Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program`s discipline.

Academic Year 2025-26, Center/Online Session 3: 01/12/2026 - 03/05/2026; Online classroom located at uiulearn.uiu.edu

Instructor Information

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Availability: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Course Description

Semester Credits: 3 credits

Catalog Course Description: This course is an introduction into the computer applications and technology and their social implications. The course covers popular applications for personal and business use, including: Office Suite, image, audio, web, backup and security applications. The course also covers the foundational technologies enabling these applications, including: hardware, software, and communications devices. This course meets the general education requirement in computer skills.

Prerequisites: None

Course Fee: None

Credit Hour Policy: As a requirement of HLC Accreditation, all UIU courses, regardless of meeting schedule or instructional mode, follow the Federal Credit

Hour Definition. As such, each credit hour earned at UIU is equivalent to a minimum of 45 hours of student engagement.

For more information on how specific instructional modes meet this requirement, please see UIU’s Policy Guidelines for Instructional Time Expectations: UIU Policies.

Course Required Materials & Resources

It is the student’s responsibility to make sure the student has access to all required course materials by the start of the session.

Discovering Computers 2018

Authors: Vermaat, Misty E. / Sebok, Susan L. / Freund, Steven M.

Edition: 2018

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN-13: 978-1-337-28510-0

ISBN-10: 1-337-28510-2

Format: Paperback

Ordering Textbooks. Purchase your textbook through the online university bookstore, BNC Virtual, or by phone at (800) 325-3252.

Course Outcomes

Understand technological concepts, systems and operations

Use technology to communicate

Use technology to gather and analyze information

Use technology to enhance their creative, critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills

Understand the social implications of technology

Program Student Learning Outcomes

1. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program`s discipline.
2. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
3. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
4. Support the delivery, use, and management of information systems within an information systems environment.

General Education Assessment

Upper Iowa University is committed to ensuring that all undergraduate students participating in its general education program receive a broad education, while gaining essential professional skills across multiple disciplines. The Peacock Professional Experience provides nine learning outcomes, each of which articulates a specific skill students should gain, and are supported by knowledge provided by the courses students choose to take within the guidelines of the program. The outcome assessed in this course is the last outcome listed under Course Outcomes.

Course Requirements and Grading Criteria

Activity Points

Grading Scale Letter Grade

Points / Percentage

Incompletes

Occasionally it becomes necessary for an instructor to award a student a grade of incomplete (“I”). An incomplete grade is exceptional and given only to students whose complete coursework has been qualitatively satisfactory but who have been unable to complete all course requirements because of documented cases of injury, illness, death in family, personal crisis, military deployments, or other circumstances beyond their control. This grade should not be awarded in cases where the student “fell behind” due to absences without explanation, other class commitments, and/or work obligations.

Grades and Feedback

All graded work available must be posted in the uiuLearn Gradebook by Sunday at 11:59pm (CT) one week prior to the course drop date, as well as posted by Sunday at 11:59 pm prior to the final week.

Turnitin

Turnitin is a tool for both teachers and students to ensure academic integrity by checking the originality of submitted papers to avoid issues of plagiarism and academic dishonesty.

Students should be aware that Turnitin scans submitted work and compares it to ALL other sources on file.

Grading Scale

Activity Points

Grading Scale Letter Grade

Points / Percentage

Incompletes

Occasionally it becomes necessary for an instructor to award a student a grade of incomplete (“I”). An incomplete grade is exceptional and given only to students whose complete coursework has been qualitatively satisfactory but who have been unable to complete all course requirements because of documented cases of injury, illness, death in family, personal crisis, military deployments, or other circumstances beyond their control. This grade should not be awarded in cases where the student “fell behind” due to absences without explanation, other class commitments, and/or work obligations.

Grades and Feedback

All graded work available must be posted in the uiuLearn Gradebook by Sunday at 11:59pm (CT) one week prior to the course drop date, as well as posted by Sunday at 11:59 pm prior to the final week.

Turnitin

Turnitin is a tool for both teachers and students to ensure academic integrity by checking the originality of submitted papers to avoid issues of plagiarism and academic dishonesty.

Students should be aware that Turnitin scans submitted work and compares it to ALL other sources on file.

Incompletes

Occasionally it becomes necessary for an instructor to award a student a grade of incomplete (“I”). An incomplete grade is exceptional and given only to students whose complete coursework has been qualitatively satisfactory but who have been unable to complete all course requirements because of documented cases of injury, illness, death in family, personal crisis, military deployments, or other circumstances beyond their control. This grade should not be awarded in cases where the student “fell behind” due to absences without explanation, other class commitments, and/or work obligations.

