• Syllabus
• Schedule
• Grading Policy
• Course Policy
• Textbook

The Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) contains both course links and course material

Here is the Canvas link (which workds for all of your courses using Canvas) CS110 Canvas Link

Microsoft Teams will be used for remote CS110 communication

• Use the HelpDesk channel in Teams for remote lab and project help from Teaching Assistants (TAs).
• Use the General channel in Teams for questions to other students or sharing general course information
• You can direct message or call your Instructor, Sam Blanchard, in Teams.
   & Note that TAs can answer most questions more quickly and efficiently using HelpDesk in Teams or in-person.

Here is the link to the CS110 team. CS110 Teams Link

CS 110 Lab is available for your use, all in-person exams, and in-person HelpDesk

• 24 hours using your Student ID to access when needed.
• Monday and Wednesday staffed with CS 110 TAs from 8am - 4pm. You are able but not required to attend your specific assigned time.
• Friday staffed with CS 110 TAs from 8am - 4pm. Other classes may also be taking exams at this time, please be respectful.

Course Description

This class provides the knowledge and skills necessary to use a personal computer in the college environment and in a professional career, focusing on those skills needed to perform and document research. The format of the class includes Lectures and Labs.

On-Campus students (sections 001, 002, etc.)

All On-Campus students will take Exams physically in-person in the CS 110 Lab. If you are unsure at any point, you should attend physically in-person.
On-Campus students are welcome to perform all work in the CS 110 lab. Your student ID will provide access to the CS 110 Lab except when the University is shut down.

Online students (sections 801, 802, etc.)

Fully Online students will never need to attend physically in-person even when that is otherwise specified in any of the material presented. Since Fully Online students never attend in person, all distinctions for in-person and online are relevant only for the On-Campus students who may always work in the CS 110 Lab but are not always required to do so.
Some material, such as the Respondus Lockdown Browser version of exams, should only appear for online students; and the equivelent in-person exams should not be visible.

Class Activities / Makeup policies

• ADDED for Clarity: Any work accepted late is subject to a late penalty
  • Late penalties are generally implemented within the course online LMSs.
  • There are not time limits on assignments including exams, the limits are time of completion
  • Assignments are due on the LMS due date and time.
    • Excused absenses and accomodations are arranged per assignment which is consistent with policies.
    • These are implemented by changing the due date in the LMS on a per-student per-assignment basis.
    • They can be verified by seeing the difference in the due date between the original schedule due date and the LMS due date

• Lectures
  • Lectures are recorded and linked with each Canvas assignment. Lectures can also be found on the Echo360 Tab in the Canvas course

• Lecture Quizzes
  • Students are responsible for 6 Lecture Quizzes.
  • Lecture Quizzes are over the material presented in the lectures and homework assignments.
  • Lecture Quizzes are open book assigned as homework.
  • A Lecture Quiz may be taken up to 5 times, only the best score will be kept.
  • No Lecture Quizzes will be accepted after the late deadline.
  • Students with an excused absence will be allowed to make up a Lecture Quiz without penalty.
• Lab Assignments
  • Each Lab Assignment consists of a Lab Training and an Exercise.
  • Lab Training and Lab Exercises are graded separately.
  • These Lab Assignments cover specific functionality with one of the Microsoft Office tools.
  • Lab Training
    • There is no limit to the number of times a Lab Training may be taken before the due date, only the highest score will count.
    • Lab Trainings should always be completed prior to the associated Exercise.
  • Lab Exercises
    • A Lab Exercise may only be taken once during a lab session.
    • Lab Exercises should not require referencing outside material.
    • Lab Exercises must be done in the CS110 lab.
  • Students with excused absences will be allowed to make up a Lab Assignment without penalty.
  • There is a hint board on each end of the lab with hints about issues to do with the tools and the day's assignment. Be sure to check them out before doing that day's assignment.

• Class Projects
  • There are several Class Projects that will be assigned throughout the semester.
  • Descriptions for each Class Project are delivered as a part of the assignment.
  • Each project will have a late period subject to a late penalty deduction of 20%.
  • Students with excused absences will be allowed to make up the Class Project without penalty.
  • The lowest project score will be dropped.

• Lecture Exams
  • Given 3 times during the semester. See the schedule tab for the assigned Lecture Exam times.
  • Cover the previous 4-5 weeks lectures.
  • Canvas based and must be taken in the CS110 Lab building during the lab time. (or as indicated in Canvas for online students)
  • Available for from 8am to 4pm on the day of the exam. (or as indicated in Canvas for online students)
  • Students with an excused absence will be allowed to make up a Lecture Exam without penalty.

• Lab Exams
  • Given 6 times during the semester. See the schedule tab for dates.
  • Done in SIMnet.
  • Students must bring their CSU ID in order to take the exam.
  • Each Lab Exam MUST be taken in the CS110 lab.
  • Lab Exams are closed book and may only be taken once on the assigned day.
  • Students with excused absences will be allowed to make up a Lab Exam without penalty.

• Final Exam
  • There will be NO final exam given in this course.

• Extra credit
  • Extra credit will not be offered in this course.
• All activities in this class will be done individually. Software is run to detect collaboration on assignments, any cases identified will be reported to Academic Integrity.

• Excused Absence
  • Please see the Course Policy page for the definition of an excused absence.

  
  

  Specific objectives and activities include:

  • An understanding of basic computer concepts such as:
    • Computer hardware and software.
    • Security and privacy.
    • Tools that use the Internet and the World-Wide-Web.
    • Searching for and collecting pertinent information.
  • Understanding how to manage and keep information secure.
  • Preparation of professional documents.
  • Creation of well-designed presentations.
  • Manipulating, analyzing and plotting data.
  • Projecting information onto the web.

  Expectations:

  The typical expectation for a college course at CSU is that students will work at least 2-3 hours outside of class per class credit hour. A 4 credit class such as this one may require you to work more than 8 hours per week in addition to your classroom activities. A key objective of this course is that, by the end of the semester, every student will have the ability to collect data in his/her specific area of study, write a research paper, put together a presentation on that paper, and publish the information on the web in a professional manner. The information provided during the lectures provides an overview of the specific topics while the labs provide hands-on experience with the tools.

  Note: Credit is not allowed for both CS110 and BUS150