAC Achieving the Dream OER Degree Initiative and the Zero Textbook Cost Degree Grant. Santa Ana College is committed to student access and excellence. You will not have any additional cost for textbooks. Extra care and effort was involved to assure access to high-quality affordable materials. I am interested in your experience using these materials and welcome your feedback in an anonymous survey at the end of the course and at any time during the course of this class.

Course Evaluation: Course grades are determined by test results, project scores, and Discussion Board participation. The Breakdown is as follows: Final Grading Scale:

Assessment Pts Final Exam (proctored) 160 Quizzes (8 x 30) 240 Projects (12 x 40)* 480 Discussion Board (8 x 15)* 120

Total points 1000

Grade Point Range A 1000 - 900 B 899 - 800 C 799 - 700 D 699 - 600 F 599 - 0

*5 points will be deducted for late work. Add'l 5 points are deducted for each Mon & Thurs due date missed.

COURSE POLICIES: Academic Honesty Policy: You should be familiar with the Academic Honesty Policy at Santa Ana College. Academic Honesty Policy

INTRODUCTION Students at Santa Ana College are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors. To falsify the results of one's research, to steal the words or ideas of another, or to cheat on an examination, corrupts the essential process by which knowledge is advanced. Academic dishonesty is seen as an intentional act of fraud, in which a student seeks to claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization, or uses

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unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic exercise. As institutions, we also consider academic dishonesty to include forgery of academic documents, intentionally impeding or damaging the academic work of others, assisting other students in acts of dishonesty or coercing students into acts of dishonesty.

PROCEDURES In cases where a violation of academic honesty is discovered, the faculty member is encouraged to file an "Academic Misconduct Incident Report" form and distribute the form to the appropriate offices listed. There are two categories of sanctions: Limited and College-wide. Limited sanctions include an academic action such as assigning a lower grade or a grade of "F" for the assignment, project, or test. College-wide sanctions include any sanction that will affect a student's standing with the college-at-large, up to and including suspension or expulsion from the college.

In matters relating to academic honesty violations, the primary responsibility for disciplinary proceedings rests with the instructor and the academic division where the violation allegedly occurred. The Dean of Student Affairs will assist in all College-wide sanctions.

Academic dishonesty, or cheating, is defined as an intentional act of fraud in which a student seeks to claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization. This includes assisting other students in acts of dishonesty or coercing students into acts of dishonesty, whether it is in coursework or on exams. There is absolutely NO tolerance for cheating in this class. Any student caught cheating or assisting another student in the act of cheating, will receive a zero score for the assignment or quiz and will be reported to the college/district.

• Working with another student on an assignment or quiz meant for individual completion, is considered an act of dishonesty.

• Files may not be shared. Your work needs to be your own.

• Using another student’s thoughts from the discussion board as your own is considered an act of dishonesty. Your work and thoughts must be your own.

• If you have any questions regarding this policy or application of this policy, please let the instructor know.

Attendance and Absence Policy: In accordance with the college drop policy, students who do not access the class web site or submit the “first assignments” by the due date will be dropped as a no show. Students who fail to turn in the weekly assignments and or participate in the discussion boards will be considered “absent” and may be dropped from the class for “excessive absence.” Students are responsible to officially drop the class or they will receive a letter grade based on their performance. College policy states that a student may be dropped for non-participation.

In this online course students must:

• Show attendance by completion of the following by Wednesday of the first week of classes or they will be dropped as a no-show:

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1. Complete all items under “Course Information” (Online Orientation Assignment and Orientation Quiz)

2. Post a thread response in Week #1’s discussion board

• Participate throughout the course or they will be dropped for non-attendance. Students must participate in the following ways:

• Discussion board posts, online quiz submissions, project submissions or other online interactions for that week (blogs, wikis, chat).

• Projects after the first week of classes must be at least at a 60% rate of project submittal to remain in this course.

• Non-participation is determined when a student has missed in excess of 10% of the total course activities including but not limited to discussions, projects, quizzes, etc.

