C/IL 102L: Computer and Information Literacy Lab

Lab Supervisor: Dr. Sidbury
E-mail:sidbury@scranton.edu
Office: T 476

Course Requirements:

C/IL 102L must be taken concurrently with C/IL 102, unless you are repeating this course.  If you drop either C/IL 102 or C/IL 102L before the end of add/drop period then you must drop both of them.  You must make a grade of C or higher in both C/IL 102 and C/IL 102L to satisfy the general education computing and information literacy requirement.

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Note that the myITLab PIN can not be reused so if you buy the book(s) used you must purchase a NEW PIN. Currently you can purchase a PIN from the Publisher's Web site with a credit card and receive it via e-mail.

Attendance Policy:

You will be expected to attend each lab session.  If you miss a lab session your instructor has the option of giving you a zero for the assignment or letting you make it up on your own time.  You will not be allowed to make up labs that fall either immediately before or immediately after Fall break or Thanksgiving break without permission from me.  The library labs will have a single makeup date for those who have an acceptable excuse.  If you miss both the library lab and the makeup then you will receive a zero on the library module.

Assignments:

Each lab will contain assignments from the lab materials to be completed during the lab session.  You will turn in either printouts of your work or the disks that contain the work depending on the specific requirements of a particular assignment.  Most labs will have an exam that will be given at the end of the lab.  Some of the modules will have a test that you take before you start the material.  How you do on the test will determine what you do in that module.  Some of the modules will have two weeks to complete. There should be enough time to complete your assignment during the lab period.  If you need more time, your instructor may, at his or her discretion, allow you extra time outside of lab to complete the assignment.  Assignments completed outside of lab must be turned in before the next lab session (or earlier if the instructor wishes) or they will not be graded.  If you leave lab before the end of the lab session you must turn in all work to be graded at that time and have completed any test associated with that lab material.  A list of the lab topics and preliminary copies of the handouts for some of the labs will be available on my web page . The actual handout that your instructor gives you with the list of tasks to perform will be similar but not necessarily identical to this document.  It will, however be useful if you feel that you will need the practice in performing the lab tasks before you go to lab to do your work and have it graded.

Grading Scale:

A         93 and above

A-                90 to 92.9

B+        87 to 89.9

B          84 to 86.9

B-                 80 to 83.9

C+        77 to 79.9

C          73 to 76.9                      Credit for C/IL requirement

C-        70 to 72.9                      No credit for C/IL requirement

D+       65 to 69.9

D         60 to 64.9

F          below 60

Grading Method:

Your instructor will have your assignments graded. Each instructor will give you a copy of the grading policy as part of the lab syllabus.  All grading policies are reviewed and approved by me.  The lab C/IL 102L and the lecture C/IL 102 are separate courses with separate instructors and separate grades.  The grades you make in one course will have no bearing on the grade you make in the other one.  However, your C/IL 102 instructor will discuss concepts for upcoming labs during the lecture time and will give you assignments that require you to be able to use the skills that you practice in lab.

If you have any questions about the lab that your lab instructor cannot answer please send me e-mail or come by my office.

Lab Schedule:

For the summer course you are "on your own" as far as doing tthe individual lab assignments. They must be completed by the end of JULY. However, there are requirements for C/IL 102 which require you to know how to use certain software which will necessitate your understanding the basics of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint before the end of June. You should do the Web site creation lab no later than June 10 at 6:00 p.m. (so that I can check them before class that day. I will discuss the logistics of setting up your account for the lab material.

If you are local, you may come to the U for help with your lab assignments. I will be available in my office on a pre-scheduled basis and one of our Teaching Assistants is teaching the "regular" lab on Tuesdays and Thursdays and will be availalbe in her office on TR from 2:00 until 4:00. You can check with me for details if you need extra help.

Lab Contents (Tentative):

Lab 1: Introduction to Lab and Using Windows

Lab 2: E-Mail + My Scranton + Setting up your online account for myITLab

Lab 3: Web Page Creation

Lab 4: Word I

Lab 5: Excel I

Lab 6: PowerPoint

Lab 7: Word II

Lab 8: Excel II

Lab 9: Library

Lab 10: Web Search

Lab 11: Integration

Lab 12: Security (Note that this lab will be done outside of the lab period on YOUR personal computer and will be turned in at the meeting for Lab 13(.

Lab 13: Digital Media

Snow* when listed for a lab refers to a time when the lab will ordinarily not be scheduled but which will be used as a make-up period in cases when your lab was cancelled due to inclement weather.