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BTM 200 Fundamentals of Information Technology Section EC Winter 2021 This syllabus is subject to change and any changes will be posted in the Announcements section of your eConcordia portal. Disclaimer: In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University's control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject to change.

About the Course Instructor

The instructor for this course is Dr. Joe Abou Jaoude | MB12-107 | Tel. 4388965854 (please send an email to [email protected] to schedule a meeting time before calling) NB: Any emails about the course should go to ([email protected]) and as per the instructions below. Make sure that you insert in your email subject matter “BTM200 Winter 2021 & your student ID” Teaching Assistants The Teaching Assistants (TA) for this course are Shawn Dulgar, Amanda Leone, Selina Leone Course Description Today, everyone needs to have a strong understanding of the fundamentals of information technology (IT), in order to be productive in society. This course addresses the fundamental aspects of information technology that drive our businesses and lives alike. The course does NOT deal with new technologies and innovations but rather with the primary principles and components they are built upon. Some of the concepts the course deals with includes software, hardware, tele-communications, the Internet, ethics in IT, security, and personal productivity. The course will strengthen your fundamental knowledge related to IT and its various aspects and will prepare you not only for courses to come but also for today's industry expectations. The course entails fundamental subject matter: How information is stored in computers; how the internet works; issues related to security and safety of your data; ethics related to IT usage; social issues resulting from today’s information technologies, and business productivity. As such, and in specific, the course does not deal, for example, with versions of operating systems, or state-of-the art technologies and social media, but focuses on the basic knowledge that all IT is built on and its use for business productivity. This course is designed to provide you with the opportunity to deal with information technology from different perspectives and focuses on practice rather than theory. To that effect, you are required to be an active participant by engaging in a number of interactive activities and applied assignments. As an online course, time management becomes the critical to complete all requirement (assignments, activities, and tests) on time. The format provides an opportunity to further develop your self-directed learning skills and time management, encompassing up to 40 hours of expected interactive experience with online learning tools. Obtaining Required Material

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All you need for course material, communication and interactivity for this course will be in eConcordia. The text required for this course is available through the course website and is included in the eConcordia fee.

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Please coordinate with the ACSD centre if you wish to take the exam there and notify us of your intention to do so.

Communication Communication

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Sharing Private Email Communications on Social Media WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. We will take appropriate actions to all those who violate this. Please use [email protected] for all your emails. Make sure that you insert in your email subject matter “BTM200 Winter 2021 & your student ID” On the first line of you email include the object of your email. For example: About the final exam; For assignment 1, etc… Expect a response within 2 business days during the week (Monday-Friday). For any technical issues with eConcordia, please contact [email protected]. You are required to be polite, respectful and professional at all times. See academic conduct section below. Include the following information in all your e-mail communication: • Full name • Concordia student ID number • Course name and number pertaining to your inquiry Save a copy of all e-mail correspondence for the duration of the term and until the final letter grade for your course has been posted in your MyConcordia portal.

Announcements

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Important information regarding the course will be communicated to you via the Announcements Section of the eConcordia course website.

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You are required to check the announcement postings for updates at least three (3) times per week.

Office Hours There will be digital office hours setup during the semester. If you need to meet via teleconference you can do so during office hours. Office hours will be posted in the announcement section of the course on econcordia. Course Evaluation Approximately one week prior to the end of the term, you will receive an e-mail message asking you to complete a course evaluation. Click on the link in the e-mail and follow the instructions. Please note that all responses are completely anonymous and will be kept confidential. We value your opinion; your feedback regarding your experience with eConcordia is greatly appreciated.

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Graded Assessments Extensions for due dates will not be accepted. For any special circumstance, you need to contact your professor directly and provide proof. Table 1. Course Evaluation Components. ASSIGNMENTS Participation Tests

Weight 2.0%

Date Due

Post-Course-Test IT Knowledge

1.0%

April 20

Discussion Cases [Done in Forum]

13%

Discussion Case 5 (Big Data)

3%

Assignments

18%

Quizzes

7.0%

Mini Case (Individual Work)

30%

April 20

Summative Test Will be done with examination’s office.

30%

Exam Date To be Announced by Concordia Exam will be Online using COLE and Unproctored You must get 50% of the final exam grade to pass the course.

April 20

Any time before Due Date

Description of Graded Assessments 1. Pre-Test and Post-Test IT Knowledge: This is a set of questions related to the course subject matter. Please do your best without searching for answers on the Internet. This knowledge test is to help you and the professor evaluate how much you have learned by the end of the semester. This assessment is participation based, meaning you simply need to complete it to receive full marks. It is intended that you do the test before any readings for the course to benchmark what you already know about the subject matter.

