Course Syllabus

** Final module! **

 Check the due date and get started!

The due date for the Final is also the due date for all old homework.

Use this chart to keep track of start and due dates for assignments:

Note on textbook

Besides the textbook, you will also need the Student Files from the textbook publisher.

Here is a link to visit the publisher's Student Companion Site for this textbook. You need to use this link to download the Student Files you will need for future assignments.

• Student Companion Site (Links to an external site.) (Click the "Data Files for Students" link on the lower left side of the page.)
• If you have trouble using the companion site or trouble downloading the student files, contact me ASAP so I can help you get the files in an alternate way.
• Once you download the files, you will need to unzip or extract the files to make them usable. Right-click on each file you download to extract.
• Optional: At the companion site, you can also find extra resources for each chapter, in case you want extra practice or you want to reinforce skills.

Note on hardware: 
The textbook assumes you have the Windows 8 operating system. (The last 2 pages of the book mention using Windows 7 instead.) For our purposes, it really doesn't matter what version of Windows your computer has, as long as it will run the Office software.

Note on software:
The textbook uses MS Office 2013 (for Windows), and so should you. If you try to use an older version or a Mac version to complete assignments, you may not be able to get the same results as the book shows or expects. That could affect your points on homework. (Remember that you can use campus computers. Better still, use the Maggini 2nd floor lab.) If you want to buy MS Office, here is a link to a site that will sell it to students for $39.99: CollegeBuys.org. Be aware that now you will have to buy the 2016 version but still use the 2013 textbook.

Note on CANVAS: 
SRJC is moving online classes to this new platform. Instructors (like me) are working hard to make it a successful learning environment. But don't be surprised if you experience glitches or strangeness at times. Let me know if there are problems with finding your way around or locating pages. We're all on this adventure together, so let's all help make this work right! 

This course is set up in Modules. So the best way to use our class site is to click the Modules link on the left and go to each week's lesson, discussion, and assignment.

Start with the Getting Started module before you do the Week 1 module.

Click the Grades link whenever you want to see your points for homework.
(Grading is usually done by Wednesday after the Sunday night deadline.)