P200 Syllabus

Purpose and Rationale of Course | Objectives of Course | General Information | Course Times | Required Text & Materials | Attendance | Laboratory Etiquette | HPER Cell Phone/Laptop Policy | Guidelines for Submitting Assignments | Grading |Academic Integrity | Must Use Suite 2007 & Internet Explorer

Purpose and Content of the Course:
This course offers students an introduction to computer applications in Kinesiology. In P200 and K506, students will learn the basics of microcomputer applications programs in a Windows environment, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, electronic mail, creating podcasts, World Wide Web (WWW), and Web site development (Dreamweaver). In addition, students will learn to use searching strategies on the WWW and library databases, computerized library applications, and using the IU network.

Rationale of Course:
It is critical that students have opportunities for intensive study and practice of current computer applications as a part of their preparation into the Kinesiology professions. This is grounded in students having opportunity to complete practical projects with their computing skills and creativity.

General Objectives of the Course:

Identify, describe and respond to questions regarding computer applications as they relate to work requirements in Kinesiology.
Identify and explain the benefits of some of the commercially available computer applications to Kinesiology.
Understand how computers work, specifically typical hardware functions in a personal computer, printer and accessories.
Understand the ethical use of computers in the workplace including basic rules for use in communicating with others.
Understand using online resources for downloading and storing data.
Understand the procedures and techniques used in word processing, including creating and editing, document layout, columns, tables, and graphics.
Understand the procedures and techniques used in spreadsheet program including creating a spreadsheet, creating formula, layout and formatting, reporting, linking to word processing documents and uses in the workplace.
Understand the fundamental procedures and techniques used in databases including creating tables, forms, queries and reports; understand the importance of data integrity and the basic data input techniques including file management and data import.
Have knowledge of electronic mail and World Wide Web use, including quality development of a Web page.
Have knowlege of podcasting and creating podcasts.

General Information:

Instructors:	Email	Phone	Office & Hours
Margaret Lion	mlion@indiana.edu You MUST type your section number in the subject line or your email question will not be answered; IU Mypage: http://mypage.iu.edu/~mlion/	812-856-0006	HPER Rm 166; M 1:30-2:30 pm or by appointment
Lowell Furman	lfurman@indiana.edu	812-856-4113	HPER Rm 166; TBA or by appointment
Pat Setser	psetser@indiana.edu	812-856-0006	HPER Rm 166; TBA or by appointment

Course Times:

MWF Section 4245: 9:05 am – 9:55 am HPER 154
MWF Section 4246: 10:10 am – 11:00 am HPER 154

Section 4202 (K506) meets with Section (P200)

MWF Section 4247: 11:15 am – 12:05 pm HPER 154
MWF Section 4248: 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm HPER 154
M R Section 4249: 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm HPER 154

Final Exam Date and Time:
No Final Exam – There will be a final project that will require you to integrate your knowledge of the software and skills you have learned throughout the class. The Final Project is due on or before the Tuesday of finals week. For Fall 2009, that date is Tuesday, December 15th.

Course Homepage:
Homepage is: http://www.indiana.edu/~hperp200/. You will find all needed information about P200 on this site. Note that grades and announcements will be found in Oncourse. You will also be required to load your finished assignments into the class Dropbox in Oncourse.

ONCOURSE Online: https://oncourse.iu.edu
You will use Oncourse for keeping track of your grades, taking tests, backing-up your work, and submitting your assignments.

To save your work in Oncourse, do the following: Log in to CAS, Select Resources on the left and My Workspace Resources to keep additional copies of your P200 assignment and exercise files throughout the semester. You will be required to save some of your work in My Workspace.

Required Texts:

GO! With Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory Third Edition by Shelley Gaskin. You can purchase this at the bookstores. It is recommended that you keep your textbook as it is a good reference materials for the future.
Podcasting: The Basics. You will be able to purchase the packet from either the IMU Bookstore or TIS.

There will also be some handouts provided to you online. You can either print these out or download them and read them from the computer.

Note: Technology changes quickly! Therefore there may be times during the class when you will have to adapt your instructional materials to the technology you are using in the classroom. Be prepared for this! Being able to adapt is part of using technology.

