CIS 101 Texts
Fundamentals of Computer Information Science
CIS 101:
Course: CIS 101 - Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems
Text: Package including Fundamentals of Information Systems, Excel 2007 Introductory and Access 2007 Introductory
ISBN - Bundled Package at Bookstore:
1-4283-4736-4
Authors: Fundamentals - Stair and Reynolds; ISBN 1-4239-0113-4
Excel 2007 - Parsons, Oja, et.al; ISBN 1-4239-0584-9
Access 2007 - Adamski, et.al; ISBN 1-4239-0588-1
Note: This package includes 3 texts and can be purchased at the College bookstore.
Required Microsoft Office
software:
Excel 2007 and Access 2007 *or* Office 2007 which includes both Excel
2007 and Access 2007
Please Note:
If students do not
have the software listed above or only have Excel and not Access, computer labs
with instructional tutors are provided on both the Oceanside campus in the
Hub/Library on the first floor and in room 106 on the San Elijo campus in order
to complete homework. You are not
required to buy software for this class. You can also complete homework on
any computer that has Excel 2007 and Access 2007 installed. This could be at
work, at a friend’s or at a library near your home.
If you choose to
work at home or at the office, you will need the software listed above
installed on your computer. Trial educational software can be purchased
inexpensively by contacting Abdy Afzali at aafzali@miracosta.edu
promptly. The software can also be purchased at the College bookstore and
through Internet vendors.
Software Versions:
Excel 2003, Excel XP (2002),
Access 2003 and Access XP (2002) should not be used for this introductory class, so do not purchase these older versions.
The User Interfaces for all the programs in the Microsoft Office suite have
been upgraded in 2007 and do not look like the older 2003, 2002, or 2000
versions. In these earlier versions, a menu interface was used to access the
features of the programs. In the new 2007 version, a ribbon interface is used
to access the features, and a live preview feature has been added that allows
the user to navigate through gallery options and see how they will affect the
document without having to return to the document until a choice is made. In
the older versions, a theme or color scheme had to be added to the document,
and then if the user did not like the way it looked, (s)he would have to repeat
the process until the desired effect was achieved.