CIS 2201
(online)
Fall 2024
START HERE
Instructor: Penelope Lyman
Email: plyman@ung.edu
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Office Hours Virtual (Teams) or F2F: Re Teams: Open Teams and click on the Calls
tab. Type my name in the Search box and initiate a call during office hours. |
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M 1:00pm
– 2:30pm |
F2F
Oconee Room 592 SRC |
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W 12:00pm – 1:30pm |
F2F Oconee Room 592 SRC |
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R 11:00am – 2:00pm |
Virtual (Teams) only |
WELCOME!
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WEEK 1 |
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Begin
by clicking on the Syllabus link
on the eLearning (D2L) homepage under Course Information. Read the syllabus
(all of it) like you have a purpose. You
are responsible for reading the syllabus and this Start Here document. Email
me if you have any questions. Do NOT use the email tool in eLearning when you send me an email. I only check email sent
to plyman@ung.edu. Please check YOUR
email frequently, especially after you send me a message. |
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2) |
Go
to eLearning (D2L) and complete BOTH the MANDATORY Attendance Quiz AND the MANDATORY
Introduction Discussion. Do this ASAP!! Per the syllabus, UNG
undergraduate online courses will now have a mandatory attendance quiz and
introduction discussion.
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3) |
Per
the syllabus: TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS The materials for this course are part of
UNG’s First Day Inclusive Access Program.
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All course materials (e-texts and access to Connect and SIMnet platforms) have been added to your UNG billing
statement at a discounted price. ·
You should see an e-text charge on your billing statement
which is the Opt-in-Price for required materials for this class. ·
You do NOT need an access code with Inclusive Access. ·
Please contact me if you wish to “opt-out” of Inclusive
Access. This option is NOT recommended. You
will be registering for the Connect and SIMnet
platforms via links in D2L. Both e-texts below are required for the
class. You should already have access to them via links in D2L.
2.
SIMnet: Microsoft Office
365 in Practice 2021 Edition, Randy Nordell, Kathleen Stewart, Annette
Easton, Pat Graves, Amie Mayhall, McGraw Hill, ©2023 If you need technical
assistance, contact McGraw Hill Customer Support. |
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4) |
Print
out the Assignment Sheet at the end of the syllabus and mark your calendar
with the due dates. Based on the Assignment Sheet due dates, all assignments
(exams (not including the final exam), Simbook
exercises and SIMnet projects) are due on Thursdays by 1:00pm (except for the mandatory attendance quiz and the
mandatory introduction discussion due January 15, 11:59pm.). No late submissions will be accepted. The
exam study sheets, SIMnet Projects instructions, Simbook Exercises instructions are all stored in
eLearning. |
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5) |
Now
that we’ve gotten the administrative details taken care of, you can begin
your coursework. You
should get started on ·
Exam
1 Computers in Business (from Connect) ·
SIMnet
o Simbook Exercise 1 o Simbook Exercise 2 o Project 1 MS Word 2021 SIMnet In Practice-Chapter 1 during
the first week since they are due on Thursday of Week 2. (For explicit
instructions regarding upcoming assignments, see Week 2 below.) I
don't advise waiting until Wednesday evening of Week 2 to begin Week 2’s
assignments--and certainly not Thursday morning. My response to email
inquiries is promised within 24 hours which means if you get stuck, you might
not be able to complete assignments before the due date, resulting in a zero
for the assignment. ALWAYS
check the D2L gradebook (Grades) after you submit an assignment to verify
your score. Let me know ASAP if there is a problem. Give the two software platforms (SIMnet and
D2L) a few minutes to sync. Note: Weekly learning objectives that are
measurable and consistent with the course-level objectives above may be
viewed at http://faculty.ung.edu/plyman/CISM2201/CourseInformation/CIS2201CourseObjectives_byweek.pdf or opened from the
Content tab in eLearning under the Course Information topic. |
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WEEK 2 |
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Assuming
you have read the syllabus and this Start Here webpage, you should complete
your first Exam, your first two Simbook
Exercises, and your first SIMnet Project, hopefully
at least 24 hours before they are due on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. of Week 2. The
class is designed so that anyone, regardless of computer experience, should
be able to complete all the projects. If you are an expert, be patient with
the level of detail. Note: Even if you added
the class on the last day of drop/add, you still have time to complete the
assignments that are due by Thursday of Week 2. |
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2) |
If you prefer
to work on the Exam Study Sheet first, scroll down to #4 of Week 2. NOTE: You
should ALWAYS access the Simbook Exercises and SIMnet Projects via the links in eLearning. Simbook
Exercises: (Do the Simbook Exercises BEFORE you try the SIMnet
Projects.) Note: There is no SIMnet Project for Simbook Exercise 1 (Windows). SIMnet’s Simbook Exercise 1 and Simbook
Exercise 2:
Assuming you
are satisfied with your scores on Simbook Exercises
1 and 2, follow the directions below for completing SIMnet
Project 1. |
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AGAIN: You
should ALWAYS access the Simbook Exercises and SIMnet Projects via the links in eLearning. SIMnet
Projects:
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The Virtual Lab may be accessed via a web browser (Chrome works
best) as follows: o
Go to http://vlab.ung.edu o
Click on the right option (VMware Horizon HTML Access) o
Enter your login information, including 2FA. o
Click the “Accept” button in green. o
Click the Virtual Lab link square on the left. o
Wait. The UNG virtual desktop should open.