Course Schedule

Note: Weeks 1 through 5 are Monday through Sunday; Week 6 is Monday through Thursday. In Week 6, all assignments and exams are due by Thursday.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Course Expectations

Email

Upper Iowa University employees and students are issued a UIU email account (doej@uiu.edu). University email communications will only be sent to UIU email address. Faculty and staff are not obligated to respond to students using non-UIU email accounts.

Email

Upper Iowa University employees and students are issued a UIU email account (doej@uiu.edu). University email communications will only be sent to UIU email address. Faculty and staff are not obligated to respond to students using non-UIU email accounts

Professional Writing and Speaking Guidelines

Communications in class and online should follow the Student Conduct and Discipline, Respect for the University Environment, and Code of Student Responsibility in the Student Handbook. Respect the opinions of others using appropriate language and communications at all times.

Professional Writing and Speaking Guidelines

Communications in class and online should follow the Student Conduct and Discipline, Respect for the University Environment, and Code of Studen

Responsibility in the Student Handbook. Respect the opinions of others using appropriate language and communications.

University Policies

University Policies are listed in detail within the course content on uiuLearn. Students are responsible for reviewing and understanding the applicable policies.

Academic Misconduct

Cheating, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism constitute a violation of the offender’s integrity, as well as the integrity of the entire University; they will not be tolerated. Violators will receive sanctions based on the level of academic misconduct. Policy AA-107.2 can be found here.

Video Conference and Attendance

Students are expected to attend class via the learning experience in which they are registered for a course: In Face-to-Face, Hybrid, and Video Conference Courses; with instructor consent, students may attend the course via synchronous video conference (i.e., Zoom) and be counted present for attending the class session for up to two consecutive class periods. Policy AA-125 can be found here.

Academic Accommodations

It is the policy of Upper Iowa University to ensure equal access to educational and co-curricular activities to students with disabilities as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A student seeking accommodations should contact the Director of Student Accessibility Services as early in the session as possible. In order to receive accommodations, students are required to disclose their disability to the Director by completing an application for services that can be found on the Student Accessibility Webpage. In addition to the application packet, the student is required to submit supporting documentation. Submit these to the Student Accessibility Services Office either in person or by email/Fax. A brief interview, in-person, by phone or virtually, with the Director will confirm or deny the accommodations requested. The Student Accessibility Services Office will email accommodation letters to the appropriate professor, the student, and the student’s advisor. Additionally, students should work cooperatively with their instructors throughout the session to make sure that their accommodations are appropriate and effective.

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Contact the Director at (563) 425-5949, accessibility@uiu.edu or stop by the office on the 2nd floor of the Student Center, Office of Student Life, Room 229.

Emergency Directives: (Fire, Natural Disaster, Threat on campus, etc.)

In accordance with Upper Iowa University’s emergency management plan, any student that requires assistance in the event of an emergency (Fire, natural disaster, threat on campus) is responsible for notifying their instructor of the need for assistance. (Evacuation, and/or indoor safety protocols) This information will be held confidential and only needed in the unlikely event that there is an emergency.

Professional Writing and Speaking Guidelines

Communications in class and online should follow the Student Conduct and Discipline, Respect for the University Environment, and Code of Student Responsibility in the Student Handbook. Respect the opinions of others using appropriate language and communications.

Generative AI Use Policy

In this course, we will follow guidelines that fall under the category of Permissible Use with Attribution. AI tools may be used more broadly (e.g., research assistance, creative projects) with full attribution. Students must disclose contributions and cite tools used.

University Policies

University Policies are listed in detail within the course content on uiuLearn. Students are responsible for reviewing and understanding the applicable policies.

Academic Misconduct

Cheating, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism constitute a violation of the offender’s integrity, as well as the integrity of the entire University; they will not be tolerated.

Violators will receive sanctions based on the level of academic misconduct. Policy AA-

107.2 can be found here.

Video Conference and Attendance

Students are expected to attend class via the learning experience in which they are registered for a course: In Face-to-Face, Hybrid, and Video Conference Courses; with instructor consent, students may attend the course via synchronous video conference (i.e., Zoom) and be counted present for attending the class session for up to two consecutive class periods. Policy AA-125 can be found here.

Academic Accommodations

It is the policy of Upper Iowa University to ensure equal access to educational and co-curricular activities to students with disabilities as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A student seeking accommodations should contact the Director of Student Accessibility Services as early in the session as possible. In order to receive accommodations, students are required to disclose their disability to the Director by completing an application for services that can be found on the Student Accessibility Webpage. In addition to the application packet, the student is required to submit supporting documentation. Submit these to the Student Accessibility Services Office either in person or by email/Fax. A brief interview, in-person, by phone or virtually, with the Director will confirm or deny the accommodations requested. The Student Accessibility Services Office will email accommodation letters to the appropriate professor, the student, and the student’s advisor. Additionally, students should work cooperatively with their instructors throughout the session to make sure that their accommodations are appropriate and effective.