BCIS 1301 Orientation Computer Information Systems (CIS)

This is your orientation class conducted completely on-line (you do not need to attend an orientation on campus).

Like any other class, there are so many things to go over. Right now our goal is to get started as quickly and easily as possible.

BCIS1301 Microcomputer Applications consist of two parts Lecture and Lab.

You may have a lecture instructor and a lab instructor. When logging on to WebCT you will see your Lecture classroom and your Lab classroom.

You may have one instructor for both lecture and lab. If you have one instructor you will only have one WebCT classroom that will contain a Lecture HomePage and a Lab HomePage.

The lecture instructor records the grade for the course. The lab instructor provides the lecture instructor with the lab grades for the semester.

Syllabus: The course syllabus is located in your Webct classroom in the BCIS1301 – Microcomputer Applications course under “Course Information”. The syllabus is required reading and must be one of the first things you do. Be sure to read this over carefully and ask questions about what you do not understand.

Lecture TimeLine Schedule: This is a week by week outline of everything you will be doing all semester.

The TimeLine is posted under “Course Information” after you enter your course on WebCT.

The TimeLine gives you your current reading assignment for that week (equivalent to a classroom lecture).

• Exam weeks are also shown here.
• Be sure to read this over carefully and ask questions about what you do not understand.
• All due dates and test dates are listed in the TimeLine and posted on the Calendar.

Lab TimeLine Schedule: This is a week by week outline of everything you will be doing all semester.

• The TimeLine is posted under “Important Information” after you enter your course on WebCT.
• Exam weeks are also shown here.
• All due dates of assignments and exams are listed in the TimeLine and posted on the Calendar.
• Be sure to read this over carefully and ask questions about what you do not understand.

Announcements: Check the Bulletin Board weekly for Participation/Attendance assignment. Your instructor will email you additional information throughout the course or post information on the Bulletin Board.

Grade Info: The course grade will consist of both lecture and lab assignments, lecture tests and lab tests, and a lab project. Details for the course grade are in the syllabus.

A grade book is available in your WebCT classroom for your viewing.

Grades will be sent by email ONLY if you request the grade be sent to you. Without an email request for each grade they will not be sent. The “Privacy Act” prohibits the sending of this type of information unless specifically requested by the individual.

WebCT: This area is available for additional learning opportunities.

• It also hosts a discussion forum for our class under the Bulletins icon for Lecture and Message icon for lab. Feel free to join in any discussion listed there.
• The Bulletin Board is a great way to get help from each other concerning quizzes, homework and lab assignments.
• Your instructor will be monitoring the Bulletin Board area, and will post answers to any questions that students submit.
• All email messages and homework assignments will be sent to you instructor by accessing the Webct email facilities and selecting your Instructor’s name (always at the top) and then composing the text of the message. The student guide to Webct should be used to learn how to use the email facilities and Bulletin Board.

Important Note: Remember that the TimeLine(s) instructions give a specific day and time of the week when homework is due to the instructor electronically. If homework is returned to you for reformatting etc., you still have to meet this time deadline for homework submission. Please keep that in mind.

Be sure to allow sufficient time for the email to reach the instructor as well. Email is NOT instantaneous! This means you CANNOT send your homework email 10 or 15 minutes before the deadline and expect it to arrive on time.

Since no homework will be accepted late, anything received after the deadline for that week will be given a grade of zero (0). NO EXCEPTIONS.

The homework deadline is 8AM CST on Tuesday of the week due. These dates are posted on the weekly schedule in the TimeLine(s).

Specific information about exams, exam reviews, and grading will be detailed in separate email messages as needed.

If you are not very familiar with email and attachments (sending, receiving, & saving) then it is suggested that you get with someone immediately who can fill you in on how to do this.

You also need to be current in knowing how to work with files on your system. Specifically, you need to know how to find, move, copy, and rename files.

This is a new experience for most of you, but we you can have some fun while we take on the traditional classroom in a new environment -- Cyberspace.

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