Please
email me if you need assistance. NOTE (more nagging): All of the Simbook Exercises and
SIMnet Projects are available at the beginning of
the semester. You don’t have to wait until they are due in
order to submit them. Get started early and submit your work ahead of
time. It surely beats getting a zero if you try to submit after the due date.
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Exams: Beginning
on August 22,
you will have 1 exam per week in eLearning (D2L) due for 14 weeks based
on material from Connect’s
Investigating Technology e-text. Most exams will cover one
chapter per week. However, there are three exams that will cover two chapters
for the week. See the syllabus assignment sheet. To
access your Connect e-text:
___________ At this
point, I assume you registered for Connect per the instructions and you are able to access your e-text.
You should be able to see your score in the
eLearning gradebook (Grades) after you click Done. If
you don’t see your grade in the eLearning gradebook after you submit an exam, email me immediately. Per
the syllabus, you have one week to contact me after the due date if you have
questions about your score or performance on a particular exam. I HIGHLY recommend that you work ahead as much as
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WEEK 3 |
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Follow
the directions displayed above in Week 2 to complete the new assignments due
in Week 3. Per the syllabus Assignment Sheet,
Exam 2 Computer Hardware,
Simbook Exercise 3, and SIMnet
Project 2 are all due on Thursday,
August 29, at 1:00 p.m. See your Assignment Sheet to
verify the specific date. Note: The optional Word Capstone
project is also due for a certificate on Thursday, August 29 at
1:00pm. See the SIMnet Projects Instructions (pp
6-7) for directions to access the Word Capstone project. As I explained in
the projects instructions, the Word Capstone project
(due Week 3) and the PowerPoint Capstone project (due Week 5) are NOT graded.
If, however, you decide to complete the 2 projects by their due dates AND
receive at least 90% on one of your attempts, you will receive a Yellow Belt
Certificate of Achievement. It
is YOUR responsibility to check the eLearning gradebook (Grades) to verify
that your assignment scores are correct BEFORE the due date. Per the
syllabus, you have one week to contact me after the due date if you have
questions about your score or performance on a particular assignment. |
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WEEK 4 |
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Per the syllabus Assignment Sheet,
Exam 3 Computer Input & Computer Output (2 chapters), Simbook Exercise 4 and SIMnet Project 3 are all due on Thursday, September 5,
at 1:00 p.m. See your Assignment Sheet to verify the specific date. NOTE:
Exam 3 covers 2 chapters in your e-text. |
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Beyond
this point, you should be able to follow your syllabus Assignment Sheet for SIMnet projects, Simbook
exercises, and exams. YOU SHOULD ONLY ACCESS
your assignments via D2L. No
assignments are due the week of Fall (Thanksgiving) Break (November 25-29). Please
email me if you have any questions. |
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Final
Exam (proctored activity) |
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The CIS 2201 Final Exam is comprehensive over the 14
exams (17 chapters) taken during the semester. The final exam will have 100
multiple choice questions from Connect’s Investigating
Technology e-text. There is a Final Exam Study Sheet available under the Study Sheets link on eLearning. The final exam in D2L will
NOT be open-book, and you will NOT be permitted any notes. The exam
should take about an hour. It is a REQUIREMENT
of all online courses at UNG to have a proctored activity worth a minimum of
10% of the course grade. Your CIS 2201
FINAL EXAM is that proctored activity.
YOU MUST TAKE THE FINAL EXAM. The CIS 2201 Final Exam in D2L will be
proctored by an Authorized UNG Testing Center or ProctorU. Both options
require a fee. The scheduling period for the final exam with ProctorU or the
UNG Testing Center is shown on the Assignment Sheet AND at the beginning of
the course syllabus (under Important Dates) AND on the eLearning course
homepage. Please
see the syllabus under Course Information in D2L for more information
about the Final Exam. |
