Instructor Contact

Maura Devlin-Clancy

• To contact your instructor, please send a message via Canvas Inbox
• Or second choice, send email to mclancy@ccsf.edu
• Office Hours: By arrangement
• I will respond to all course email within 24 hours Monday-Friday, exclusive of school holidays. Once the course begins, I prefer to get messages through the Canvas "Inbox". 
• You can visit my CCSF Google Website

Communication Plan

• I will respond to your messages within 24 hours during the work week (Monday-Friday) excluding holidays or if you are notified otherwise.
• Your work will be reviewed and graded on it within two weeks of the due date unless you are informed otherwise. Please note that you will receive private comments on your discussion posts, your final project, and quizzes or exams. Your weekly quizzes also contain feedback for your own self-assessment.
• I will participate in the weekly discussions but may not respond to each individual student. You will receive private comments on your discussion posts.
• If you do not log in to the course, you will receive a message from our early alert system "Starfish" to remind you to come back to the course. It is best to keep up as the semester goes quickly and because life happens!
• Office hours online or in-person are by arrangement.

Building Community

The heart of this class is the discussion forum. Each week you and your classmates will analyze and discuss the issues that come up in the material this week. Each time this class is offered, I enjoy reading your posts, and your responses to each other and your analysis of the topics. We learn from each other, from our varied experiences and our different world views. I look forward to participating in discussions with you.

Instructor Announcements 

The instructor will post announcements on the “Announcements” page in Canvas throughout the semester. Canvas notifies students according to their preferred Notification Preferences (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as soon as the instructor creates an Announcement. 

Q&A Forum and Student Lounge

• A “Q&A Forum” is located in the Getting Starting Module. This forum is for you to ask for assistance of your classmates or of instructor.
• The "Collaborate with Classmates" discussion area is for YOU. Many students use it to share links of interest to the course that they wish to share.

A computer literacy course using personal computers. Prepares students to use computer applications. Overview of computer components including hardware, software and data. Fundamentals of Windows and other operating systems and applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, database, and email and the Internet. Students use computers to complete class assignments.

CNIT 100 COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD

Prerequisites/corequisites/advisories

None

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the components of computers systems, such as hardware, software, and data.
2. Classify and use the main components of Windows such as menus, windows, dialog boxes, and icons.
3. Evaluate and correctly use productivity software to create, format and edit documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations
4. Identify security threats and describe techniques for protection.
5. Describe the basic components of networks and telecommunications.
6. Identify the components of the Internet and how to access features such as the World Wide Web and email.

Class Meetings

Course Web Site

Students will use the Canvas Learning Management system for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, viewing classmates' work, sharing resources, and viewing grades.  I can help with the course material and with some Canvas issues. But, if you need help uploading an assignment or with the mechanics of Canvas, Canvas help is the number to call.

eTextbook (paper textbook is optional)

In this course, we use a digital bundle, that includes an eTextbook, simulations, and video:

1. Technology in Action (18th edition) +
   * GO! with Microsoft Office and Windows and
2. Custom CCSF Software License: MyLab Student Access Kit (with e-Book of GO! Microsoft Office 365, 2021 Edition), Pearson
3. This will be purchased online through MyLab and Mastering course link in Canvas.

Field Trips

No scheduled field trips. 

Canvas

Students will use the Canvas Learning Management system for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, viewing classmates' work, sharing resources, and viewing grades.  I can help with the course material and with some Canvas issues. But, if you need help uploading an assignment or with the mechanics of Canvas, Canvas help is the number to call.

For 24/7 help with Canvas call: 1-844-592-2198.

Required Software

• Windows OS
• Microsoft Office
• A mac can be used for most of the course. Access runs only on Windows.
• Adobe Reader (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Update your browser (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Important Dates

• Day Class Begins:  Monday, January 13, 2025
• Day Class Ends: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
• Please see the CCSF Website for Important Add/Drop and other registration dates
• Final Exam: Available online in Canvas, May14 - 21, 2025

Dropping the Class

If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it to avoid getting no refund (after 10% of course length), a W symbol (after 20%), or a grade (after 60%). Also, for several consecutive, unexplained absences, the instructor may drop a student.

Attendance

Students who do not log-in to an online class after the second week and participate in a learning activity will be dropped from the class. It is strongly advised that if you need to miss more than one class/homework deadline in a row that you contact me to avoid being dropped from the class. 

Late Policy

All assignments are due at 11:59 p.m. PST on the due date. 

Late work will receive a deduction of 10% each week.

Methods of Evaluation

Each week you will complete graded MyLab and Canvas assignments. There is a Discussion and/or a Quiz each week. All of these assignments can be completed after reading the textbook assignments and the summaries in the content modules. 

Exams

There will be online quizzes throughout the course and an online final exam. The material comes from the Technology in Action textbook and supplemental materials. If any exam is missed, a zero will be recorded as the score. It is your responsibility to take the online exams by the due date.

Grading Policy

Visit the “Grades” in Canvas to keep track of your grades. I grade weekly and post grades and comments on the online Canvas gradebook.

  How do I view my grades, teacher comments, and an assignment rubric as a student?

Grades will be assigned as follows:

An “F” grade indicates that a student attended, participated and completed the course but failed to master the course curriculum.

An “FW” grade indicates the student stopped attending a course after the “last day to withdraw” deadline and subsequently did not submit any work or participate in any exams. Please check with your counselor and financial aid advisor for possible implications of the FW grade on residency and financial aid status.

Students who register in CCSF classes are required to abide by the CCSF Student Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Violation of the code is basis for referral to the Student Conduct Coordinator or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Office of Student Affairs (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Collaborating on or copying of tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. I encourage students to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:

Encourage Academic Integrity and Prevent Plagiarism (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Citing Information Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Student Expectations 

You will succeed in this course if you meet the following expectations:

• Complete the assigned activities. Please let me know as soon as you can concerning difficulties that you may have in getting assignments in on time. 
• Complete the discussion posts and replies within the given window of time. Our discussions are much more vibrant when we all participate!
• Complete the weekly quizzes/labs, Research Paper, Midterm and the Final Exam on time.
• Think critically about the weekly topics. Is something surprising? Is it new to you? How does it contrast with what you know about XYZ or how does it compare to ABC? 
• Do your own and your best work. 

Instructor Expectations

Here is what you can expect of me:

• I will respond to your email or message within 24 hours during the week, unless I inform you otherwise.
• I will treat you and your ideas with respect.
• I will grade your Labs and Discussion posts within a week.  Grades on the Final will be done within a week.
• You will see your grades in the Canvas Gradebook.
• I will work hard to make this a great class. 

If you need classroom or testing accommodations because of a disability, or have emergency medical information to share with me, or need special arrangements in case the building needs to be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.

Students seeking disability related accommodations are encouraged to also register with Disabled Students Programs and Services located in Room 323 of the Rosenberg Library (415) 452-5481. Please see the DSPS website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for more information and alternate locations.

We will discuss the use of artificial intelligence tools in this class quite a bit. Until we are able to go into that in detail, the policy of the course is that every element of class assignments must be fully undertaken by the student.

For example, if the assignment says, "Read and write" or "Read and summarize", then the student must perform both those actions.

The use of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Co-Pilot, or Grammarly, to generate the written response is not allowed. 

Use of AI to generate any part of your work will be treated as plagiarism. If you have questions about this, please contact the instructor.

Exception: Grammarly can be used to check grammar and punctuation of words that you have written yourself. Please do not use it to generate text, to change style or tone, or for writing from prompts.

Students found to be using AI to generate written responses may be dropped and reported to Student Affairs at CCSF. If you have questions about this, please contact me.