Community College of
Rhode Island
Syllabus
Introduction to Windows COMI-1451
1 credit (3 Lecture hours, 1
Lab hour)
Semester and Year
Professor
Donald Paquet
Instructor Contact Information:
Class location
information - Online
Email: DPaquet@ccri.edu
Office: Warwick campus room 2150
Office Phone: 401-825-2161
Office Hours: 8 am to 9 am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday
Departmental Secretary: Donna Scattone,
825-2155
Course Description
This module
familiarizes students with the graphical-user operating environment. Basic
functions of Windows are demonstrated. Students do laboratory assignments to
utilize the basic operating functions of Windows such as file handling, fonts,
graphics, icons and screen control.
Course delivery mode – Online
Student
Learning Outcomes
Windows Introduction
Perform basic Windows operations
Work with files and folders
Use basic Windows applications
Select the characteristics of the various storage media
Identify and use various storage media
Do basic functions of Internet applications
Use the internet as a research tool
Course expectations – Students are responsible for following the policies
set forth in the Student Handbook (http://www.ccri.edu/advising/student_services/handbook.html) and College Catalog (http://www.ccri.edu/catalog/)
Required textbooks and materials
Microsoft® Windows 7: Comprehensive, 1st Edition
Gary B. Shelly, Steven M. Freund, Raymond E. Enger
ISBN-10: 1439081034 ISBN-13: 9781439081037
Course Technology 832 Pages ©2011
by June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja, Lisa Ruffolo
ISBN-10: 1285080882
ISBN-13: 9781285080888
328 Pages Paperback
© 2013 Published
Course
Grading
Lab assignments = 60 %
Quiz = 10 %
Exam = 30 %
Extra Credit = 1 exam
point for each project cross word puzzle
90
to 100 = A
80
to 89 = B
70
to 79 = C
60
to 69 = D
Below
60 = F
Calendar of weekly course topics
Schedule of course topics and
assessments with due dates when possible.
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Topic List - Assignments |
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Week 1 Lesson 1 |
Lesson 1 -Desktop, Starting Applications Do Assignment -1, post a bulletin board message |
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Week 2 Lesson 2 |
Lesson 2 - Windows Disk File System Do Assignment-2 |
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Assignment -1 due by Monday of Week 2 |
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Week 3 Lesson 3 |
Lesson 3 - Desktop Applications Do Assignment -3 Do practice quiz |
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Assignment -2 due by Monday of Week 3 |
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Week 4 Lesson 4 |
Lesson 4 - Windows Online Do Assignment -4 |
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Do Quiz # 1
Windows Introduction Assignment -3 due by Monday of Week 4 |
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Week 5 Lesson 5 |
Exam 1 Intro to Windows Assignment -4 due by Monday of Week 5 |
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Services
for Students with Disabilities
Any student with
a documented disability may arrange reasonable accommodations. As part of
this process, students are encouraged to contact the office of Disability
Services for Students as early in the semester as possible (http://www.ccri.edu/dss/index.shtml).
This syllabus is
subject to change at any time at the discretion of the instructor. Students are
responsible for keeping current with changes made to this syllabus.