• Under extenuating circumstances, a student may be reinstated by the instructor.

Please note that it is ultimately the student's responsibility to drop the class. Do not rely on the instructor to drop you if you wish to drop a course. Log on to WebAdvisor to drop your course.

Accommodations for Disabilities: Your success in this course is important to me. Santa Ana College and I are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability that may have some impact on your ability to do well in this course, I encourage you to speak with me as soon as possible. Also, please contact Disabled Student Programs & Services so that we can all collaborate on your classroom accommodations in a timely manner. DSPS is located in VL-203 and their phone number is 714-564-6295. The DSPS office requires documentation of your disability in order to receive reasonable accommodations. If you do not have documentation they will work with you to acquire it. I look forward to supporting you to meet your learning goals.

ONLINE COURSE PREPARATION: SAC Student Online Orientation:

All students will be required to show that they have completed “Quest for Online Success”, our SAC Student Online Orientation. On your Canvas desktop you will see the Quest course. Select this self-paced introduction to online learning at Santa Ana College. At completion, you will receive a certificate of completion and will need to submit this file in our course.

Save this certificate file and submit as directed under “Course Information”.

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TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office:

MS EXCEL and ACCESS 2016 will be used for all application projects in this course. We will be using Excel and Access. If you have an earlier version of M/S Office you will not be able to complete many of the projects in its entirety.

• OPTIONS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE OFFICE 2016:

• OFFICE 365: SAC Students have access to Office 365 for FREE! This cloud version of Office is always at the latest MS Office version and contains the Excel and Access applications among others. You will need to follow the directions at our District IT website:

You will need Excel and Access for our coursework. Mac users be aware – Access is not available for the Mac. You will need to find a PC alternative for this portion of our course.

• Academic Computing Center and Library have Office 2016 for you to use (A-106 and the SAC Nealley Library).

• Purchase Microsoft Office 2016. If you prefer to purchase MS Office, you can purchase it at a student price.

College Buys: http://foundationccc.org/CollegeBuys Journey Ed: http://www.journeyed.com/fccc

You can purchase software at a student rate from either of the sites above as a student of one of the California Community Colleges. You will need a credit card to purchase the software online. Make sure that whatever version of MS Office you purchase contains Excel and Access (Windows users only. Access is not available for the Mac.) as those will be the applications we will be using in this course.

• If you have Excel, but do not have Access 2016, respond to a request that I will post before we begin our Access project work. I can request a free Access download for Windows for SAC students shortly before we begin the Access projects. Again, this is only for Windows systems.

Mac users:

MS Office for the Mac 2016 can be used for our Excel projects. However, you will need to work on a PC for our Access projects. Plan ahead on how you will do this – use a work computer, a lab/library on-campus computer, parent’s computer, etc. Work ahead, devote tons of time and get your projects completed early and out of your hair. The menus and placement of Excel for the mac features are a bit different from your textbook screenshots for the Windows version. It does not seem to affect the majority of mac users – just be aware.

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COMPUTERS:

You do not need to come to campus to use the computer if you have access to a computer with Internet access and Excel/Access Applications. However, be aware that should you have a need, you can use the computers at SAC in the Academic Computing Center and Library.

Academic Computing Center: Located in the Caesar Chavez Building (A-Bldg, #106). Access to the lab is with a photo student ID card. There are student assistants available at the labs. They are there to assist students in general application assistance and general Windows assistance. They are not tutors and will not do assignments for students.

SAC Nealley Library: The Library also has computers for student usage.

COURSE WORK: Tests: Quizzes are online in our Canvas course. Our Final Exam requires student verification using Proctorio, a web-based proctoring software. Proctorio requires a private closed-room, webcam, photo-ID and an internet connection. VPN usage is not accepted. If you have any concerns regarding this requirement, notify me immediately. I have had students nationally and internationally take this course successfully online. We can work it out!

