CIS 123 - MIS: Orientation

This week is set aside to help you become familiar with other students and the basic workings of the course. Look around the course, ask questions, and converse with other students in the discussion areas.

Objectives

• use Desire2Learn/Brightspace resources for this course
• use the discussion forum to communicate with other students
• obtain a copy of the syllabus
• find course information on syllabus
• find and use instructor's web site

Preliminaries

• Review syllabus (online)
• We will be using Microsoft Office 2010 or later to complete some of the assignments in this course. Microsoft Works is NOT acceptable.
• There is no Microsoft Office text book for this course. See the syllabus for recommendations if you want a text for learning MS Office 2010 or later. The instructor can cover many questions about using productivity software either in class, via the discussion forum, or by email - but you have to ask questions for the instructor to know what to cover. Past experience has shown that most students taking this course already know the basics of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. We can cover specific topics on those applications as requested. There is usually much less experience with database software, so we will discuss the use of Microsoft Access in more detail.
• The midterm and final exams must be taken on campus. Availability of testing in the LSC for the hybrid class will be announced via Desire2Learn/Brightspace during the semester.
• Review resources available on Desire2Learn/Brightspace: https://kish.desire2learn.com/
• Review resources available on instructor/course website
• Instructor site: http://kermit.kishwaukeecollege.edu/~dklick/
• Backup instructor site: http://klickfamily.com/david/school/

Assignments

Check the website for this course http://kermit.kishwaukeecollege.edu/~dklick/cis123/ or the CIS 123 course site on Desire2Learn to see a list of current assignments with due dates.