CNIT-100
Introduction to Computers

Welcome to the page of CNIT-100 Class!

You will find here the basic information about this class.

During Spring/2010, I will be teaching this class on Saturdays (at the Ocean Campus) and on Wednesdays (at the Mission Campus)

Every City College student receives an email account with the following format username@mail.ccsf.edu. You can find your email account in the Admissions and Records website (WebStar) that you use to enroll/drop classes - once you login in WebStar, simply go to Personal Information where you will find the link called Google Student Email. Click on this link and you will have all the information you need to access your Google Student email (email address, username and password). You can then login using your information at Google Student Email - Login Page. If you want to continue to use your usual email (Ex. Yahoo!, Gmail, AOL etc.), you should login in your Google Student Email at least one time to enter the Settings folder and set the Forwarding in order to have this new City College email account forward all the messages to your preferred email, otherwise, you will risk not receiving emails from the college! The email is the most important form of communication between the students and the instructors. I use emails a lot to communicate with students and I encourage all my students to communicate with me via email!

Then, you will use your student ID and an initial password to access http://insight.ccsf.edu (the Insigth or Moodle) which is the online Learning Environmnent used by City College. On this website, you will find more details about this course including the schedule (on a weekly basis) and access to the activities we will be doing.

You will also need to buy the material listed below - the package is a MUST HAVE as it will contain a product key that will give you access to the online laboratory we will use for this course via www.myitlab.com. You can also opt to buy only the license key to myitlab web site - you should talk to me about that option on the first day of your class!

Course Description:

Lec-3, lab-3
A computer literacy course using IBM-compatible computers. Prepares students to use computers to write papers, organize information, and use e-mail. Overview of computer components, hardware and software. Fundamentals of the Windows and other operating systems and applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, database, and e-mail and the Internet. Students use computers to complete their class assignments. CSU/UC/CAN CSCI 2
Formerly CIS 100P.

Material Used:

  • Recommended a flashdrive (thumdrive) - if you want to take notes and/or save work done in class
  • Book and access to MyITLab website: ISBN = 0558244025 which includes the following - THIS IS A MUST HAVE:
    • Technology in Action - 6th Edition - Chapters 1 thru 8
    • Printed pages of GO! e-book: Chapter 5 (MS Word); Chapter 9 (MS Excel) and Chapter 1 (Windows XP and Vista)
    • Product Key to access www.myitlab.com website which includes the lab work and the GO! e-book 3rd edition (covering MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access)
    • Two CDs: one for Technology in Action and the other with videos from GO! e-book.