COMMUNICATION:

The primary sources of communication in this course will be through the discussion board and by email. In this class you must use your email and you will need to check it. Please assure that the email you have on WebAdvisor is the one you regularly check! My preference is that you use the Canvas Inbox to email/message me. This helps to keep our correspondence in one location for easy tracking! Please be sure to have a current working email address in your WebAdvisor profile. Personal Issues:

For questions regarding personal issues such as a grade on a specific assignment, please communicate with me via email. The Canvas inbox is preferred. If you email using your regular email, your subject must include our Course Name (e.g. BUS150), your name and the subject, in the subject line. (e.g. BUS150 Your Name – Project #4 Grade)

I will generally respond to emails within 24 hours between Monday 8am and Friday 4pm if they are submitted through Canvas, or if emails have the proper subject line. Responses to emails without the proper subject information may be delayed.

Assignment and Course Questions:

For questions about specific assignments, course or Canvas, please reread assignment instructions and refer to our Discussion Board Questions forum. If an answer to your question cannot be found, please post a question on our discussion board. Before you post, it is expected that you have attempted to find the answer to your question. Can’t find it, POST! Anyone can respond. If you respond with the correct response, you will receive one extra credit point (+1). I encourage students to post and respond on the discussion board. Like raising your hand in class, everyone can learn from the

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question and response. Our discussion board creates a lively class community and you will all appreciate the help you receive from one another.

If you have a Canvas how-to related question, please feel free to use the toll-free 24/7 Canvas hotline, 844-612-7428.

Netiquette / Guidelines for a Productive and Effective Online Classroom:

• It is expected that every class member will participate in a mature and respectful fashion. • Participate actively in the discussions and other course activities, having completed the readings and

thought about the issues. • Pay close attention to what your classmates write in their online comments. Ask clarifying questions,

when appropriate. These questions are meant to probe and shed new light, not to minimize or devalue comments.

• Think through and reread your comments before you post them. • Assume the best of others in the class and expect the best from them. • Value the diversity of the class. Recognize and value the experiences, abilities, and knowledge each

person brings to class. • Disagree with ideas, but do not make personal attacks. Do not demean or embarrass others. Do not

make sexist, racist, homophobic, or victim-blaming comments at all. • Be open to be challenged or confronted on your ideas or prejudices.

EXPECTATIONS: This is a college level course. Many students expect that an online course will be easier, or entail less time. This is not true. This online class will take just as much time as a traditional classroom course. College credits are based on the Carnegie Unit, the structure of the US Education system, for a system of “units”. One semester unit represents one lecture hour of required classroom time and two hours of student preparation time. Thus, a three unit course requires, 3 lecture hours and 6 hours of student preparation, or approximately 9 hours total, per week that you will need to spend on this course. In our accelerated course format of 8-weeks, we’re running double-time, or 18 hours per week for your course work. Use a calendar and block out the necessary hours for each week.

Instructor: Cherylee Kushida - In this course, perhaps more than any other, you should not hesitate to ask questions! If you are having any trouble getting on the Internet, using an application, or understanding the material, let me know! Make sure that you get help right away. Try not to get behind. But, should that happen, contact me and we will work it out. You can contact/find me at:

E-mail: kushida_cherylee@sac.edu (email is usually the best way to reach me! Use the Canvas Inbox!) Office Location: Cesar Chavez Building, A-101 Office hours: email me to set up and appointment Office phone: (714) 564-6766 - If I am not available, please leave a message with your name, class and a phone number to return your call. The fastest way to reach me is by email!

A bit about me: I graduated from University of California, Irvine, with a B.S. in Mathematics and continued my education at Claremont Graduate School with an M.B.A. in Management Information Systems. I have been

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teaching full-time at SAC for 22 years and three years part-time prior to teaching full-time. Before working in education I was a Systems Engineer at IBM. I worked mainly in the large systems (mainframe) arena and operating systems. It was a terrific job, but after having children, a more time flexible career was better suited to my new family lifestyle. I enjoy teaching at SAC and working with the variety of students here. It is especially rewarding to assist students in achieving their educational goals! I hope I can help you achieve yours!

