Text: - Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Instructor: Gary Fergemann
Office: Texas 7209
Phone: 488-4701 ext. 1073
E-mail: gfergemann@kvcc.edu
Web Site: http://classes.kvcc.edu/fergemann
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
BUS 103 Monday/Wednesday 4p.m. 12046
Myitlab Course ID CRSABCA-442031
Business Computer Applications
Fall 2011
Students will use the Web site to access current class information, class schedules, and periodic grade reports.
This site is available from any computer that has access to the Internet.
Office Hours: Texas Campus: Monday 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
or by appointment
Class Location:
Class will meet every Monday and Wednesday unless otherwise indicated. This class will meet in room 2150
for both lecture and lab work. Each class period will provide time for hands on exercises using the computer
system.
Text:
Allan Evans, Kendall Martin, Mary Anne Poatsy. Introductory Technology in Action. Eighth Edition. Upper
Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, n.d.
Shelly Gaskin, Robert L. Ferrett, Alicia Vargas, and Carolyn McLellan. Go with Microsoft Offie 2010. Volume
1. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, n.d.
Course Objectives:
1. Gaining factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, and trends).
2. Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most
closely related to this course.
Grading Criteria:
Points Percent
1 MyITlab Exams (3) 300 30.39%
2 Technology in Action (3) 90 9.11%
3 Final Exam 75 7.59%
4 MyITlab Exercises (18) 192 19.45%
5 Hands on Exercises (6@ 40 each) 240 24.31%
6 Text Exercises (9@10 each) 90 9.11%
987 100.00%
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Grading Scale:
Percent
90-100
85-89
80-84
75-79
Grade Composition:
MyITlab Exams:
There will be three hands on exams, one each for the units on Word, Excel, and Access. These exams will
cover topics discussed in class and illustrated in the individual projects completed. These exams will be closed
book. You may use any online help this is available. STUDENTS MUST EARN 80% OR HIGHER ON
EACH HANDS ON EXAM TO PASS THE COURSE.
Technology in Action Exams:
There will be three Technology in Action exams covering the reading assignments.
Hands on Exercises:
Individual projects are the assignments given during the semester that require the use of Microsoft Word, Excel,
and Access. Individual projects will have varying point totals assigned. Each project must include a cover
sheet with the students name, course identification and project identification.
Final Exam:
The final exam is comprehensive and covers material found in the Technology in Action text.
MyITlab Exercises:
These exercises are found in the myitlab folder for each of the three components of BUS 103. The required
Word exercises are 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B. The required Access exercises are 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B.
The required Excel exercises are 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B. Students may attempt these exercises as many
times as they wish. The highest grade earned on each exercise will be placed in the grade book as the score for
that exercise.
Text Exercises:
Grade
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
Percent Grade
70-74
65-69
60-64
0-59
These required exercises are found at the end of each chapter in the Go text. The exercises required for Word
are exercises 1C, 2C, 3C. The exercises required for Access are 1C, 2C and 3C. The required exercises for
Excel are 1C, 2C, and 3C. Students must complete each of these exercises by following the directions found in
the text. Students must prepare all required reports, including a cover sheet, and submit the reports and the
office documents through the hand-in folder.
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2.0
1.5
1.0
0.0

Class Policies:
All tests and in class projects must be completed on the day they are scheduled. There will be no make up
exams unless prior arrangements are made and if the situation warrants it and at the discretion of the instructor.
It is the student's responsibility to retain all returned assignments.
Although interaction between students is strongly encouraged, each student is responsible for their own work.
Any copying of projects to turn in for credit will result in a 0.0 grade for the course.
The use of cell phones, MP3 players or any other electronic device is strictly prohibited during class hours.
Class Enhancement Activities:
The following activities are optional and may be completed to enhance the student's understanding of the
subject matter, while at the same time improving the student's class grade.
Perfect Attendance: Ten additional points will be awarded to each student who attends all regularly
scheduled class meetings.
Additional “Skills Review” Exercises: Students may complete additional assignments selected from
"Skills Review” exercises found at the end of each project in the text. Students may select project D from
"Skills Review” exercises for each text project. A total of nine exercises are permitted for all of the three
major components of Microsoft Office (Word, Access, and Excel). Fifteen additional points will be
awarded for successful completion of each “Skills Review” exercise. A total of 135 additional points will
be awarded for successful completion of all nine “Skills Review” exercises. The following table lists the
optional exercises.
Word Access Excel
Chapter 1 Lab 1D Constitution Chapter 1 Lab 1D Benefits Events Chapter 1 Lab 1D Charger Inventory
Chapter 2 Lab 2D Ross Letter Chapter 2 Lab 2D Concerts and Sponsors Chapter 2 Lab 2D February Sales
Chapter 3 Lab 3D Company Newsletter Chapter 3 Lab 3D Workshop Rooms Chapter 3 Lab 3D Revenue Projection
Bonus Points: A 10% bonus will be added to the score for each text exercise and hands on exercise that
is submitted for scoring before the due date.
Prerequisites: None.
Assignment Schedule
Date Topic
Reading
Assignment
9/7 Introduction
9/12 Word Pre-Test
Microsoft Word Chapter 1
Technology In Action Chapter 1
Myitlab exercises 1A Word
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9/14 Microsoft Word Chapter 1
Myitlab exercises 1B Word
9/19 Microsoft Word Chapter 2
Technology In Action Chapter 2
Myitlab exercises 2A Word
9/21 Microsoft Word Chapter 2
Myitlab exercises 2B Word
9/26 Microsoft Word Chapter 3
Myitlab exercises 3A Word
Technology In Action Chapter 3
9/28 Microsoft Word Chapter 3
Myitlab exercises 3B Word
10/3 Word Lab
10/5 Word Lab
10/10 Microsoft Word Exam
Technology in Action Exam 1 (Chapters 1-3)
All Word exercises due
10/12 Microsoft Access Pre-Test
10/17 Microsoft Access Chapter 1
Technology In Action Chapter 4
Myitlab exercise 1A Access
10/19 Microsoft Access Chapter 1
Myitlab exercise 1B Access
10/24 Microsoft Access Chapter 2
Technology In Action Chapter 5
Myitlab exercise 2A Access
10/26 Microsoft Access Chapter 2
Myitlab exercise 2B Access
10/31 Microsoft Access Chapter 3
Technology In Action Chapter 6
Myitlab exercise 3A Access
11/2 Microsoft Access Chapter 3
Myitlab exercises 3B Access
11/7 Microsoft Access Lab
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11/9 Microsoft Access Lab
11/14 Microsoft Access Exam
Technology in Action Exam 2 (Chapters. 4,5,6)
All Access exercises due
11/16 Excel Pre-Test
11/21 Microsoft Excel Chapter 1
Technology in Action Chapter 7
Myitlab exercises 1A Excel
11/23 Microsoft Excel Chapter 1
Myitlab exercises 1B Excel
11/28 Microsoft Excel Chapter 2
Technology In Action Chapter 8
Myitlab exercise 2A Excel
11/30 Microsoft Excel Chapter 2
Myitlab exercise 2B Excel
12/5 Microsoft Excel Chapter 3
Technology In Action Chapter 9
Myitlab exercise 3A
12/7 Microsoft Excel Chapter 3
myitlab exercises 3B
12/12 Microsoft Excel Exam
Technology in Action Exam 3 (Chapters 7,8,9)
All Excel exercises due
12/14 Make-up Exams
12/19 Final Exam Technology in Action (Chapters 1-9)
Make-up Exams
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