ME 1305 Information Technology and Society

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General Information

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to give the student a broad exposure to information technology (IT) and its impact upon society and the workplace. 

 

In addition, the students acquire portable skills in the lab sessions to take with them to the workplace.  These skills include using word processing and spreadsheets, making presentations, and creating and using databases.

Course Format                                                             Course Grading

The classroom content is delivered as:

·        lectures on textbook                                                           In-class Exams (3)            54 %                                               

·        PowerPoint presentations based upon the text                     Homework                       15 %

·        discussion on current events in IT                                        Lab exam                         15 %

·        3 outside readings                                                               

·        videos                                                                                 Lab assignments               14 %

                                                                                                 PowerPoint Presentation     2%

 

 

No grades will be dropped.

 

No extra credit work is available for this class.

 

Instructor reserves the right to curve final grades.

 

Academic dishonesty may result in a course grade of F

 

Instructor

Dr. Dona T. Mularkey      Office: Embrey 200F    Ph. 214.768.1453     mularkey@engr.smu.edu

Dr. Elena Borzova            Office: Embrey 301B    Ph  214.768.1114     eborzova@mail.smu.edu

 

Instructor offices are in the Embrey Engineering building.  The ME department phone is 214-768-3128.

Text

·        Technology in Action, 5th Edition, Evans, Martin, and Poatsy

 

Lab Manual

 

·        Go with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory (with CD). Gaskin, Ferrett, Vargas, and Marks

       ISBN 0131679996

 

Office Hours

Announced in class by instructor.

 

Accommodations

 

Disability

If you need academic accommodations for a disability, you must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214.768.4557) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations.  Then you should schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements.

 

Religious Observation

Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence.

 

Extracurricular Activities

 Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity will be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of their participation.  It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the work.

 

 

This page last updated 08/19/2008

 

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