SIMnet Assignments

These assignments count for 50% of your grade. You will do most of your learning through trainings, exercises and exams to assess your learning with different tools throughout the course.

Lab Assignments

Each Lab Assignment consists of a Lab Training and an Exercise. The Lab Training and Lab Exercises are graded separately. These Lab Assignments cover specific functionality with one of the Microsoft Office tools.

Lab Trainings

Lab Trainings can be taken an unlimited number of times before the due date, only the highest score will count.

You only need to complete the green “Let Me Try” portion of each Lab Training to receive full credit. The readings, “Show Me”, and “Guide Me” portions are just there for you to learn the material or to assist you if you are stuck.

Lab Trainings should always be completed prior to the associated Exercise.

Lab Exercises

Lab Exercises only have 1 attempt and are closed book. Lab Exercises are labeled as “exams” in SIMnet but the only exams are specified in the title of the assignment.

Lab Exams

Lab Exams are done in SIMnet. There are 5 Lab Exams in the course. See below for dates. You will have two attempts on each lab exam question.

There are optional trainings to help prep for the lab exams. These trainings do not affect your grade.

Connect Assignments

These count for 30% of your grade and consists of readings, homeworks and reading exams through the Connect interactive textbook.

Readings

Weekly readings are completed in Connect. Readings stay open until May 11th at 11:59pm MST. Readings are graded based on completion and do not incur a late penalty.

The lowest 2 reading scores are dropped.

Homeworks

Weekly homeworks are completed in Connect. Homeworks cover material presented in that week’s reading.

You are provided 3 attempts on each homework question. The lowest 2 homework scores are dropped.

Reading Exams

Reading Exams are done in Connect. There are 3 Reading Exams in the course. See below for dates. These will cover the previous 4-5 weeks readings from ConnectMaster. You will only have 1 attempt on each question.

For all Reading Exams you’ll need to install the Proctorio browser extension. This is Connect’s proctoring software similar to Respondus Lockdown Browser. You do not need to download Proctorio ahead of time. Upon launching the exam it’ll prompt you to download the extension. In order to use and download Proctorio students must use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge for Connect Reading Exams.

Readings stay open all semester to help you prep for Reading Exams. You can view your old Homework attempts to also help study.

Projects

• There are several Class Projects that will be assigned throughout the semester. Descriptions for each Class Project are delivered as a part of the assignment.
  You are provided 2 attempts on each project. With the exception to the LinkedIn project. The lowest project score will be dropped.

Exams

Exams are closed book and proctored. Phones are not allowed and must be placed in your backpack while in the exam room. Using your phone during the exam is against Academic Integrity. More on the Academic Integrity policy in the Course Policy page.

001 (in person) students must take all exams in CSB 110. Exams are available from 8am to 5pm. Please make sure to bring your student ID or another form of ID when you come into the lab to take your exams.

801 (online) students do not have to come to CSB 110 since their exams will be completely online. Exams are available from 12:00am to 11:59pm MST.

Final Exam

There will be no final exam given in this course.

Extra Credit

Extra credit will not be offered in this course.