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ABE 120 Section 6 Microcomputing Applications Fall 2001
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| Instructor: | Zhongguo Xiong, Marley 741D Phone: 621-9869 |
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| TA: | Matt Paxson, Shantz ??? Phone: 621-???? E-mail: mtpaxson@u.arizona.edu
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Hours and Place: Class meets on Tusedays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM in Shantz 338. Homework hours are 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Fridays.
Office Hours: Please call or email ahead to arrange a meeting time.
Textbook: Two
textbooks are required, volumes 1 (revised) & 2 of:
Grauer, R.T. and M. Barber. 2001. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 Professional. Prentice-Hall, N.J. ISBN 0-13-011109-0.
An IBM or PC formatted ZIP disk is recommended to store your
work. Alternatively, a supply (4 minimum) of 3 1/2 inch, high density, PC formatted
computer disks (floppies) can be used for the same purpose. A carrying case for the floppy
disks is recommended to help prevent damage to your disks.
Goals: This course
will provide an introduction to using a microcomputer for beginning users. Basic skills
will be developed in word-processing, spreadsheets, database management, presentations and
Internet use. The software for these skills will be Microsoft Office 2000 consisting of
Word 2000, Excel 2000, Access 2000, PowerPoint 2000, and Internet Explorer, all operating
in the Windows 95/98/2000 environment. In addition, e-mail and network software will be
introduced. This course will provide basic information so that you can continue on your
own with appropriate references and some help from experts.
Classes: The class
periods consist of one hour and fifty minutes in the laboratory twice a week and a help
and homework session in the laboratory on Friday. There will be a short discussion offered
at the beginning of some lab exercises. Assignments are tutorials which allow
intensive practice on a microcomputer in the laboratory or as independent study elsewhere.
You should read assignments prior to class and expect that completion of the assigned
computer homework may take additional non-class time.
The text is divided into tutorials that are presented as Assignments A01..A23. Homework
to be graded consists of two parts: the hand-ins requested by assignments and the
knowledge and skills tests associated with the tutorials. Two
in-class exams and a final exam will be taken in the laboratory as scheduled. These exams
will be graded skills assessments. Course
supplemental materials are published on the WEB at http://ag.arizona.edu/classes/ABE120-6/.
An alternate site containing identical materials is also provided at http://ww.u.arizona.edu/~zxiong/abe120.
Homework: It is
requested that homework be handed in with the first page of the Assignment Sheet as a
cover sheet. The student name and computer number should be written on the cover sheet. The assignments may be done in class or at
another time on another computer, but assignments listed for each week are due at the
beginning of the first class period the following week.
Each assignment will be graded on a 10-point basis. Late assignments will have an
automatic deduction of 2 points per day late unless late work was authorized by the instructors.
Knowledge Tests: Knowledge tests are web-based multiple choices that are designed to asses students' general knowledges about a particular subject matter. The home page for the web-based knowledge tests is http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/grauer3/ for the volume 1 of the text book and http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/grauer2/ for the volume 2 of the text book. The knowledge tests are designated as K01 to K24 and can be accessed from either the assignment page or the calendar page. Students are required to take the designated knowledge test either prior to or at the beginning of the class period. You will need to finish the reading assignment to produce a good grade. You may take the test more than once until you get a satisfactory score. Your best knowledge test score during the designated class period will be your recorded grade. After taking each test, click on "Submit for Grade" at the bottom of the page. Email the test results to yourself, the instructors, and the TA.
Training and assessment (TA) assignments: These are interactive programs that teach as well as assess your performance in computer applications. They are modular unit consisting of either pure training materials or a combination of training materials and test. TA is performance-based, computer generated, and computer-scored. As TA assignments are web-based, you can access them wherever there is an internet connection. The home page for web-based TA is http://trainassess.phgenit.com. Each student will be required to register an account on the web site before using these materials. Please type "3nv33umk" or "UofA ABE120 Section 6" exactly in the Course/Section Code box of the registration page. We recommend you take the training and assessment assignment after you have finished the tutorials in the textbook. The training and assessment assignments are designated as TA01 to TA23 and can be accessed by logging onto http://trainassess.phgenit.com, UofA ABE120 Section 6. Students are required to complete a given TA assignment before the due date as specified in the course assignment page. A TA assignment will not be available after the due date. As the assignemnts are modular, you may finish one or more modules at one time and log on again later to finish the rest. In case of an assessment (test), you may take the test up to three times. Your best score during the designated assignment period will be your recorded grade.
| Class Assignments | 35 % | |
| Personal Homepage | 5 % | |
| Knowledge Tests |
10 % | |
| Skills Tests | 10 % | |
| Hourly Exams | 20 % | |
| Final Exams | 20% |
| A |
90 - 100 % | |
| B | 80- 90 % |
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| C | 70- 80% | |
| D | 60 - 70 % | |
| E | below 60 % |
Each student will be assigned to a microcomputer for the term.
There may be a need to change computers at some point due to hardware/software problems or
student desire to sit near a friend; however, in general, I prefer that you work at the
same computer throughout the term. Formal attendance will not be taken. However, you must
turn in homework when due and take tests during classes as assigned.
Students not present for the first class may be administratively dropped so that students waiting to enroll may be given space.
Each Student is expected to do his/her own work. During the
class, students can share information, but are responsible for their work. You will take
all tests individually. The university Code
of Conduct will be followed in this Class.
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