1. CIS107
INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTERS
Susan Bennett

2. Instructor Information
 Instructor
 Susan Bennett
 Email: sbenne11@dtcc.edu
 The best way to reach me is by email; I
usually respond within an hour if I am not
in class
 Office: none
 Education:
 Bachelors Degree from Wilmington
University
 Associates Degree from Delaware
Technical Community College

3. Course Information
 16 weeks from Jan. 9th – May 5th
 Class meets in room 192 of the Jason
Bldg.
 Schedule
 Class meets on Tuesday and Thursday
 Section 202 meets 8:30 am – 10:20 am
 Section 204 meets 10:30 am – 12:20 pm

4. Required Items
 Book
 Microsoft Office 2010 Introductory by Shelly &
Vermaat
 Available at Owen’s Campus bookstore
 Software (if you wish to work from home)
 Office 2010 w/Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access
 Office
Professional Academic Version is available at a
special student price (see link on blackboard)
 Materials
 USB flash drive – any capacity
 Headphone – Ear buds for an IPOD will work

5. MyDtcc Portal Log-In
 Username: on the top right side of your bill
under your “Major”
 Password: your birth month, day, and last 4
digits of your SSN in this format: MMDDNNNN
 From home: http://my.dtcc.edu
 Campus computers use the same username
and password as blackboard

6. Rules
 No food or drinks at the computers
 No phone calls or
text messaging during class
 No IPODs or music during class

7. Cheating Will Not Be Tolerated
Allowed NOT Allowed
 Helping another  Helping another
student with tutorials student during a test or
and assignments by quiz
showing them  Giving an assignment
to another student
 Turning in someone
else’s work
 Both giver and receiver
will be penalized

8. Course Work
 Chapters covered:
 Introductionto Computers
 Office 2010 and Windows 7
 Word 2010 – chapters 1, 2, and 3
 PowerPoint 2010 – chapters 1, 2, and 3
 Excel 2010 – chapters 1, 2, and 3
 Access 2010 – chapters 1 and 2

9. Course Work
 Each chapter will have:
 Tutorial
2 assignments (the first chapter only has 1
assignment and the second chapter has no
assignment)
 Quiz – multiple choice questions
 May be taken a maximum of 3 times
 Each Unit (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
will have a skills exam
 All tutorials, assignments, quizzes, and skills
exams will be submitted through blackboard

10. Attendance
 You may work on your
assignments outside of class
 You are expected to attend class
unless you have submitted your
work prior to class time
 You must attend class to take
Skills Exams
 Attendance is not part of your
grade but could affect your
financial aide if you do poorly and
don’t attend class

11. Late Penalties
 Late assignments will receive a 2
point per day late penalty
 Assignments and quizzes will be
removed from blackboard 2 weeks
after the due date and will no longer
be accepted
 Missed skills exams will have to
made up by appointment and may
receive a 10 point penalty
 You may work ahead, all
assignments are available on
blackboard

12. Grade Calculations
 Grades will be calculated using the following percentages
Skills
Tutorials
Assessments
5%
50%
Quizzes
15%
Assignments
30%

13. Outline
Week Topic
1 Lesson 1 – Introduction to Computers
2 Finish Lesson 1
Lesson 2 – Office 2010 and Windows 7
3-5 Lesson 3, 4, 5 – Word 2010
6 Word Skills Exam
6-9 Lesson 6, 7, 8 – PowerPoint 2010
9 PowerPoint Skills Exam
10-12 Lesson 9, 10, 11 – Excel 2010
13 Excel Skills Exam
14-15 Lesson 12, 13 – Access 2010
16 Access Skills Exam

14. General DTCC Education Goals
Upon completion of general education and major/technology
courses, a Delaware Tech graduate will be able to:
 Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in
writing
 Demonstrate effective problem solving and reasoning skills
 Work effectively in groups of people from diverse
backgrounds
 Demonstrate ethical and professional understanding and
conduct
 Apply appropriate information literacy skills to locate,
evaluate and use information effectively
 Use computer technology appropriate to the field

15. Conclusion
 The course has a lot of
useful information even
for students who
already know how to
use Office
 I hope you enjoy the
class