Syllabus: CPMT 1311: A+ Introduction to Computer
Maintenance
Course: A+ Introduction to
Computer Maintenance
Instructor: Kathy Smith
E-mail: kasmith@texarkanacollege.edu
Office: BCT 10
Phone: (903)838-4541 or
(903)832-5565 ext. 3030
Text Required: A+ Guide to Hardware (Bundle)
Managing,
Maintaining, and Troubleshooting
Fourth
Edition
ISBN:
1-423-99085-4
Course
Description:
A study of the information for the assembly of a microcomputer system. Emphasis on terminology, microprocessor, evolution, bus structures, and an introduction to PC hardware coupled with software and hardware diagnostics.
Learning Outcomes:
The student will learn strategies for troubleshooting and maintaining personal computers. The student will also gain necessary background and experience to achieve the CompTIA A+ certification and to gain employment in the IT field.
Course Operation:
The class will consist of lectures, assignments, and hands-on lab activities. All exams will be given during scheduled class time. Any missed exam will result in an adjusted format exam with a ten percent penalty.
Grading Scale:
A 90 – 100
B 80 – 89
C 70 – 79
D 60 – 69
F Below 60
Grades will consist of the following:
Lab Activities 25%
Assignments 25%
Exams 25%
Final 25%
Lab:
Hands-on lab will be done during the class period.
From the catalog:
Any student
who officially withdraws from a course on or before the last day to drop will
receive a “W”. Students are expected to attend, regularly, all classes in the
course for which they are registered. The instructor may drop the
student for non-attendance, but is not required to do so. Responsibility for drops and for work missed because of illness, school
business, or other circumstances is placed on the student. Maximum allowed
absences before the instructor drop:
Night classes 2
TTH/MW 4
MWF 6
3 tardies
= 1 absence
DEADLINE TO DROP FROM
Spring 2008: Friday April 18, 2008.
*Cheating:
Cheating will not be tolerated. Scholastic dishonesty, involving but not limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, collusion, or falsification of records will make the student liable for disciplinary action after being in investigated by the Dean of Students. Proven violations of this Nature will result in the student being dropped from the class with an “F”.
This policy applies campus wide, including TC Testing Center, as well as off-campus classroom or lab sites. Students are furnished this information during Freshman Orientation with the TC Student Handbook.
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