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2. Quizzes 1-7: Throughout the semester, you will have a quiz for each unit. You will be able to access the quizzes with the units listed. The current course outline shows the deadlines at which you should complete the quizzes. Please take note of the both the opening and closing dates of the quizzes. The quiz grades will be released at the end of the semester along with all the answers. 3. Assignments 1-3: You need to complete three assignments during the semester. Basically, you have one assignment to do per month. The detailed requirements of these assignments are available in their associated modules and the assessment section at eConcordia. 4. Discussion Cases 1-5: You need to post 5 discussions. Basically, you have one discussion case to do per 2 weeks. The detailed requirements of these discussions will be found in the forum. You must participate in all the discussions in the forum to get full Marks. There will be 5 cases posted by the professor. You must post your response to each case with approximately 500 words (+- 100 words) in the discussion section for each case. Your response should engage with the teacher’s case and provide your personal thoughts/understanding. The case discussions are a versatile learning method in an online course. It is akin to putting your hand up in class, but with a bonus: each and every student can read the comments, questions, and the various answers posted, at their leisure. To earn your marks on “Case Discussion”, each student is expected to contribute to the discussion on cases. This can be done by contributing relevant material-related comments or questions, by answering others’ questions, by adding to other’s comments, by providing counter-arguments, real-life example, and the like. In addition, make sure that you refer to relevant chapters in the book to not only strengthen your argument and feedback but to process the content in the book for better understanding the concepts. Guidelines for Posting:

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Do not post your telephone number, student ID, or any other personal information on the discussion board.

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Read the other postings to confirm that a question has not already been answered repeatedly. Repetitive postings will not earn marks.

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The Discussion Board (Forum) is meant for the academic discussion of the course material. Keep postings pertinent to the course material and subject matter at hand. Questions pertaining to grades or questions of a personal nature must be addressed directly to your TA via the BTM200 e-mail. Posts of this nature will be removed.

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Of vital importance is respectful behavior on the discussion board. Refrain from making offensive statements and derogatory comments. For example, students must never insult another person or teaching assistant in a discussion.

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Students who fail to respect these rules will get zero mark for “Case Discussions” and will be asked to leave the discussion. It is within our discretion and authority to edit or remove any posting at any time. Please see the http://www.concordia.ca/students/rights.html

7. Mini Case: • Accessed from eConcordia website. • Further instructions will be released via the econcordia announcements section. • You will be presented with an ill-defined business problem. You will be asked to solve the problem and use Excel to support your solution. From the knowledge gained via this course’s Excel Videos you will be able to use the program’s functions, formulas, and graphs to provide a solution to the problem or request. • You will also need to submit a Word document detailing your solution including all excel analysis, as well as some discussion responses along with your Excel file. • You can download the minicase itself once it has been released in eConcordia. Please check the econcordia announcements section later on in the semester for more details • A number of important Excel and Access videos will be made available to you and that you will be responsible to learn for the course. These videos are necessary for the minicase and may be included in the summative exam. You can watch the videos in UNIT 8 of the course on eConcordia

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8. Summative Exam: • •

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The Summative exam will take place during the official examination period as determined by Concordia. The final exam is set to be Online through COLE with NO PROCTORING The summative exam contains questions scanning through the content and topics you have seen in the book, assignments, quizzes and activities. Therefore it is important that you complete all your assignments, activities, and quizzes by yourself. The exam will be conducted by the examination’s office at Concordia. Usually the dates and location of the final exam will be announced by the examination’s office towards the end of the semester. The information will also be available to you in your Concordia SIS. This is an exam that will cover all the course material including assignments, quizzes, minicase and videos.

NOTE: You should score at least 50% out of 100% on the final exam to pass the course. This is why it is very important that you complete all course requirements by yourself.

Grading Scheme 95 – 100%

A+

67 – 69%

C+

89 – 94% 83 – 88%

A A-

63 – 66% 60 – 62%

C C-

79 – 82% 74 – 78%

B+ B

57 – 59% 53 – 56%

D+ D

70 – 73%

B-

50 – 52% 0 – 49%

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VERY IMPORTANT: Policy on Extensions and Late Submissions

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Any request for an extension or inability to complete required course work must be received at least 2 days before the deadline. Extensions need to be justified and will be dealt with on a case by case basis. Please email [email protected] for any request. It is your responsibility to ensure that your assignment is received before the deadline. We do not tolerate late submissions as we give a great amount of time for students to complete the assignments. Any late submission will not be accepted Please note that you are responsible for the correct version of your work submitted.