Required Supplies:
All students are required to purchase:

At least 4 Gb USB Thumb (flash) Memory Stick. (You are encouraged to get a flash drive with more Gb.) The USB stick will be necessary to electronically store all projects and assignments for this course. You can have one 4 Gb USB stick or several USB sticks that add up to 4 Gb. They are inexpensive now to buy so buy several. ALSO: If you have an iPod or another MP3 device you may use this as your USB stick. Just remember to bring the proper connecting cord to class.
A 3-ring binder is highly recommended. The USB Thumb Stick and 3-ring binder will be used together to build your portfolio of projects throughout the semester. This project work is excellent material to present to potential employers when you begin your job search or search for internships at a later date.

Attendance:
Because this class is a tools course and has a laboratory setting attendance is required and will be checked every class session. Also, it is very important that you attend your assigned section as different sections may be working at different paces, and, there are machine limitations.

You are responsible for keeping track of your absences. You should keep track of the days you miss.

A student who is late for class by 10 minutes or more will be marked absent and it is up to the student to check with the instructor to have that absence changed to a tardy. Three tardies will be counted as an unexcused absence. Three early departures (10 minutes or more before the end of a class session) will be counted as an unexcused absence.

Students may have up to four unexcused absences, that is, absences that are at the student's discretion. After four unexcused absences, upon the fifth unexcused absence, the student's final grade will be lowered by one third of a letter grade at the end of the semester (eg: if a student has a total of 5 unexcused absences by the end of the semester and earned enough points to achieve a B- in the course, the grade would be lowered to a C+). After four more unexcused absences, the student's final grade will be lowered by yet another one third of a letter grade at the end of the semester (eg: if a student has a total of 10 unexcused absences by the end of the semester and earned enough points to achieve a B- in the course, the grade would be lowered to a C), etc.

Absences may be excused only under the following conditions.

A University sponsored extra-curricular activity when the instructor is notified before the absence.
Personal illness or injury where the student provides a doctor's notification in writing within 2 weeks after the illness.
A death in the immediate family. Please notify the instructor by voice mail or e-mail before you leave.

Students should realize that it will be extremely difficult to catch up if they fall behind in the class sessions and assignments. We have also found that those who miss the first day of class never catch up.

Note: Human Influenza A (H1N1) - "Swine Flu"

The University is keeping watch on the possibility of Human Influenza A (H1N1) breaking out on campus. For more information, visit http://www.iub.edu/~prepare/flu.shtml. If campus is closed the course will continue via the use of the Web. You will be notified via email of such changes should they arise.

If you feel you are coming down with the flu, DO NOT COME TO CLASS! Go to the doctor instead. If you are too sick to go to the doctor, go when you can and bring your instructor a copy of the doctor's note saying that you were sick. This is better than making all of us sick and keeping yourself ill.

Laboratory Etiquette:
To ensure that every class member has optimum conditions for success in the computer lab, and to maximize the time that we have in the computer lab, we will abide by the following policies. During class students shall:

Arrive on time and only leave early if previous arrangements have been made with the instructor.
Raise their hand when requesting assistance from the instructor.
Raise their hand if need to be excused from the class for emergencies.
Give instructor full attention when s/he is lecturing or leading a demonstration.
Not have Webmail or any other email open on their computer desktop in the lab (unless required by the exercise or assignment that day).
Not do instant messaging (IM).
No text messaging.
Have cell phones and other communication devices turned off.
Not be wearing and using personal entertainment devices (e.g.: IPODS, CD players, MP3 devices, etc.)
Not use search engines as Yahoo or Google, or surfing the Web, for personal use (unless required by the exercise or assignment that day.)
Instructors have different personal preferences on some issues. Find them out and follow them.

HPER Cell Phone/Laptop Policy:

Laptops are not permitted in class for notes without prior consent of the instructor. Cell phones and similar mobile devices are to be turned off and put away from the start to the end of class. If at any time a cellular device is being used and considered distractive to either another student or the instructors, the device will be confiscated for the remaining class period and the offender will not be permitted to participate in the remaining class activities for that day (if applicable.) The instructor will document the offender’s name and date of infraction. She will retain a copy of this documentation and provide a copy to the student when the cellular device is returned at the end of class. After the 3rd infraction, the offender will be referred to either the School of HPER Executive Associate Dean who administers undergraduate programs or to the Department Chair, to address personal misconduct in the classroom through repeated offense of classroom policy. Your actions may result in referral to the Office of Student Ethics and Anti-Harassment Programs.

Course Evaluation:
It is the policy of the School of HPER to evaluate all courses taught. Final student course and teaching evaluations will be conducted near the end of the semester in a manner that maintains the integrity of the process and the anonymity of evaluators.

