Microcomputer Applications For Business/Economics

Course Description and Objectives

CGS2100, Micro Applications for Business and Economics teaches important computer and digital technology concepts and skills necessary to succeed in business and in life. Course topics range from computer literacy basics, to today's hottest technologies, to the information systems on which today's businesses and organizations depend. This course is designed to provide relevant technology coverage for all degree programs.

By the conclusion of this course, students who earn a passing grade will be able to:

- Use a current operating system to run applications an efficiently manage computer files.
- Demonstrate skills related to email use.
- Demonstrate skills involved in web-based research.
- Use a current word processing application to create a college-level research paper.
- Use a current spreadsheet application to analyze complex numeric data and generate charts.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of data base management with MS Access.
- Prepare an oral presentation with MS PowerPoint.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic computer concepts such as computer hardware, software, architecture, and networking.
- Demonstrate understanding of Database Systems.
- Demonstrate understanding of Networking Technologies, Electronic Commerce, and Applications in the modern business environment.
- Demonstrate understanding of today`s web tools and applications, including cloud computing and social networks.
- Use and understand technical vocabulary in computer related documents written in English or Spanish.

Course Material

All the information and material for the course, including documents, links and multimedia files, will be available at the local area network and in photocopies.

E-Mail

If you have any questions about the course or need assistance, please contact me in person or by e-mail (evivancos2@fsu.edu) at any time. Also, you may submit assignments in class or by e-mail on the due date. E-mail submissions should be submitted as an attachment.
Policies
- Attendance is required for lecture and recitation classes and counts towards your grade.
- Arrive on time, stay to the end; students must be present and engaged from the beginning to the end of class to be considered "in attendance" and deserving of any attendance points.
- Students are responsible for any information presented in class, even when absent. It is the student's responsibility to find out what was missed if unable to attend.
- Students who miss class must present documentation for the absence to the instructor if they wish to find out what they missed, make up quiz, extra-credit, or attendance points, or have assignment late penalties overlooked.

Course Outline
Topics
Chapter 1: Computers and Digital Technologies
Chapter 2: Hardware
Chapter 3: Software
Chapter 4: Database Systems
Chapter 5: E-commerce. Computer-based Information Systems
Chapter 6: Systems Development. The Open source community
Chapter 7: Computer Networks. The internet and the World Wide Web
Chapter 8: The Digital Media revolution
Chapter 9: Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing
Chapter 10: Computer Crime and Information Security

Computer Skills
- Basic skills: Windows, email, web-based search...
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
- Database systems
- Working with multimedia files
- Presentations
- Website design
- Cloud computing and Web 2.0 tools
- Social networks

A detailed and updated schedule of the course can be found online as a shared Google calendar.

Grading and Evaluation Criteria

Points Activity
100 Assignment 1: Word Processing
100 Assignment 2: Spreadsheet
75 Assignment 3: Database
50 Skills Exam 1: Word Processing
50 Skills Exam 2: Spreadsheet
50 Skills Exam 3: Database
75 Assignment 4: Web 2.0 and social networks
125 Assignment 5: Oral Presentation (PowerPoint)
75 Quizzes
100 Homework
100 Final Exam
100 Attendance/Participation
1000 Total Possible Points

Add up your points earned then use the chart below to calculate your letter grade.

900 - 909 A- 910 - 1,000 A
800 - 809 B- 810 - 879 B 880 - 899 B+
700 - 709 C- 710 - 779 C 780 - 799 C+
600 - 609 D- 610 - 679 D 680 - 699 D+
000 - 599 F

Americans with Disabilities Act:
Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should (1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center; (2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type and/or make appropriate arrangements with the FSU Valencia Study Center. This should be done during the first week of class. This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative format upon request.

For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, contact:
Student Disability Resource Center
(850) 644-9566 (voice) (850) 644-8504 (TDD)
sdrc@admin.fsu.edu http://www.disabilitycenter.fsu.ed