Technical Technical Issues For any technical questions or inquiries (login or account issues), or if you are having difficulty accessing the eConcordia site, please contact eConcordia's HelpDesk at: [email protected] or call 514-848-8770 The eConcordia team takes every possible measure to ensure that your online learning experience runs as smoothly as possible. There may be times, however, when you encounter technical difficulties that are simply beyond our control. This can include unforeseen network or server or connectivity issues. It is the responsibility of all students to ensure that they save a copy of all work submitted through the system. This applies to any work sent via e-mail and uploads and textbox submissions to the course website. Students are

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required to save copies of work both on a computer hard drive and an external storage device (CD or USB key). In the event that a technical problem arises, please send a copy of the error message you received in the body of your e-mail to [email protected]

Refunds Course Material Access Fees Requests for refunds must be made through your eConcordia portal and must meet the conditions listed below. A full refund for the Course Material Fee will be issued to students who withdraw from the course by Concordia University's DNE deadline each term AND then request the Course Material Fee refund through their eConcordia portal.

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Please visit:Concordia University's course calendar for important calendar dates. No refund requests on Course Material Fees are accepted or processed after the DNE date.

To request a refund on your Course Material Fee, login to www.econcordia.com, select My Accounts and then select Receipts/Refund Requests proceed as instructed. If the refund is approved, you are refunded on the credit card used for the payment. If you paid in person at our offices by debit card, credit card, certified cheque or money order, a cheque is issued and sent by mail to the address listed in your eConcordia profile.

Important Information Topic

Link

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity Quiz

How to take the quiz

Access Centre for Students with Disabilities

ACSD

Concordia Library Citation & Style Guides

Citing - Help & How-to

Course Communication Tools

Communication

eConcordia Policies

Policies

Final Exams Information

Final Exams

Helpdesk/Support

FAQ

Refunds

Refunds

Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements

Tips for Studying Online

Studying Tips

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BTM 200 - Fundamentals of Information Technology Agenda Winter 2021 All deadlines indicated are on the due date listed by 11:59 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Week 1 Navigate the course website Review the course outline Suggested readings: Unit 1: Computer and information ethics (See computer ethics institute) Suggested to do Quiz at end of week after reading the Unit Week 2 Suggested readings: Unit 2 Computer Parts Textbook Chapter 4: Hardware: The CPU & Storage Textbook Chapter 5: Hardware: Input & Output Suggested to do Quiz at end of week after reading the Unit Week 3 Suggested readings: Unit 3 System Software Textbook Chapter 3 [Unit 3A]: System Software: The Power Behind the Power Suggested to do Quiz at end of week after reading the Unit Week 4 Suggested readings: Unit 4 Application Software Textbook Chapter 3 [Unit 3B]: Application Software: Getting Started Suggested to do Quiz at end of week after reading the Unit Week 5 Suggested readings: Unit 5: Networking Textbook Chapter 6: Communications, Networks, & Cyberthreats

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Suggested to do Quiz at end of week after reading the Unit Week 6 & 7 Suggested readings: Unit 6: Assessing Hardware and Software Notes: Assessing and Evaluating your Computer and System Suggested to do Quiz at end of week after reading the Unit Week 8 Suggested readings: Unit 7: Security Textbook Chapter 9 [Unit 9A]: The Challenges of the Digital Age: Security, Privacy, & Surveillance Concerns. Suggested to do Quiz at end of week after reading the Unit Week 9 Database Analysis: Unit 8: Using Microsoft Access [Study Videos and Resources] Week 10 Unit 8 in Econcordia – Unit 8: Spreadsheet Analysis: Using Microsoft Excel [Study Videos and Resources] Week 11 Review your course and make sure all requirements are submitted by the deadlines Week 12 Review your course and make sure all requirements are submitted by the deadlines Week 13 Review your course and make sure all requirements are submitted by the deadlines

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BTM 200 - Fundamentals of Information Technology Important Dates and Deadlines Winter 2021 All deadlines indicated are on the due date listed by 11:59 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

January 15

Pre-Test IT Knowledge Opens

February 8

Assignment 1 Opens

January 28

Pre-Test IT Knowledge Due

February 25

Assignment 1 Due

March 08

Assignment 2 Opens

March 25

Discussion Case 1 (Ethics) Due

March 25

DUE DATE for Quizzes 1, 2, 3, and 4

March 25

Discussion Case 2 (IT, You & the Future) Due

March 25

Assignment 2 [Assess your hardware] Due

March 29

Mini Case Opens

March 29

Assignment 3 Opens

April 08

Discussion Case 3 (The Internet of Things) Due

April 08

Assignment 3 [Assess Your Computer Security] Due

April 08

Discussion Case 4 (Artificial Intelligence) Due

April 08

Quiz 5, 6, 7 Due

April 06

Post-Test IT Knowledge Opens

April 20

Final Feedback and Post-test IT knowledge test Due

April 20

Mini Case Due

April 20

Discussion Case 5 (Big Data) Due

April 20

Discussion Board closes

April 20

Last day of classes Examinations Period: April 24 – May 09

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