Assignments and Exams:
There will be five individual assignments. Some time will be allocated during class for work and completion of the individual assignments.

There will be daily participation points to earn during the semester. Daily in-class activities and exercises assigned during the semester will be the source for students to earn participation points.

There will be five Assignments in this class, each covering specific software.

There will be one Final Project for this class. It is due during finals week.

There will be two announced, open-notes Exams during the semester. These exams must be taken in your classroom during the specified time.

Guidelines for Submitting Assignments:
Guidelines for Submitting Daily Exercises, Assignments and Final Project:

When instructed, put your section number on your submitted work along with your name.
Daily Participation Points Exercises:

Participation point exercises will be posted on the daily schedule on the Web site. Also posted is the last date that the exercise may submitted for credit.
The student should always maintain at least two copies of their participation exercise files. At least one copy on the USB stick and another copy maintained in Oncourse My Workspace for safe keeping

The five Assignments and Final Project:

These assignments are posted on a special page on the Web site with the date the assignment is due.
These assignments will be submitted electronically. Instructions for submittal will be given with each assignment.
Instructions for late assignments will also be listed in the instructions. There is a 5-point per day late “fee” for late assignments. It is late after midnight of the day it is due. Weekend days are counted as late days.
No assignment will be accepted if it is more than one week late.
Points will be deducted for each file named incorrectly. Be sure to name the file as indicated in the assignment or it will not be found and graded.
The student should always maintain at least two copies of their assignment and final project files. At least one copy on the USB stick and another copy maintained in Oncourse My Workspace for safe keeping.

Grading:
Grades will be updated regularly and are available through Oncourse https://oncourse.iu.edu/. Any correction or error must be reported to the instructor within 72 hours in order for it to be adjusted. Please do not hesitate to notify the instructor by email, phone, or before or after class. Any request after that time will not be honored. The following are the graded events of the class:

Point Break Down for Fall 2009
Exam 1	100
Total Parts	200
Exam 2	200
Assignment 1	150
Assignment 2	150
Assignment 3	150
Assignment 4	150
Assignment 5	150
Final Project	250
Total Score	1500

Grading Scale:
The P200/K506 grading scale is based upon a POINT system, NOT a PERCENT (%) system. This approach to grading in this computer course is a design that has been proven to be valid through multiple semesters of the course. Students that complete the daily work on-time, have good attendance, complete and submit all assignments on a timely basis can expect to have success with this scale.

A+	1500-1480 Points
A	1479.99-1435 Points
A-	1434.99-1415 Points
B+	1414.99-1394 Points
B	1393.99- 1295 Points
B-	1294.99-1275 Points
C+	1274.99-1254 Points
C	1253.99-1145 Points
C-	1144.99-1125 Points
D+	1124.99-1100 Points
D	1099.99-995 Points
D-	994.99-975 Points
F	974.99- Points

Keep track of your grade points. This is not a percentage class so keeping track of your points will help you gauge roughly where you are grade wise.

Note: You will be able to see the points you receive for each exercise and assignment from your Oncourse gradebook. You will have one week only to question your score from the time it has been posted. Questions about points will not be taken after the one week period.

Academic Integrity:
All class members are to follow the fundamental principles of academic integrity and personal conduct outlined in the CODE OF ETHICS FOR STUDENTS. The Policy on Academic Misconduct appears in the Schedule of Classes. The basic principle is that students take credit only for the ideas and efforts that are their own.

It is expected that assignments, will represent the student's own work. This means that you can ask for help, ask another student to show you how to do a task, BUT you may NOT copy a file even if you modify it yourself later. Copied work will receive a grade of zero and may be grounds for failure of the course or expulsion from the University. Help is available during class time and during instructor office hours. The instructor can be reached via e-mail listed above. Instructors check their email accounts every day.

Must Use Suite 2007 & Internet Explorer:
You must use the Microsoft Office Suite 2007 for this class. Your textbook and assignments will be based on the 2007 Suite. If you use another Suite your work will not be graded and you will receive a 0 for the assignment. If you do not have Suite 2007, you can do your work in one of the STC labs across the campus or purchase the Suite from IU. Note that the Vista operating system is required only when working specifically with Vista.

You must use Internet Explorer. IE is easier to manipulate when downloading files from the Web, and you will be doing that a lot. No matter what you use at home, when in class use IE.

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