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BUS150 Online Syllabus – Fall 2018 – 1st 8-week #54421)

Week Content Activities Due Date (midnight)

Week 1

8/27

Make Certain you:

1. Assure Software/Internet access for class

2. Get comfortable with our course on Canvas

3. Contact me if you have any questions whatsoever!

Logon to Canvas using your WebAdvisor ID & password

Complete “Quest for Success”, the SAC Online Student Orientation and submit your certificate

Assure you have access to Excel 2016 or Excel 365 for this course

Read Suggestions from Prior Students

Take our BUS150 Orientation Quiz Post on Week #1 Discussion

Board Take your Self-Guided Tour

around our BUS150 course

8/29

Don’t get Dropped!

Complete all items in our “Course Information” module

Complete Orientation “Quiz” Create thread - Discussion Board

Week #1

8/29 Must be completed by 8/29 or you will

be dropped

Excel Fundamentals, Functions & Formulas

* Follow along step by step with the text and view the Excel videos for extra assistance.

1. Read Excel Fundamentals 2. Watch Excel videos 3. Complete Project #1 (Excel)

8/30

Intro. to Information Systems

1. Read Intro. to Information Systems 2. View Linked Videos 3. Reply to at least 2 classmates in

Discussion Board Week #1 4. Complete Project #2 (Excel) 5. Take Quiz 1

9/03

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Week 2

9/03

Information Systems Hardware

Excel Financial

Functions

1. Read Information Systems Hardware 2. Create thread for Discussion Board

Week #2 3. View Linked Videos 4. Project #3 (Excel)

9/06

1. Reply to at least 2 classmates in Discussion Board Week #2

2. Take Quiz 2 3. Project #4 (Excel)

9/10

Week

3

9/10

Information Systems Software &

Networking and Communications

Excel Logical

Functions

1. Read Information Systems Software 2. Create thread for Discussion Board

Week #3 3. View Linked Videos 4. Project #5 (Excel)

9/13

1. Reply to at least 2 classmates in Discussion Board Week #3

2. Take Quiz 3 3. Project #6 (Excel)

9/17

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Week 4

9/17

Competitive Business Advantage

Excel Lookup Functions /

Charting

1. Read Competitive Business Advantage

2. Create thread for Discussion Board Week #4

3. View Linked Videos 4. Begin Access preparation

9/20

1. Reply to at least 2 classmates in Discussion Board Week #4

2. Take Quiz 4 3. Project #7 (Excel) 4. Take Pulse-taking Survey

9/24

Week 5

9/24

Database & Business Intelligence

Relational Databases and

Access

1. Read Database & Business Intelligence

2. Create thread for Discussion Board Week #5

3. View Linked Videos 4. Get started on Access

9/27

1. Reply to at least 2 classmates in Discussion Board Week #5

2. Project #8 (Access) 3. Take Quiz 5

10/01

Week 6

10/01

Introduction to Social Networking & Web 2.0

Access Forms & Queries

1. Read Intro. to Social Networking and Web 2.0

2. Create thread for Discussion Board Week #6

3. View Linked Videos 4. Project #9 (Access)

10/04

1. Reply to at least 2 classmates in Discussion Board Week #6

2. Project #10 (Access) 3. Take Quiz 6

10/08

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Week 7

10/08

Introduction to Information System Security

Advanced Access Queries and

Reports

1. Read Intro to Info. System Security

2. Create thread for Discussion Board Week #7

3. View Linked Videos 4. Project #11 (Access)

10/11

1. Reply to at least 2 classmates in Discussion Board Week #7

2. Take Quiz 7

10/15

Last Day to turn in late Projects

Week 8

10/15

Introduction to Information Systems Development

Access Advanced

Queries/Relationships/Reports

Final Exam Preparation

1. Read Intro. to Info. Systems Development

2. Create thread for Discussion Board Week #8

3. View Linked Videos 4. Project #12 (Access) 5. Take Course Survey

10/17

Final Exam (Intro to Info Systems

Development / Cumulative concepts / Access knowledge)

Taken using Web Proctoring Software

10/17-18