CIS 110 covers material that every college student should know about computers. Many of you will go into fields that require more in-depth knowledge in certain areas, but there are some basic things that everyone should know, i.e. What are the main components of a computer and what are they used for? How is data (text, numbers, images, sound, video) represented on a computer? How much detail about computers will I have to know in order to process data for my own needs (spreadsheet data, image processing, audio processing, Web programming)? How do networks allow us to share information among computers? How does the Internet work? What are some of the commonly used computer technologies and what are they good for (e.g. blogs, wikis, Web sites, podcasts)?
Required Textbook Snyder - Fluency with Information Technology. Write an identifier in your textbook; it's your book's free phone call home when it goes missing.
Final Grade:
2 mini-projects ........ 30@ = 60 pts
3 Projects ................ 60 pts@ = 180 pts
4 quizzes ................. 75 pts@ = 300 pts
Total points: 540
Letter grades:
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| 57% |
D- |
| 60% |
D |
| 65% |
D+ |
| 67% |
C- |
| 70% |
C |
| 75% |
C+ |
| 77% |
B- |
| 80% |
B |
| 85% |
B+ |
| 88% |
A- |
| 90% |
A |
| 97% |
A+ |
Keep copies of your Project Grade Reports (PGRs) as they are returned to you. Keep backup copies of projects in your 110 directory on uoregon until your final grade is completely resolved. This can make the difference between passing and failing the course.
Exam dates and times are on the class web page. Please mark your calendar now, and make no other plans for the dates of the exams. See Late Policy for further details.
Things You Need to Know
- 110 COURSE POLICIES. Questions on the exams may be taken from these documents.
- PROJECTS. If you want to pass the course, you must do the projects. Students who do not do the projects do not pass the course. Keep copies on uoregon in your 110 directory until the final grade you earned is assigned.
- ONLINE GRADEBOOK. Please monitor your scores in the gradebook. Maintaining the gradebook is a collaborative effort: you have two weeks from the time a score is first posted in the gradebook to notify your instructor of any errors. After that, the posted score is final.
- OFFICE HOURS. Office hours are an essential part of the course, and you're encouraged to use them for help with the course, or for academic advising (CIS, CIT). Note, however, that it is your job to keep up with class, and that office hours may not be used for skipped classes. If you have a legitimate reason for missing a class, you are very welcome to come to office hours to fill in what you missed.
- EMAIL. You are welcome to use email for short questions. Please include "110" in the subject line. For longer questions and debugging assistance, please use office hours.
- ANNOUNCEMENTS are sent to you by e-mail. Be sure to either read your uoregon mail or have it forwarded to an account that you read regularly.
- ATTENDANCE: Attend class regularly for best results.
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